PA Charter Change Press Room Archives

REPORT: The Unfulfilled Charter School Promise – Apr 2023

Pennsylvania’s charter school law dates back to 1997 which means we now have a quarter century of evidence to consider how well charter schools educate students. At a macro level, brick and mortar charter schools…

Press release: More Than 90% of PA’s School Districts are Calling for Charter Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HARRISBURG, Pa., February 27, 2023 – More than 90% of Pennsylvania’s locally elected school boards have passed a resolution calling on the General Assembly to enact meaningful charter reform, the Keystone Center…

Public school advocates: Help us push charter reform as 90% of school boards adopt resolutions

Locally elected school boards have spoken – the time for charter reform is now! More than 90% of Pennsylvania’s 500 school boards across the state have adopted resolutions calling on the General Assembly to enact…

Keystone Center residents to appear as guests on KDKA radio show

Keystone Center for Charter Change Residents Eugene DePasquale and Rob Gleason will discuss the need for charter reform with KDKA radio host Marty Griffin on Thursday, November 17 at 7:05 a.m. Listen live on Thursday…

What’s the real cost of charter school tuition in Pa.? It’s more than you think | Opinion

By Lawrence A. Feinberg, October 31, 2022 For more than 25 years, Pennsylvania taxpayers have been paying charter school tuition rates that far exceed charter schools’ actual costs Click here to read more

This Week in Pennsylvania: Robert Gleason, Eugene DePasquale

WHTM ABC27 by James Wesser and James Crummel, August 7, 2022 (WHTM) — In This Week in Pennsylvania, James Crummel reports the latest in Pa. policy and politics. In this week’s episode, Crummel will talk…

Your View: Pa. misses another chance for much-needed charter school reform

The Morning Call by Eugene DePasquale and Ralph Gleason, July 30, 2022 Every state budget includes negotiated agreements on a variety of policy issues. Yet, despite bipartisan calls for comprehensive charter school reform, once again…

Bipartisan call for the General Assembly to get charter reform legislation across the finish line

Johnstown Tribune Democrat by Robert Gleason and Eugene DePasquale, July 18, 2022 Robert Gleason was elected Chair of the Pennsylvania Republican Party in 2006 and served in that capacity until 2017. He is currently the president…

OPINION: It’s beyond time to address the soaring cost of cyber-charter schools

Pennsylvania Capital-Star by David Lapp, June 30, 2022 David Lapp is the director of policy research for Research for Action. He writes from Philadelphia. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools into remote learning instruction many…

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…