In Oklahoma, Epic Charter Schools Announces Major Staff Cuts Due To Students Transferring Back To Traditional School Districts
Oklahoma News 9 by Brittany Toolis, November 16, 2021 Enrollment skyrocketed for the virtual school during the pandemic, but the school said it’s now lost 60% of its students as kids return to traditional classrooms. Epic’s…
Continue ReadingSkyrocketing Cyber Charter Enrollment is Bad News for District Schools
PA Charter Performance Center at Children First Enrollment in cyber charter schools skyrocketed has during the pandemic, causing Southeastern Pennsylvania school districts to pay over $96 million more in charter school tuition and intensifying pressure…
Continue ReadingSchool funding in PA is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know
WSKG by Avi Wolfman-Arent, November 9, 2021 KEYSTONE CROSSROADS — Seven years ago, a group of school districts, parents, and advocates embarked on a legal journey that could upend the way Pennsylvania funds its schools. This…
Continue ReadingSenate Committee Advances Bills Prioritizing Parental Role in Students’ Education
Senator Scott Martin, November 8, 2021 HARRISBURG – Sen. Scott Martin (R-13), the chair of the Senate Education Committee, and other members of the committee voted to advance a legislative package that would prioritize the role of…
Continue ReadingSecretary Of Education: Bellefonte Area School District Adapting To Prepare Students For The Present And Future
PA Department of Education, November 3, 2021 Bellefonte, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Dr. Noe Ortega today visited Bellefonte Elementary School and the Bellefonte eLearning Academy (BeLA) in Bellefonte Area School District (BASD) to…
Continue ReadingRecommendations for meaningful charter school reform
Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Charter Reform Task Force Report Meaningful charter school reform has been a legislative priority of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and its members in each of the last several legislative…
Continue ReadingSpecial Education Funding: Fund Services For Kids, Not Profits For Charter Managers
SSRN 4 Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly 176 (2021) by Susan DeJarnatt, Temple University – James E. Beasley School of Law, October 20, 2021 Abstract: Special education funding for Pennsylvania charter schools is not based on what the…
Continue ReadingPowerful special interests are pouring millions into the 2021 Pa. Supreme Court race
WITF by Angela Couloumbis and Danielle Oh, October 26, 2021 While the race cannot change the Democratic majority on the high court, it could narrow the margin amid increasingly partisan attacks on the judiciary’s independence. Spotlight…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania charter schools blast proposed rules; lawmaker says ‘adversarial’ tone of debate doesn’t help kids
The Morning Call by Ford Turner, October 20, 2021 HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania charter school leaders on Wednesday ripped into proposed new regulations from the state, with one leader calling them “death by a thousand cuts” and…
Continue ReadingEnrollment jumps in charter schools — with big gains in worst-performing part of charter sector
Washington Post by Carol Burris, October 15, 2021 The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) has been broadcasting a 7 percent surge in charter school enrollment during the 2020-2021 pandemic school year. Parents are “voting…
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