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Pennsylvania distributes billions of dollars of education funding based on enrollment numbers last updated in 1991. As a result, some wealthy school districts are getting far more dollars-per-student than others in lower-income areas.
That’s one of the conclusions reached by a new report on inequities in how the commonwealth funds education, published Wednesday by the nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizens for Children and Youth.
The report focuses on Pennsylvania’s ‘hold harmless’ policy. Enacted in 1991, it bars the state from funding school districts at levels lower than the prior year. When it was implemented, districts appreciated its guarantee of predictability, making it easier for school boards to make long-term plans. Over time, as the student enrollment plummeted in some places and surged in others, it’s added to the wide inequities that exist in Pennsylvania public schools.
Wyomissing Attorney James Gavin Announces Launch of Campaign for Berks County Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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WYOMISSING, Pa., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ After more than 32 years of legal and trial experience, James Gavin is running for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County because
Integrity & Experience Matter. For me, integrity means doing the right thing for the right reasons, Gavin said. I believe an attorney has an obligation to use his experience and training to give back to the community. I began my career in the Berks County District Attorney s Office, and after years in private practice it is time to return to direct service of the community.
Alan L. Yatvin, Distinguished Civil Rights Lawyer, Joins Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt and Flores, LLC (GPFF)
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Alan Yatvin has long been recognized as one of the leaders in the civil rights and criminal defense bar. We are thrilled to be working with a lawyer of his stature in the legal community. HADDONFIELD and ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. and PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) January 05, 2021 The partners at GPFF are delighted to announce that Alan L. Yatvin, a preeminent police misconduct and civil rights litigator, has joined Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt and Flores, LLC (GPFF) as a partner. He will chair the firm’s Civil Rights department – long known for excellence in plaintiff’s civil rights matters.
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Over the past month, Pennsylvania courts have issued a series of decisions clarifying employee rights for medical cannabis patients one related to unemployment compensation and others related to private rights of action under its medical cannabis statute. Most recently, in
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed a decision by the Unemployment Compensation (“UC”) Board of Review finding that Terrance Suber, a former employee, was entitled to UC benefits following his termination in 2019 for a positive drug test. At the time of the test, Suber was lawfully using medical marijuana pursuant to the state’s Medical Marijuana Act ( MMA ). Additionally, both Pennsylvania state and federal courts have issued decisions regarding what type of claims a medical cannabis patient can assert, and under which statute those claims can be asserted
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HARRISBURG A recent report by the New York Times showing Pennsylvania has six of the top 10 nursing homes with COVID-19 deaths has Republican state lawmakers calling on Gov. Tom Wolf and his administration to make good on its promises to protect the vulnerable long-term care facility population.
“The data and information available suggest the Wolf administration has not taken its pledges to protect nursing homes and long-term care facilities and their residents seriously enough,” said state Sen. Judy Ward, R-Blair, who chaired the Senate Aging and Youth Committee during the 2019-20 legislative session.
According to the Times report, the national average for nursing home deaths due to COVID-19 is 38%, but in Pennsylvania it’s 60%, which is the sixth-highest percentage in the nation. Additionally, of the top 10 facilities for virus deaths, six are Pennsylvania-based facilities, with Fair Acres Geriatric Center of Lima, Pa., the site with the most deaths in the