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Understanding Pennsylvania Charter Schools

In order to understand why charter schools have such a profound impact on public education funding in Pennsylvania, the first step is to learn more about charter schools and how they work.

Public Cost of Charter Schools

Charter schools, as public schools, are funded at taxpayer expense – mostly in the form of tuition payments from school districts.

Performance Comparison

Charter schools were created, in part, to improve student learning. More than 22 years since the creation of charter schools in Pennsylvania, the data and research related to charter school performance indicates that this has not been the case.

News and Research

Timely reports, whitepapers, and data sources.