HDPC Press Release: Charter schools raise property taxes — Copy
PA House Democratic Policy Committee Press Release, April 4, 2022 Hearing sheds light on outdated laws and high spending that impacts education Pennsylvanians pay for. HARRISBURG, April 4 – Today, the House Democratic Policy Committee held a…
Continue ReadingSenate Ed Committee Minority Chair Senator Lindsey M. Williams Questions Decision to Shift Responsibility for Public School Audits
SenatorLindseyWilliams.com, March 31, 2022 Pittsburgh, Pa. − March 31, 2022 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams sent a letter to Auditor General Timothy DeFoor and Department of Education Secretary Noe Ortega in response to last week’s announcement by…
Continue ReadingFeds Propose Change In Charter School Grant Regulations
Curmuducation Blog by Peter Greene, March 25, 2022 This is exactly the kind of boring policy wonk stuff that can make ordinary humans nod off. But it;’s worth paying attention to. It’s even worth giving…
Continue ReadingOUR VIEW: Charter school regulations an overdue good idea
Sharon Herald, Editorial, March 25, 2022 WHEN a public school student transfers to one of the state’s 179 registered charter schools, the student’s family does not have to pay tuition. But that doesn’t mean it’s…
Continue ReadingGAO January 2022 Report: Department of Education Should Help States Address Student Testing Issues and Financial Risks Associated with Virtual Schools, Particularly Virtual Charter Schools
United States Government Accountability Office – Report to Congressional Requesters, January 2022 Virtual charter schools—public charter schools that operate entirely or mostly online—largely depend on self-paced, asynchronous (accessed at any time) instruction and often rely on…
Continue ReadingDr. Matthew Kelly, Final Witness In The PA School Funding Trial, Provides Rebuttal
Fund Our Schools PA, February 22, 2022 After 48 days in the courtroom, witness testimony in the Pennsylvania school funding trial concluded Tuesday, with petitioners presenting their rebuttal case. They called just one witness: Professor…
Continue ReadingHearing: Charter Schools – Impacting Rising Property Taxes – Monday, April 4th
PA House Democratic Policy Committee Website The Policy Committee will hold a hearing on rising property taxes in Pennsylvania and how PA charter schools have impacted the increases. The hearing is hosted by Rep. Mary…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania cyber charter schools boomed in the pandemic. Why that’s crushing taxpayers
Hazelton Standard Speaker by Paul Muschick, February 4, 2022 The list of problems worsened by the pandemic is long. It swamped our antiquated and fraud-susceptible unemployment system. It burned out workers in already understaffed hospitals…
Continue ReadingGov. Wolf Calls for Charter School Accountability
Leader Vindicator by Josh Walzak, January 28, 2022 Harrisburg – Following state Rep. Joe Ciresi’s Capitol press conference on charter school accountability reform last week, Governor Tom Wolf applauded the legislators for their commitment and repeated…
Continue ReadingCapitolwire: Public school groups say cyber schools spent millions on advertising with tax dollars.
Capitolwire (used with permission) by John Finnerty, January 25, 2022 HARRISBURG (Jan. 26) — Advocates for traditional public schools said Tuesday that records obtained using the state’s Right to Know law show that cyber charter…
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