Mar 8, 2024
CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDENTS JUST AS UNDERFUNDED Philadelphia’s charter schools are failing the large majority of its students, according to a new Children First report. But why? Because Philadelphia’s charter school students are just as underfunded as all of...
Sep 7, 2023
Education Advocates Tell Shapiro to Protect Neutrality of Charter Appeal Board State Board Must Not Fall into Hands of Pro-Charter Agenda (September 6, 2023) – Governor Shapiro has the important responsibility to maintain the credibility and impartiality of the...
Sep 1, 2023
A LESSON IN HISTORY FOR GOVERNOR SHAPIRO Most Pennsylvanians have never heard of the Pennsylvania Charter Appeal Board where six public appointees and the Secretary of Education wield extraordinary powers not granted to any other board or commission in the...
Jul 14, 2023
CYBER CHARTER REFORM GETS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT We’re paying too much for cyber charters in PA. That’s clear. And perhaps it’s becoming clearer to Democrats AND Republicans. Cyber charters are a poor return on taxpayer investment. They cost taxpayers $1 billion a...
Jun 24, 2023
It’s Time to Stop Overpaying Cyber Charter Schools: The Quarter Billion Dollar Cyber Surplus (SEE PDF For Chart and Full Details) Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools are sitting on a quarter billion dollars that could be used to improve student learning or returned...
Apr 21, 2023
Charter Schools Aren’t Able to Deliver on their Promises “Parents like me believed charter schools were going to give better options, better opportunities that they couldn’t get in [district-run] schools,” said Melissa Suarez, a Philadelphia...
