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PA Ed Policy Roundup for September 28, 2020
When I ran for school board, I never expected to make
life-or-death decisions.
Why are cyber
charter tuition rates the same as brick and mortar tuition?
Taxpayers in House Ed Committee Member Valerie Gaydos’s school districts
paid over $2.7 million in 2018-2019 cyber charter tuition. Statewide, PA taxpayers paid over $600 million for cyber charter
tuition in 2018-2019.
|
Avonworth SD |
$302,648.84 |
|
Moon Area SD |
$1,811,247.58 |
|
Quaker Valley SD |
$197,644.00 |
|
West Allegheny SD |
$436,627.98 |
|
|
$2,748,168.40 |
Source: PDE via
PSBA
Trump/DeVos Education Platform:
Provide
School Choice to Every Child in America
Teach
American Exceptionalism
I was a Republican
governor of Pa. I’m voting for Joe Biden. | Opinion
Tom Ridge, For The Inquirer Posted: September
27, 2020 - 5:00 AM
I will cast my vote for Joe Biden on Nov. 3. It will be my first vote for a Democratic candidate for president of the United States. But it is not the first time I have said “no” to Donald Trump. I urge my fellow Pennsylvanians to join me. I actually consider it a point of personal pride that I’m recognized for being among the first Republicans to reject Donald Trump. It was way back in December 2015. I told NBC’s Chuck Todd that day that I could never support Trump. I said then that he was an embarrassment to the Republican Party and our country. I said he belittles, demeans, and ridicules people who disagree with him, and that I’ve never thought that loud, obnoxious, and simpleminded solutions to complex problems are the kind of qualities we want in a president. I believe that earned me my first of several Trump tweets of indignation. So here we are in 2020. And do we ever have complex problems that demand thoughtful, intelligent leadership. We are getting none of it. I cannot help but compare our current situation dealing with a global health pandemic to my time leading the Department of Homeland Security following the 9/11 terror attacks. There are many similarities to our national response. Those similarities, however, do not include presidential leadership.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/tom-ridge-trump-biden-election-2020-vote-20200927.html
Florina Rodov: Virtual Charter Schools Are an Educational
Disaster
Diane Ravitch’s Blog By
dianeravitch September 25, 2020 //
I have posted many times about the corruption
embedded in the for-profit virtual charter industry. The founder of Pennsylvania’s
largest virtual charter school was sentenced to prison for misappropriating $8
million. The single biggest scam in U.S. history involved an online charter
chain in California called A3, whose owners managed to make $50 million in
state funding disappear. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) in Ohio
collected $1 billion over its nearly two decades, its owner paid his companies
for supplying services, he made generous gifts to elected officials, but ECOT
declared bankruptcy in 2018 to avoid repaying the state for phantom students.
The stories of corruption, embezzlement, and scamming go on and on. Therefore I
was delighted to find this excellent summary by
journalist Florina Rodov, who gathers many of the scandals and research reports
in one place to demonstrate the woeful failure of virtual charters. As she
points out, the virtual charter industry has beefed up its already massive
marketing budget to take advantage of the pandemic and try to gather market
share. One detail that I found fascinating was the link to executive
compensation for K12 Inc., the for-profit virtual chain that has the largest
enrollment in the nation. The top five executives receive a total of $28 million in
compensation. Beats teaching!
“I had received more emails, texts, and calls the previous week
than my entire time on the board, and they were still coming in. I answered
questions in the grocery store, at the downtown coffee shop while waiting
outside six feet apart, on the phone or via email, and on social media. The
polite ones had questions or concerns, but not everyone was polite. A teacher
asked me why I wanted her to die. A parent asked me why the board would
consider making children sacrificial lambs. These comments upset me; I didn’t
want anyone to die. Another resident said we were not prepared to make this
decision and should start remote in order to safely consider all options.”
When I ran for school
board, I never expected to make life-or-death decisions. Then came COVID-19.
Should we reopen our school buildings — or
keep learning fully remote? The choice was ours.
Chalkbeat First Person By Erika Cohen Sep 23, 2020, 6:20pm EDT
First Person is where Chalkbeat features
personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others trying to improve
public education.
Erika Cohen is in her fifth year on the Derry
School Board (New Hampshire) and currently
serves as secretary. She has two children, a fifth grader and an eighth grader,
in the Derry schools.
