Public comment period for proposed charter school regulations ends Monday – Your comments needed… TODAY!
Pennsylvania School Boards Association The public comment period for the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s proposed regulations for charter and cyber charter schools will end next Monday, October 18, 2021. PSBA will be submitting comments to PDE…
Continue ReadingCyber schooling hurts performance and raises costs, claim Pa. education officials
NorthCentralPA.com by Chris Benson, October 11, 2021 Williamsport, Pa. — After many schools went virtual during the pandemic, education sector officials reflected upon the financial and performance costs for students, school districts, and taxpayers in a…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania House approves voucher expansion for economically disadvantaged schools
WFMZ by Christen Smith, October 6, 2021 (The Center Square) – House lawmakers passed a measure Tuesday that expands the size and scope of tuition vouchers for Pennsylvania’s economically disadvantaged schools. Three Democrats joined all of…
Continue ReadingHere’s why charter schools in Pa., elsewhere aren’t as ‘public’ as they claim they are
PA Capital Star by Kevin Welner, October 1, 2021 Charter schools are not as accessible to the public as they are often made out to be Proponents of charter schools insist that they are public schools…
Continue ReadingPa. House GOP splits, votes down vouchers for closed schools, mask requirements
PA Capital Star by Stephen Caruso, September 30, 2021 Another vote on the measure could be coming in the future, but Republican leadership hasn’t said when The Pennsylvania House voted down an amendment to an already…
Continue ReadingResearch Brief: How States Fund Charter Schools
National School Boards Association – Center for Public Education, 2021 Charter schools are public schools of choice, according to the Nation’s Report Card (NAEP). The U.S. Department of Education uses the term “public charter school.”…
Continue ReadingPSBA Charter Next Step Campaign: Engaging Counties and Chambers
Pennsylvania School Boards Association, September 22, 2021 Over 80% of school boards around the state have passed formal resolutions calling for charter school funding reform, yet the General Assembly has not acted. To keep up…
Continue ReadingWolf Administration proposes regulations on charter schools to benefit students and taxpayers
YourErie.com by Spencer Lee, September 20, 2021 HARRISBURG — On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf announced proposed new regulations to increase charter school transparency and accountability. “We have a responsibility to all students, parents and taxpayers…
Continue ReadingHow Special Education is Paid for in Charter Schools and Why That Method is Flawed
Keystone Center for Charter Change (YouTube video runtime – 4:25) The Keystone Center for Charter Change explains why Pennsylvania’s charter school funding formula for special education is unbalanced and unfair. Under the formula, charter school tuition…
Continue ReadingPDE: Cyber Charter School Application Public Hearing October 14
Pennsylvania Bulletin, September 11, 2021 The Department of Education (Department) will conduct a public hearing regarding a cyber charter school application received on August 11, 2021. The hearing will be held on October 14, 2021,…
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