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Public Education


Ensuring all students, regardless of zip code, race, ethnicity, language or abilities, have access to a high-quality public education

Sheila Armstrong and her children. Sheila is a client in our school funding lawsuit, which asks for a court order that will force the legislature to comply with the state constitution and ensure all students receive access to a high-quality public education.

News

  • African-American parents settle racial discrimination case with Upper Dublin School District, creating equitable academic and disciplinary policies
  • Ian Linn, a former client and current advocate, joins us for his senior project
  • The Public Interest Law Center wants to hear from families of Philadelphia students with IEPs
  • Funding Matters: Pennsylvania Districts with More Resources are Higher Achieving
  • Law Center Joins PA Schools Work to Call on Pennsylvania to Go Further on 2019-20 Education Funding
  • Mixed Results: First OVR Report of 2018-19 Shows Some Progress, but Failings Remain in Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities
  • Law Center Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging School District Plan to Arm Teachers
  • Trial in Pa. School Funding Lawsuit Scheduled for Summer 2020
  • More News

Current Cases & Projects

  • PA Schools Work
  • School Funding Lawsuit
  • Language Access in the School District of Philadelphia
  • Reforming Provision of Extended School Year Services
  • Investigation into Discriminatory Practices in Upper Dublin

Past Cases & Projects

  • Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • The Philadelphia Project
  • Disproportionality: Segregation Through Special Education
  • Abusive Truancy Policy in Lebanon, PA
  • Funding in the Chester Upland School District
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