Five years ago I ran for my local school board for the first time. My campaign workers— i.e., my husband and two children — helped me make double-sided signs at our dining room table. I outlined the letters, my children colored them in, and my husband attached them to wood posts with duct tape. We then placed them strategically around our New Hampshire town of about 30,000 people. I also told local friends and acquaintances I was running, and they told their friends. Six signs and a huge game of telephone later, I won a seat on my local school board. I ran to help kids get the best public education possible. But over the summer I was tasked with deciding whether or not it is safe for children to return to school buildings amid the coronavirus pandemic. It should be a decision about physical and emotional health and well being, but it became political. The president encouraged all schools to open with no enforceable directive. In New Hampshire, our governor left the decision to local districts explaining that all towns faced different issues. That left the decision to me and the six other members of the Derry School Board. It was the end of July during a heat wave. The middle school gym, which has no air conditioning or ceiling fans, was hot. Nearby towns were simultaneously holding similar meetings and overloading the internet in the area, so our connection was temporarily down. This meant the 50 or so people seated like chess pieces six feet apart along with a few dozen more spread out in the bleachers could hear our meeting, but hundreds more trying to watch online could not. So we paused. People talked amongst themselves or looked on their phones and eyed us with annoyance. We looked nervously at the IT guy. The IT guy typed furiously while talking on his phone.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/23/21453106/school-board-covid
DREXEL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HELPS TO CREATE PIPELINE OF
BLACK MALE TEACHERS IN PHILADELPHIA
Drexel University School of Education September
21, 2020
In Pennsylvania, only four percent of
educators are Black. A new partnership between Drexel University’s School of
Education, Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, and the Center for Black
Educator Development aims to train and prepare Black men for careers as
teachers in Philadelphia. The new “Boys’ Latin Teacher Residency” will create a
pipeline of Black make teaching candidates to teach at Boys Latin and other
schools across the city. The program is broken down into two areas- a Teaching
Apprenticeship program that identifies Boys Latin students who are interested
in becoming teachers, and a Teaching Fellowship program that provides the
formal education and practice that will result in teacher certification.
The School of Education is training the first
three students in the Teaching Fellowship program. They are spending the
2020-2021 academic year working and learning side-by-side with an experienced
mentor teacher in their class (currently held online) while taking required
teacher certification courses online at Drexel. The students’ tuition is
covered by a grant provided by Boys’ Latin. "We started this program
because we know about the dearth of Black male teachers across the
country," said David Hardy, co-founder and acting CEO of Boys' Latin
Charter School. In urban school districts with large populations of minority
students, the need for teachers of color are critical. Recent studies have
shown that Black students who have at least one Black teacher showed
improvement in reading and math and are less likely to drop out compared to
students who did not have a Black teacher.
https://drexel.edu/soe/about/News/2020/September/boys-latin-teacher-residency/
Pittsburgh Public Schools extends remote teaching 5 more
weeks for teachers
LAUREN LEE Pittsburgh Post-Gazette SEP 25,
2020 11:08 PM
Teachers in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
will continue remote teaching for another five weeks. The district and
the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers issued a joint statement Friday night.
The announcement states the projected first day of in-person teaching and
learning for both students and teachers will start on Nov. 9. There had
been some debate prior to this announcement on whether teachers could work from
home if they chose. In early August, Pittsburgh Public School administrators
said they expected all district
members to return to their buildings by Oct. 5, however
the district states the date was pushed back to “align with the Memorandum
of Understanding between the District and the PFT.” In response to the
extension announcement, District Superintendent Anthony Hamlet said the
district took into consideration all sides of the issue.
Gateway HS, Moss Side Middle School move to remote
learning after COVID-19 cases
LAUREN LEE Pittsburgh Post-Gazette SEP 27,
2020 10:42 PM
Students at Gateway High School and Moss Side
Middle School in the Gateway School District will attend classes online for the
week of Sept. 28 after the district was notified of positive COVID-19 cases at
both schools. On Friday morning, the district was notified that a student at
Gateway High School tested positive for COVID-19 — the second case within a
14-day time period. A high school football game
was also canceled Friday night between
Gateway and Pine-Richland after news that the student, who plays for Gateway,
tested positive. In a letter sent to
Gateway High School parents on Friday, the district’s assistant superintendent
Dr. Dennis Chakey said the student has been quarantined and has not been in the
building since Sept. 22. On Sunday, the district sent out another letter
notifying Moss Side parents that a staff member at the middle school
tested positive for COVID-19. Because this case marks the second staff member
who tested positive at the middle school within a 14-day time period, the
district is moving classes online for five days.
