Over 470 Pennsylvania school districts call on the General Assembly to finish the job on cyber charter reform
By Lawrence A. Feinberg and Rob Gleason Just two months ago, the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted the first piece of legislation reforming the way cyber charter schools are funded and operate in over 22 years….
Continue ReadingCharter Reforms Included in the 2024-25 State Budget (Act 55)
The document below outlines charter reforms included in the 2024-25 state budget. View this information.
Continue ReadingLawrence Feinberg and Rob Gleason | Setting the record straight on cyber charter reform
By Lawrence Feinberg and Rob Gleason, June 14, 2024. Governor Shapiro and a growing number of legislators from both sides of the aisle are calling for changes to the way cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania…
Continue ReadingCyber charter changes that could save public schools $530M may be in this year’s budget
Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA | June 10, 2024 HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s public school districts could save roughly $530 million annually if the legislature makes long-sought changes to how cyber charters are funded. Democratic and…
Continue ReadingLawrence Feinberg and Rob Gleason | Bipartisan call to get cyber charter reform done in Pa.
The Tribune-Democrat by Lawrence Feinberg and Rob Gleason, Oct 18, 2023. School boards in 466 of Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts have passed resolutions calling for common-sense reforms to the state’s 26-year-old charter school law, such…
Continue ReadingCiresi cyber charter reform bill passes the House
Rep. Joseph Ciresi, July 8, 2023 HARRISBURG, July 8 – In a bipartisan vote, the PA House yesterday passed state Rep. Joe Ciresi’s legislation (H.B 1422) that would modernize Pennsylvania’s charter school law to specifically address…
Continue ReadingCyber Charter Reform Could Finally Be Coming To Pennsylvania
Forbes by Peter Greene, July 9, 2023. Pennsylvania has long been a wild west for cyber charter schools, but there could soon be a new sheriff in town. The House has passed a bill to…
Continue ReadingState House Passes Meaningful Charter School Reform
On July 7, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote, approved House Bill 1422, which signifies the most substantial reforms to the state’s Charter School Law since the creation of cyber charter…
Continue ReadingCharter and cyber schools work, but get too much money
By Lawrence A. Feinberg, May 27, 2023, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette We’ve been overpaying for charter school tuition for 25 years and its high time for the state legislature to fix it. How much are we spending on…
Continue ReadingREPORT: The Unfulfilled Charter School Promise – Apr 2023
Pennsylvania’s charter school law dates back to 1997 which means we now have a quarter century of evidence to consider how well charter schools educate students. At a macro level, brick and mortar charter schools…
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