…especially those struggling and disadvantaged districts, the General Assembly must work with the Governor to increase overall education funding.” The brief was filed as a response to the petitioners’ July…

…Kindergarten through second grade.1 Whenever a school makes the decision to suspend a student, it increases that child’s likelihood of future educational barriers and challenges, including discipline, truancy, and dropout,…

…Protection Clause. 4 After hearing argument, this Court overruled, without prejudice, the preliminary objections regarding the nature of the constitutional rights at issue and the level of scrutiny to be…

…this vulnerable student cohort, teachers need training and support to modify instructional methods, implement effective instructional programs across content areas and become culturally competent and trauma informed. 8 By focusing…

…District.21 All EL students are entitled to a robust and effective language instruction bilingual-bicultural or English as a second language (ESL) instruction program supported by trained ESL instructors and subject…

BACK TO SCHOOL: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS The following is an overview of the enrollment rules and is designed to address common issues faced by parents and relative caregivers. Enrolling Your…

…investment is crucial because, as a result of past divestment and inequitable distribution of funding, students with disabilities are not receiving the education they deserve and to which they are…

…pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(2). The class named plaintiffs seek to represent is composed of: All children, currently or in the future, who are under…

…to ELC’s historic and current work. Most recently, our advocacy efforts have included: establishing fair residency rules for children in foster care or experiencing homelessness; ensuring the full inclusion of…

…on his education. After years of struggling in school, Walter was making progress with full-time special education instruction and counseling as a related service due to his emotional dis-regulation and…