Saucon Valley High School closed until Thursday following
two coronavirus cases
By JON HARRIS THE MORNING
CALL | SEP 26, 2020 AT 6:07 PM
Saucon Valley High School will be closed
through Wednesday after two COVID-19 cases within a week, District Superintendent
Craig Butler said Saturday. After a high school student tested positive Sept.
18, Butler said a faculty member tested positive Friday. The district is
observing Pennsylvania Department of Education guidelines and plans to resume
in-person classes Thursday, Butler added. The school already was to be closed
Monday for a professional development day. Butler said remote instruction will
still occur Tuesday and Wednesday for students. While 79% of high school
students have opted for in-person instruction at the Lower Saucon Township
school building, 21% have been learning remotely since school started Aug. 24. “We
have completed several weeks in person and remote,” Butler said. “I think the
faculty members are working very hard, and students seem to be glad to be back
in school.” The news Saturday comes after Saucon Valley on Monday temporarily
shut down its football season following the positive student test. Saucon
Valley had canceled a football scrimmage earlier this month against Bethlehem
Catholic and did not play Pen Argyl on Saturday, which was supposed to be the
season-opener.
Penn Manor High School reports two COVID-19 cases,
becomes one of nearly a dozen
Lancaster Online by HURUBIE MEKO | Staff Writer September
27, 2020
Another Lancaster County school has reported
COVID-19 cases. Penn Manor High School Superintended Mike Leichliter broke the news that
two members of the school’s community tested positive for the virus in a letter
to families Sunday. The individuals will not be in school until they recover
and persons who had close contact with them have been notified, Leichliter
said. The names of those who tested positive are being kept confidential to
protect their privacy, he added. The high school will not be closing. However,
the school has contacted the Pennsylvania Department of Health, disinfected
locations visited by those who tested positive and has been in communication
with those who had close contact with the two individuals, Leichliter said.
The superintendent also asked families to
keep children at home if they are feeling sick.
Lansdowne grandparents struggle with virtual schooling:
‘It’s rough on us’ | Maria Panaritis
Inquirer Maria
Panaritis | @panaritism | mpanaritis@inquirer.com Posted: September
27, 2020 - 5:00 AM
Jim and Joan Gardner’s son died from an addiction at age 33, so they adopted their grandchildren. Now, because of the pandemic, the 70 and 71-year-old retired Lansdowne couple also are teaching the children fully from home. It’s tough, yes. But if their local public schools ever do reopen physically, as many families are hoping will happen sooner than later after six months in suspension, the Gardners could be facing an even more crushing, life-and-death situation. Their underfunded William Penn School District, facing a version of the same teacher shortages that have helped jettison a return to public school for children across the region, even in far more affluent communities, canceled its all-year virtual-schooling option for elementary-age kids. It ran out of enough teachers. If schools do reopen, that means people like the Gardners will have no choice but to send their kids to classrooms where, they fear, they may pick up the potentially life-threatening virus.
More students ditch York County public schools for
charters
Lindsay C VanAsdalan York
Dispatch September 25, 2020
Charter school enrollment is rising in York
County — putting financial strain on districts already strapped for cash
thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. West York Area Superintendent Todd Davies
this month called his district's increase in charter school
enrollment "ridiculously high," despite there only being 17 more
students than last year. That's because the cost of charter tuition
has traditionally been higher than in-house programs — and is growing
exponentially each year. With 17 more students, there will be an
additional $437,779 leaving the district on top of the nearly $1 million
the district is paying for tuition now, Davies said. When outbreaks of COVID-19
forced schools online this spring, districts began preparing long-term virtual
learning models — some opting to create or expand their cyber programs to
better compete with charters.
“Schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia system have been
teaching in-person from the beginning of the school year. In mid-September, the
Chichester and Garnet Valley school districts transitioned to a hybrid
in-person learning module. And, Springfield is scheduled to do the same with
students in kindergarten through fifth grade returning Oct. 8 and 9; E.T.
Richardson Middle School students returning Oct. 12 and 13; and Springfield
High School students returning Oct. 15 and 16.”
Springfield and Haverford school districts to begin
phasing in-person instruction
Delco Times By Kathleen E. Carey
kcarey@21st-centurymedia.com @dtbusiness on Twitter Sep 25,
2020
SPRINGFIELD — The Haverford Township
School District will be bringing students back into the classroom starting Oct.
