Apr 28, 2021
Cyber charter enrollment in Southeastern Pennsylvania grew by over 6,300 students this year, leaving district officials scrambling to cover $176 million in new tuition costs. These higher costs frequently get passed on to local taxpayers in the form of higher...
Apr 24, 2021
In a state that spends more than a half billion dollars in school districts that have lost 20-50% of their student population over the last 30 years, it’s about time that the state also invests in schools that are full to the brim and getting fuller with...
Apr 21, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act Checklists Will Help Families, Schools & Local Governments To Access Critical Federal Funds PHILADELPHIA (April 21, 2021)— The American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Act) has all the potential to be a game changer for children and families but...
Apr 16, 2021
Stop the Harm and Start the Healing The case is clear. Philadelphia’s children need the protection of an independent Ombudsperson office mandated to conduct investigations when youth or parents report abuse of any sort while children are forced to live...
Apr 13, 2021
Pa. Senate education leaders need to give local taxpayers a break on cyber-charter costs | Opinion Published in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star April 12, 2021 By ML Wernecke School board members across the commonwealth are seeing red because the dollars they are sending...
Apr 9, 2021
The Promise of the Rescue Act is Up to Us Now The American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Act) has all the potential to be a game changer for children. Congress has done its part in passing this historic legislation that can cut the national child poverty rate in...
