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Education group wants Wolf to prevent Corbett-appointed charter school board from making rulings

A leading education organization is calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to prevent a state board from ruling on charter school appeals until he works with the state Senate to fill its six seats… More

In PA, most cyber charter schools operate with expired state agreements

Cyber charter schools nationally have struggled to meet academic benchmarks and have faced controversy over their finances and management. Yet in Pennsylvania, operating with an expired charter has become a standard practice. Of the state’s 15 cyber charters, only five have current state charters that officially sanction their operations. Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan… More

Most new charter schools were actually approved by school districts. That’s changing

Here's a little-known fact: in many states, school districts have the power to open and close charter schools… More

Keep school discipline directive, district leaders and charter schools tell DeVos

Federal guidance aimed at reducing racial disparities in school discipline rates has sparked necessary changes in schools, and it should not be rescinded, a group of charter schools, superintendents, and education groups wrote in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday… More

School Leaders Call for Charter Reform During PSBA Advocacy Week  

Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 4, 2023 – Today, school board directors, superintendents and administrators convened at the Capitol to urge the General Assembly to make updates to Pennsylvania’s 21-year-old cyber charter school law as part of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s (PSBA) Advocacy Week… More

More 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… More

Over 300 Pennsylvania School Boards Adopt Resolutions for Charter Funding Reform

Between 2018 and 2019, Pennsylvania school districts spent over $2 billion in taxpayer money on mandatory payments to brick-and-mortar and cyber charter schools. The school boards from over 300 school districts across Pennsylvania have now adopted resolutions calling for the General Assembly to enact significant charter funding reform… More

Over 300 Pennsylvania School Boards Adopt Resolutions for Charter Funding Reform

Media contacts: Annette Stevenson, annette.stevenson@psba.org Chief Communications Officer, Pennsylvania School Boards Association Stephanie Shirley, stephanie@millirongoodman… More

261 Pennsylvania School Boards Adopt Resolutions for Charter Funding Reform

For Immediate Release Media contacts: Annette Stevenson, annette.stevenson@psba.org Chief Communications Officer Pennsylvania School Boards Association Stephanie Shirley, stephanie@millirongoodman.com Strategic Communications Milliron Goodman Government Relations Mechanicsburg, PA (June 19, 2020) – Last year, Pennsylvania school districts spent over $2 billion in taxpayer money on mandatory payments to brick-and-mortar and cyber charter schools… More

Philly schools overpaying charters millions of dollars for special-education students, district says

The Philadelphia School District overpays charter schools by millions of dollars because of a state formula that forces artificially high rates for special education services, according to a new analysis by the district… More