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...
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Protect Neutrality of Charter Appeal Board – Sept 6, 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...
A Fox in the Hen House – Sept 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...
We found common ground in Harrisburg – 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...
Quarter Billion Dollar Cyber Surplus – June 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...
Keep Your Promises – 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 mother of three...
REPORT: 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 suffer from many of the same structural challenges as...
PA Charter Performance Center Advisory Board
PA Charter Performance Center Advisory Board: Veronica Brooks-Uy, Interim VP of Policy, National Association of Charter School Authorizers Esther Bush, President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Sarah Cohodes, Associate Professor of Economics and Education...
The child care system is broken – Dec 16, 2022
Pushing Kids to the Front We can't stop thinking about a young woman we met recently who worked at Burger King for years. She was excited to finally get hired for a job at Penn in a position that paid much more and offered a promising career. The problem is...
No Cyber Charter Soliciting – Nov 18, 2022
No More Cyber Charter Cold Calls Not all kids are cut out for virtual learning, a fact we learned when schools shut their doors during COVID and test scores plummeted. But for some students, online instruction is their ticket to success and they have options in...