Education Law News

PA State School Code Amendments – The Pennsylvania Legislature recently passed numerous amendments to the Pennsylvania Public School Code, which took effect Sunday without Governor Wolf’s signature. As part of…

Recently, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a decision in the case of Ali v. Philadelphia City Planning Commission regarding Mr. Ali’s request for public records relating to a commercial development…

On August 28, 2015, Justice Baer issued an opinion upholding the lower court ruling in the Watts case from Lancaster County. However, Justice Baer made it clear the Court was…

Act 153 requires that all adult volunteers, responsible for the welfare of a child or having direct contact with children, provide certifications of required background clearances by July 1, 2015.…