5 and the Springfield School District plans to begin phasing in-person
instruction using a hybrid model starting Oct. 8. On Thursday, the Haverford
Township School Board voted in favor of a blended hybrid model that will place
the students in two rotating cohorts in the classroom twice a week. "The
decision was made based on evidence of stabilization in the region and the
recommendations of the Chester County Health Department," Haverford
Township Superintendent Dr. Maureen Reusche said a message to parents Friday. The
schedule to return starts on Oct. 5 with kindergarten through third grade
students; then, Oct. 12 with fourth- through eighth-graders; and closing with
high school students on Oct. 19. Students will be placed into two groups and
one group will attend on Mondays and Wednesdays and the other group will be
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
“No doubt, though: In-person school looks different in the
COVID-19 era. Preschoolers can’t share crayons. Lunch happens in the classroom.
Children mostly stay in a single space, with art and music teachers hauling
materials from room to room. Teachers can’t send children to the office to
relay messages or drop off forms. Parents aren’t allowed inside at all, but a
cleaner with a backpack full of sanitizer is a constant presence, wiping
frequently touched surfaces and spraying rooms between uses.”
What does in-person school look like in the COVID-19 era?
Here’s a look inside.
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham, Posted: September
27, 2020
The first big yellow school buses rolled up
at 8 a.m., and a handful of students stepped out into the September sunshine. The
school doors swung open, and one by one, a line of kids entered Nativity of Our
Lord School in Warminster, each child’s hands reaching out automatically for
the first squeeze of hand sanitizer of the day. The students had been spread
out on the bus, and were careful not to get too close to one another on the way
in. They all wore masks. Kindergarten students work on art projects in their
classroom at Nativity of Our Lord School in Warminster. The school is open five
days a week for in-person instruction. Principal Kyle McDonough spent his
summer drawing up plans, measuring rooms, and putting precautions in place to
prepare to open the 461-student school. Most surrounding districts chose to
open the year virtually, but Nativity parents overwhelmingly wanted in-person
instruction, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia offered a playbook, and McDonough
has luxuries unavailable to public schools, including the ability to limit
admissions. Still, the principal was worried: With barriers separating desks,
mandatory masks or face shields, no singing, no assemblies or field trips,
would it feel like school?
https://www.inquirer.com/education/nativity-of-our-lord-coronavirus-school-reopening-20200927.html
Six local schools win National Blue Ribbon distinction
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham, Posted: September
25, 2020- 12:03 PM
Six local schools have been named National
Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. The
schools that claimed the department’s top prize are: Loomis Elementary, Marple
Newtown School District, Broomall; Rhawnhurst Elementary, Philadelphia School
District; Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School, Wallingford; St.
Katharine of Siena Catholic School, Wayne; St. Patrick Catholic School,
Malvern; and Waldron Mercy Academy, Merion. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
announced the winners Thursday. “It’s a privilege to recognize the
extraordinary work you do to meet students' needs and prepare them for
successful careers and meaningful lives," DeVos said in a statement. In
total, 367 schools from across the country — less than 1% of all schools
nationwide — were honored. Schools, which must complete an extensive
application to be considered, win either based on standardized test performance
or on efforts to close achievement gaps between students.
https://www.inquirer.com/education/national-blue-ribbon-schools-pa-devos-20200925.html
COLUMN: Endangered public schools need federal leadership
more than ever
Instead of offering solutions, Education
Secretary DeVos pushes a political agenda
Hechinger Report by LIZ WILLEN September 23, 2020
NEW YORK — Education and politics are often
closely entangled, but in the midst of a pandemic that has claimed more than
200,000 U.S. lives, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has taken politicization to
a new level. With coronavirus cases soaring and schools facing teacher and
technology shortages, DeVos has spent the last few months urging public schools
to open, under threat of losing federal money, while at the same time calling for immediate relief for
private schools. It’s not that parents don’t want options. Living room learning
gets old quickly, and not all families have internet access and adequate
technology. But there’s a big problem with the secretary of education using the
pandemic as a way to push her favored policy positions in a deeply partisan
way, during a grueling time for the nation’s 51 million public schoolchildren.
https://hechingerreport.org/endangered-public-schools-need-federal-leadership-more-than-ever/
“DeVos’ ultimately quixotic campaign reflects her interest in
supporting alternatives to public schools even during a pandemic and in the
face of significant legal and political obstacles. She acknowledged during a radio interview in May
that she was “absolutely” using the crisis to advance her agenda.”
