2020 Facts & Figures report available
Do you know how many students are enrolled in Pennsylvania public schools? There are 1.72 million total (909,800 elementary and 814,654 secondary for the 2019-20 school year). These facts and many more can be found…
Continue ReadingCharter funding reforms proposed under HB272 could save taxpayers in House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff’s school districts $923K
Note: 2018-2019 cyber tuition is the most recent data available from PDE. It does not reflect the surge in cyber enrollment attributed to the pandemic. HB272 numbers are from PDE’s Estimated Charter School Reform Savings (Excel)
Continue ReadingMore than 77% of Pennsylvania’s Public School Districts Have Adopted a Charter Reform Resolution
Media contact for Keystone Center for Charter Change at PSBA: Lawrence A. Feinberg, Director Larry.Feinberg@PSBA.org Media contact for PSBA: Annette Stevenson Chief Communications Officer Pennsylvania School Boards Association Annette.Stevenson@PSBA.org Mechanicsburg, PA (March 17, 2021) –…
Continue ReadingInterview with Director Lawrence A. Feinberg
On a recent Video EDition, PSBA CEO Nathan Mains talks with Director Lawrence A. Feinberg about the mission and purpose of the Keystone Center for Charter Change, the current landscape of charter reform, and the…
Continue ReadingPa. needs to fix its unfair special education funding for charter schools | Opinion
Pennlive by State Rep Joe Ciresi, March 8, 2021 The system in which Pennsylvania pays charter schools for special education is broken. For every special education student who leaves a traditional public school to attend a…
Continue ReadingPSBA’s Applauds Gov. Wolf’s Attention to Reforming PA Charter School Law
Media contact for Keystone Center for Charter Change at PSBA: Lawrence A. Feinberg, Director Larry.Feinberg@PSBA.org Media contact for PSBA: Annette Stevenson Chief Communications Officer Pennsylvania School Boards Association Annette.Stevenson@PSBA.org Mechanicsburg, PA (February 26, 2021) –…
Continue ReadingPSBA Announces the Launch of the Keystone Center for Charter Change
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) announced today, the launch of the Keystone Center for Charter Change. PSBA has long advocated on behalf of its membership—the public school districts of the commonwealth—for change to Pennsylvania’s…
Continue ReadingNew Closer Look available
Do charter schools really receive 25% less funding per student than school districts? PSBA recently provided all members of the Senate and House of Representatives with its latest Closer Look publication that examines some of the myths,…
Continue ReadingAdopt the charter reform resolution
Now more than ever, there is a growing momentum from school officials across the state to call for charter school funding reform. Legislators are hearing loud and clear that school districts need relief from the…
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