COMMENTS OPPOSING THE CHALLENGEU CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION Pennsylvania Department of Education November 16, 2022 ML Wernecke, Director, PA Charter Performance Center My name is ML Wernecke and I am the Director of the PA Charter Performance Center, an...
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TESTIMONY: Pennwood Cyber Charter School Application – Nov 10, 2022
COMMENTS OPPOSING THE PENNWOOD CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION Pennsylvania Department of Education November 10, 2022 ML Wernecke, Director, PA Charter Performance Center My name is ML Wernecke and I am the Director of the PA Charter Performance Center, an initiative...
Charter Reform Shouldn’t Take a Vacation – Aug 5, 2022
A Bipartisan Call to Get Charter Reform Legislation Across the Finish Line [Occasionally we share other voices in the fight for children's rights. Below is a bipartisan opinion piece published in The Mercury newspaper that gets right to "The Point" about...
What is the legislature thinking? – Jun 17, 2022
Public Schools are Pinching Pennies while Cyber Charters are Rolling in Cash While the General Assembly was busy passing a bill this week to protect charter school interests, the PA Charter Performance Center released a report showing that cyber charters have...
REPORT: Cyber Charter Surpluses – June 2022
Cyber charter surpluses are substantial, growing, and unregulated. This issue matters to school districts that are responsible for paying public cyber charter tuition and taxpayers who ultimately foot the bill. State law already prevents school districts from...
Lower Property Taxes by Reforming Charter Schools – Jun 3, 2022
Montgomery County superintendents, school board members, and a bipartisan group of state legislators came together to demand charter school reform at a Children First press conference this week. Charter school payments by school districts drive up property...
It’s Gonna Take A Miracle To Stop This – Apr 29, 2022
It's No Joke A priest, a hedge fund millionaire, and a right- wing think tank director walk into a bar. The priest says to the hedge fund guy, "I know you’ve faltered in your now ten-year effort to destroy public education. I have a way for you to finally get...
TESTIMONY: Impact of Cyber Charter Schools on Rising Property Taxes – Apr 4, 2022
Testimony for the House Democratic Policy Committee Impact of Cyber Charter Schools on Rising Property Taxes and What We Can Do About It Irvis Office Building, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg Monday, April 4th, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM G-50 My name is Tomea...
TESTIMONY: Dept of Ed re: charter school regulations – Mar 21, 2022
Testimony on the Final Form Regulations from the PA Department of Education 22 PA CODE CH 713 Charter Schools and Cyber Charter Schools - #6-349 March 21, 2022 My name is Tomea Sippio-Smith, and I am the K-12 Education Policy Director at Children First. I am here...
TESTIMONY: Phila BOE re: New Charter School Applications – Mar 3, 2022
Testimony to the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education at the Special Action Meeting to Consider Three Applications for New Charter Schools Prepared by Tomea Sippio-Smith, K-12 Policy Director, Children First (Formerly known as Public Citizens for...