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Monthly Archives: November 2021

Capitolwire: School superintendents describe intensifying challenges of skyrocketing cyber school tuition bills

Capitolwire by John Finnerty, November 26, 2021 (Republished with permission) State lawmakers ended their fall legislative session without confronting the budget-busting crisis for local school districts faced with skyrocketing cyber school bills. A group of school…

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Eugene DePasquale named resident for the Keystone Center for Charter Change

Media contact for the Keystone Center for Charter Change: Lawrence A. Feinberg, Director Larry.Feinberg@PSBA.org 717-506-2450 ext. 3420 Mechanicsburg, PA (November 29, 2021) The Keystone Center for Charter Change (KCCC) at PSBA has announced that the…

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Blue Mountain officials lament cyber charter costs

Republican Herald by Emily Graham, October 22, 2021 ORWIGSBURG — The Blue Mountain school board discussed updates on enrollment and concerns about the cost of cyber charter schools. Across the elementary schools, there are 1,073 students…

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In Oklahoma, Epic Charter Schools Announces Major Staff Cuts Due To Students Transferring Back To Traditional School Districts

Oklahoma News 9 by Brittany Toolis, November 16, 2021 Enrollment skyrocketed for the virtual school during the pandemic, but the school said it’s now lost 60% of its students as kids return to traditional classrooms. Epic’s…

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Skyrocketing Cyber Charter Enrollment is Bad News for District Schools

PA Charter Performance Center at Children First Enrollment in cyber charter schools skyrocketed has during the pandemic, causing Southeastern Pennsylvania school districts to pay over $96 million more in charter school tuition and intensifying pressure…

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School funding in PA is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know

WSKG by Avi Wolfman-Arent, November 9, 2021 KEYSTONE CROSSROADS — Seven years ago, a group of school districts, parents, and advocates embarked on a legal journey that could upend the way Pennsylvania funds its schools. This…

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Senate Committee Advances Bills Prioritizing Parental Role in Students’ Education

Senator Scott Martin, November 8, 2021 HARRISBURG – Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), the chair of the Senate Education Committee, and other members of the committee voted to advance a legislative package that would prioritize the role of…

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Secretary Of Education: Bellefonte Area School District Adapting To Prepare Students For The Present And Future

PA Department of Education, November 3, 2021 Bellefonte, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Dr. Noe Ortega today visited Bellefonte Elementary School and the Bellefonte eLearning Academy (BeLA) in Bellefonte Area School District (BASD) to…

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Recommendations for meaningful charter school reform

Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Charter Reform Task Force Report Meaningful charter school reform has been a legislative priority of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and its members in each of the last several legislative…

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