Virtual Reality: Cyber Charter Schools And The Need For Reform
Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly by Susan DeJarnatt, January 2021 (Last revised March 2, 2021) Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-06 Abstract: Pennsylvania needs to reform its system for funding cyber charter schools. The fourteen…
Continue ReadingGov. Wolf wants to ‘level the playing field’ with charter reform, but not everyone is on board
PA Capital Star by Marley Parish, June 3, 2021 Saying that he wants to bring accountability to what he describes as a broken system, Gov. Tom Wolf again has called on lawmakers to “level the playing field”…
Continue ReadingAsk your House member to sign on to charter special education funding bill
Pennsylvania School Boards Association, June 2, 2021 Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-Monroe) will be introducing charter reform legislation which would apply the same special education funding principles used to distribute funding to school districts, in the calculation…
Continue ReadingJeff Yass, the richest man in Pa., is single handedly keeping school choice PACs flush
WHYY by Katie Meyer, May 12, 2021 The richest man in Pennsylvania is poised to spend millions of dollars influencing upcoming elections — all while trying to keep his name away from the political spotlight. Montgomery County billionaire…
Continue ReadingEighty Percent of Pennsylvania School Districts Call for Charter Reform
The Courier Express/Leader Vindicator by Josh Walzak, May 29, 2021 HARRISBURG – Leaders of more than 400 school districts across Pennsylvania, representing more than 80 percent of school districts in the commonwealth, have called on the General Assembly…
Continue ReadingPSBA Charter School Task Force: Developing a Plan to Level the Playing Field
Keystone Education Radio, PSBA Podcast, May 18, 2020 Meet the leaders behind PSBA’s Charter School Task Force and the Keystone Center for Charter Change at PSBA in this episode of Keystone Education Radio. Learn more about the efforts…
Continue ReadingPSBA Legislative Priority Issue: Enact Meaningful Charter School Reforms
Pennsylvania School Boards Association PSBA believes that the state must enact comprehensive reforms to address areas of charter school operations, accountability and funding. The average Pennsylvania school district spends millions of dollars in taxpayer money…
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