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…
Continue ReadingThere Are New Rules Governing Federal Grants For Charter Schools. What Difference Will They Make?
Forbes by Peter Greene, July 11, 2022 The federal Chart School Program (CSP) has been handing out grants for opening and expanding charter schools since 1995; in recent years, there has been increasing criticism of…
Continue ReadingWinners and losers in the recently enacted Pennsylvania budget
Pottstown Mercury by Paul Muschick, July 12, 2022 Analysis of the best and the worst in a state that is flush with cash. Election-year budgets often are tame so as not to irritate voters, but…
Continue ReadingWhat the Biden administration’s new rules for charter schools say
Washington Post, Analysis by Valerie Strauss, July 5, 2022 The Biden administration is moving to overhaul the federal Charter School Program with new rules finalized last week that make it harder for for-profit organizations to…
Continue ReadingOpinion: Schools Need Adequate Funding, Not Vouchers
Wall Street Journal by Michael Churchill, Public Interest Law Center Philadelphia, June 30, 2022 It is underfunded schools—serving students with the highest need for additional help—that have deplorable outcomes. In “Money for Children, Not Schools”…
Continue ReadingOPINION: 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…
Continue ReadingGovernor disapproves deficient charter resolution
Huntingdon Daily News, June 25, 2022 Governor Tom Wolf announced that new regulations that would provide transparency, equity and accountability in implementation of the commonwealth’s Charter School Law (CSL) are ready for publication, after he…
Continue ReadingCharter School Tuition Gets Statewide Attention
The Tube City Almanac by Adam Reinherz, May 31, 2022 With charter school tuition payments rising faster than enrollments, public school districts are asking the Pennsylvania state legislature for relief. According to Pennsylvania’s quarter-century-old law,…
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