District Court Judges Tool to Address Truancy Referrals: Magisterial District Court Judges (MDJs) hear truancy proceedings and have the authority to impose discretionary penalties on families and students. This tool…
More…since 2007, has over thirty years of litigation experience in the private and public sectors. Maura’s appointment is an exciting new development as we continue to grow our work. She…
More…minor; Tracy Hughes, parent of P.M.H. minor; Pennsylvania Assoc. of Rural and Small Schools; and The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Pennsylvania State Conference, Petitioners v….
MorePennsylvania has an on-time budget for 2018-19, approved by the legislature and signed by Gov. Wolf on June 22. It provides modest but needed new funding for Pennsylvania’s schoolchildren. While…
More…and represents.” Kathy Manderino, a former state lawmaker, has been named campaign manager for the new campaign. “School funding is, without question, one of the toughest issues facing Pennsylvania, but…
More…Elias (pro hac vice forthcoming) O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2000 Attorneys for Plaintiffs William Penn School District, Panther…
More…58. Despite the District’s policy, the District increased the Student’s level of homebound instruction to four hours per week, and sometimes instructors stayed longer. As a result, from December 2014…
More…example, recent cases in Utica, New York and Lancaster illustrate that districts will be held liable for denying immigrant EL students sufficient ESL instruction in inferior alternative programs.18 Finally, children…
More…have asked me what I make of the video, recently published by the New York Times, of a New York City charter school teacher scolding a first-grader and then ripping…
More…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…
More…middle schools eliminate ‘screening’ as New York City expands integration efforts, https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new–york-city-expands- integration-efforts/ http://www.elc-pa.org/ 2 low-income families, are learning English or are homeless. This could provide a real equitable opportunity…
More…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…
Moreher daughter’s new diagnosis was “better,” she said, “Nobody would want news like that, it’s not logical. For me that’s not normal, to be happy to get more benefits.” http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/09/01/civil-and-disability-rights-activists-watch-philadelphia-class-action-suit-closely/…
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