…Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools. The parties claim the state has a school funding system that “does not deliver the essential resources students need and discriminates against children…
More…further denies that local control over public education is “illusory.” 10. Speaker Turzai is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations…
More…the power to suspend provisions of the School Code without any clear limitation, violated the non-delegation rule in the Pennsylvania Constitution. Specifically, under this ruling, the SRC is not able…
More…a widespread problem caused by the integration of students with disabilities that was happening “on a regular basis” across the country.8 The truth is, though, children and adults with mental…
More…not able to get me services and supports due to lack of interpretation and translation in the IEP process. Today, I run a monthly support group for immigrant parents to…
MoreMar. 8, 2016 – PennsylvaniaWatchdog.org – By Evan Grossman One of the largest school districts in Pennsylvania is on the verge of running out of money. Unable to cut much…
More…much better – and its schools still struggle with oversize classes and inadequate supports for students, Superintendent Joseph Bruni said. “Our students need a long-term solution, and they need it…
MoreRelease: Appeal challenges Philadelphia court’s ruling that Pennsylvania school districts have no obligation to protect children from discriminatory bullying and harassment. January 29, 2018 Contact: Kevin Golembiewski; Berney & Sang;…
MoreApril 21, 2015 – by Joel Mathis, Philadelphia Magazine – A Commonwealth Court ruling overturning a challenge to Pennsylvania’s method of funding schools will be appealed to the state’s Supreme…
More…100 students, most diagnosed with social-emotional disabilities and now placed in facilities run by Wordsworth. The new program will be run initially by the private education provider Catapult Learning before…
More…15. 17 II. PETITIONERS’ CLAIMS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO STRICT SCRUTINY. Petitioners argue that the Commonwealth’s education funding scheme is unconstitutional under any level of scrutiny, but that it should…
More…while struggling to raise local revenue even as they tax at relatively high rates.” The plan also would give weight to how many students that a district has attending charter…
More…parent or student must exhaust the IDEA’s administrative procedures before brining an ADA civil action. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l) provides: Rule of Construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed…
Moreregular education teachers to modify instruction for ELL students and guidelines for determining the hours of ESOL instruction required for varying levels of proficiency. This information should be drawn from…
More…wasn’t supposed to take, all because he wanted a girl’s “digits” – her phone number. He told administrators he expected to be suspended, the usual punishment for breaking the rules….
Moreneed changes. For starters, we need to revise our state’s convoluted truancy laws in order to clarify the rules. Schools also need support to prevent and address truancy. We need…
More…– the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS), and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. The Public Interest Law Center and the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania are representing…
More…Under federal and state law, school districts are obligated to provide students whose primary language is not English with appropriate bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) instruction and…
More…and English language learners? And is it connected to the distinct needs of school districts that are rural, urban, very small, or fast growing? The 2011-12 state budget used two…
More…Valley – the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. “Pennsylvania’s public school children are entitled to have their day in court. The…
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