PA Charter Change December 2021

Charter costs force districts to make cuts

Altoona Mirror by Andrew Mollenauer, December 15, 2021 Rising charter school tuition costs for school districts are increasingly taking away resources and opportunities for traditional public school students, local school officials say. According to data from…

Director note: Another year without substantive charter funding reform by the Pennsylvania General Assembly

Despite 409 locally elected school boards passing resolutions calling upon the General Assembly to meaningfully reform the existing flawed charter school funding system to ensure that school districts and taxpayers are no longer overpaying or reimbursing charter…

Does the state help school districts with their charter school costs?

Keystone Center for Charter Change No. Until 2010-11, the state would reimburse school districts for some of their charter school tuition costs. This reimbursement provided roughly $225 million to school districts which was intended to pay…

Group with at least $20M to spend looks for candidate for Pennsylvania governor to endorse

Morning Call by Marc Levy, December 8, 2021 HARRISBURG, PA. — The biggest single campaign donor in this year’s race for a seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is now aiming to endorse a candidate for governor…

PSBA Legislative Priority Issue: Enact Meaningful Charter School Reforms

Pennsylvania School Boards Association PSBA believes that the state must enact comprehensive reforms to address areas of charter school operations, accountability and funding. The average Pennsylvania school district spends millions of dollars in taxpayer money annually…

Philly board hires firm to investigate racial bias in charter school authorizations

Chalkbeat Philly by Johann Callhoun, December 1, 2021 Months after the Philadelphia school board vowed to look into allegations that Black-led charter schools have been targeted for closure, the board announced Wednesday that it’s hiring a…