Cosponsorship Memorandum: Charter School Reconciliation
PA General Assembly by Representative Curtis G. Sonney, September 7, 2021 In the near future, I plan on introducing legislation which would ensure that payments due to a charter school are accurate, as well as update…
Continue ReadingPSBA Closer Look: It’s time to reform special education payments for charter schools
Pennsylvania School Boards Association The special education funding formula currently used for school districts correctly recognizes that not all students identified for special education have the same educational needs and costs. The formula considers the…
Continue ReadingWolf reinstates school mask mandate, draws fierce criticism
Daily Item by John Finnerty/CNHI State Report, August 31, 2021 Gov. Tom Wolf reversed course on Tuesday, mandating that students, staff and visitors to public and private schools and day care facilities will be required to…
Continue ReadingVirtual schools saw little disruption, got equal virus aid
While many schools scrambled to shift to online classes last year, the nation’s virtual charter schools faced little disruption. For them, online learning was already the norm. Most have few physical classrooms, or none at…
Continue ReadingDo charter schools really receive 25% less funding per student than school districts?
Pennsylvania School Boards Association – Closer Look In 2018-19, Pennsylvania school districts in total spent over $2 billion in mandated payments to charter schools. And yet, as the need for charter school funding reform builds…
Continue ReadingBill Would Add Local Oversight to Charter Schools
Digital Notebook Blog by Evan Brandt, August 23, 2021 Blogger’s Note: The following was submitted by state Rep. Joe Ciresi, D-146th Dist. Rep. Joe Ciresi, D-Montgomery, has introduced a bill, H.B. 1803, which would require an elected…
Continue ReadingPSBA Report: Recommendations for meaning charter school reform
Keystone Center for Charter Change at PSBA – Charter Reform Task Force Report, 2021 Meaningful charter school reform has been a legislative priority of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and its members in each…
Continue ReadingNSBA Report: The Impact of Charter Schools on Student Achievement, Funding and Integration
National School Boards Association – Center for Public Education, 2021 Since the first charter school law passed in Minnesota in 1991, over 40 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws allowing the publicly…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about Philadelphia’s remote school option
Chalkbeat Philly by Chalkbeat Staff, August 11, 2021 Philadelphia officials plan to open school buildings for all students on Aug. 31 for the first time since March 2020. But there is an option for families that…
Continue ReadingIn Pennsylvania, A District Backs Away From The Charter Brink
Forbes by Peter Greene Senior Contributor, July 1, 2021 Like a television show throwing its audiences end-of-season twists, the Chester Upland School District has unleashed a series of end-of-year surprises. Chester Upland School District, located in…
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