…dis-enroll truant students rather than implement necessary supports and interventions, forcing school districts to do all the work associated with eliminating truancy. Support HB 530 SB 856 Section Amendment Comments…
More…Coatesville — had a disparity of 20 percentage points or more between the percent of African Americans in the district and the percent of African Americans placed in the districts’…
More…Center released a report today highlighting how persistent state underfunding of schools has entrenched widespread inequities and inequalities, particularly in schools that serve lower-income families and large numbers of students…
More…the totals for the School District. Equitable Share for District Schools Equitable Share for Charter Schools http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2012-2013_Final.pdf http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2012-2013_Final.pdf schools. This in turn causes the district’s “per-pupil” special education expenditures to…
More…placed multiple former staffers at the Devos-led Department of Education. See Alyson Klein, Former Jeb Bush Foundation Staffers Working at Trump’s Ed. Dept., Education Week, Mar. 9, 2017, http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k- 12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html;…
More…of the level of disruptive behavior . . . , lends support for the hypothesis that there is a bias against Black students in [disciplinary referrals].”); Russel J. Skiba &…
More…Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) programs. ELC’s civil rights complaint reported that at the time more than 14,000 students in Pennsylvania were segregated in the state’s 700+ approved AEDY programs….
More…often still does not – look favorably upon Philadelphia or understand its educational needs. So we are pleased to speak today about the issues affecting our local school board. At…
More…can be protected from discrimination, in compliance with federal laws. We write to underscore the importance of maintaining essential regulations and guidance that instruct and support schools to reduce the…
More…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…
More…Following its October report, “Shortchanging Children with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education in Pennsylvania,” the Education Law Center today wrote Gov. Tom Wolf, urging that his 2019-20 budget proposal…
MoreConnecting Today … Transforming Tomorrow www.fostercarealumni.org Corporate Headquarters: 5810 Kingstowne Center Dr. Suite 120-730 Alexandria, VA 22315 Phone: 703-299-6767 Toll Free: 888-ALUMNI-(0) October 11, 2018 Dear Members of the Pennsylvania…
Morequality public education. Our focus (here today) is not on the governance structure of public schools but on the students who attend them. We recognize that charter schools are legally…
Morepreparing to file a lawsuit arguing that the state has violated its constitutional requirement to provide a “thorough and efficient system of public education.” Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-08/news/45995137_1_education-funding-debate-state-lawmakers-school-funding …
More…cuts made under former Gov. Tom Corbett. Wolf and state lawmakers resumed talks on the budget at 2 p.m. today, the Associated Press reported. Read the article on Phillymag.com: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/07/01/gop-school-funding-philadelphia/…
Moreschool and diverted instead to Phoenix, which offers inferior English instruction on an accelerated structure. The action is ongoing before Judge Smith in the District Court for the Eastern District…
More…its constitutional mandate.” “Today’s ruling ensures that our schoolchildren across Pennsylvania will finally have their day in court,” said Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of Education Law Center – PA,…
MoreLaw Center, released the following statement today in response to Senate Bill 383, which the full Senate is scheduled to vote on today: “Everyone wants our schools to be safe…
More…in English. Thinking that it was the same diagnosis and recommendation as the previous evaluation, which she had read and understood thoroughly, she went in to a meeting with her…
More…attached thereto, the allegations are accepted as true and considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Id. at 176. Under Rule 12(b)(6), “the court evaluates the merits of…
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