An enrollment guide for older youth who are emancipated or living on their own. You have a legal right to go to school in Pennsylvania until the end of the school term in which you have your 21st birthday or until you graduate with a regular high school diploma (whichever comes first).
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Back to School: How to Enroll a Child in School who is Living with Someone Other Than a Parent
A guide to enrolling children in school if they are living with someone other than a parent. Typically, these children are living with a caregiver such as a grandparent, a relative, or a family friend. Like other youth, these children have the right to go to school in the district where they live.
Student Voices on Pennsylvania School Funding Reform
In 2008, Good Schools Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center visited schools throughout the Commonwealth and invited students to share their hopes and goals, and comment on how adequately funded schools support their aspirations. These are their stories.