Fight over private school aid ends in defeat for Betsy
DeVos
Chalkbeat By Matt Barnum Sep 25, 2020, 4:27pm EDT
Betsy DeVos’ controversial effort to route more coronavirus aid to private schools ended Friday. The U.S. Department of Education told state school chiefs that it will not appeal a decision by a federal judge that blocked its rule, dealing DeVos one of the most high-profile losses of her tenure as education secretary. “The Department strongly, but respectfully, disagrees with the ruling. However, we respect the rule of law and will enforce the law as the courts have opined,” DeVos wrote in a letter to state officials. DeVos’ decision not to appeal likely reflects the rule’s shaky legal standing. The department’s defense was decisively rejected by three federal judges, including one appointed by President Trump, and the rule had little political support in Congress. The court fights have kept schools from being able to access the full pot of federal relief money. Now, it’s clear how more than $13 billion in CARES education dollars will be divvied up between public and private schools.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/9/25/21456591/devos-private-school-aid-cares
LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP’S CHRONIC LOSSES AND
YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE
The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax
information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling
properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt
coming due.
New York Times By Russ
Buettner, Susanne
Craig and Mike
McIntire Sept. 27, 2020
Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income
taxes the year he won the presidency. In his first year in the White House, he
paid another $750. He had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15
years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made. As the
president wages a re-election campaign that polls say he is in danger of
losing, his finances are under stress, beset by losses and hundreds of millions
of dollars in debt coming due that he has personally guaranteed. Also hanging
over him is a decade-long audit battle with the Internal Revenue Service over
the legitimacy of a $72.9 million tax refund that he claimed, and received,
after declaring huge losses. An adverse ruling could cost him more than $100
million.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html
PSBA continues push for permanent mandate waiver program
POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 28,
2020 IN PSBA
NEWS
With a short fall legislative session
scheduled for the General Assembly, PSBA is continuing efforts to advocate for
the major state-level issues identified by public school leaders as being
of the most concern during this pandemic. One of the key issues is the
need for broad, permanent relief from mandates that consume much of districts'
budgets and stifle innovation. PSBA worked with Senator Langerholc (R-Cambria)
to introduce Senate Bill 1286, which
would establish a mandate waiver program similar to the highly
popular and successful one which operated in Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2010.
The proposal would allow public schools to apply to the Pennsylvania Department
of Education (PDE) for a waiver of many state-imposed mandates if the school
can show that its instructional program will improve or the school will operate
in a more effective, efficient, or economical manner. Certain laws and
regulations would not be waivable, such as those relating to student safety,
academic standards and assessments, special education, protected handicapped
students, gifted education, student attendance, professional educator conduct
standards, among others.
Click here for a detailed
summary of Senate Bill 1286.
PSBA is asking school boards to join this advocacy effort and adopt the
resolution urging the General Assembly to provide critical support and costs
savings to school districts through approval of a permanent mandate waiver
program. The PSBA resolution can be downloaded and submitted to PSBA online.
https://www.psba.org/2020/09/psba-continues-push-for-permanent-mandate-waiver-program/
PSBA Fall Virtual Advocacy Day: OCT 8, 2020 • 8:00
AM - 5:00 PM
Sign up now for PSBA’s Virtual Advocacy Day
this fall!
All public school leaders are invited to join
us for our fall Virtual Advocacy Day on Thursday, October 8, 2020, via Zoom. We
need all of you to help strengthen our advocacy impact. The day will center
around contacting legislators to discuss critical issues affecting public
education. Registrants will receive the meeting invitation with a link to our
fall Virtual Advocacy Day website that contains talking points, a link to
locate contact information for your legislator and additional information to
help you have a successful day.
Cost: As a membership benefit, there is no
cost to register.
Registration: School directors can register
online now by logging in to myPSBA. If you
have questions about Virtual Advocacy Day, or need additional information, contact
Jamie.Zuvich@psba.org.
https://www.psba.org/event/psba-fall-virtual-advocacy-day/
Save The Date: The PSBA 2020 Equity Summit is happening
virtually on October 13th.
Discover how to build a foundation for equity
in practice and policy.
Learn more: https://t.co/KQviB4TTOj
PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference October 14-15
Virtual
Registration is now open for the first ever
virtual School Leadership Conference! Join us for all-new educational sessions,
dynamic speakers, exhibitors, and more! Visit the website for registration
information: https://t.co/QfinpBL69u #PASLC20 https://t.co/JYeRhJLUmZ
What to expect at this year’s School Leadership
Conference
POSTED ON AUGUST 31, 2020 IN PSBA
NEWS
At the 2020 PASA-PSBA School Leadership
Conference on October 14-15, you'll encounter the same high-quality experience
you've come to expect, via new virtual platform. Hear world-class speakers and
relevant educational sessions, and network with exhibitors and attendees — from
the comfort of your home or office on any internet-enabled device.
The virtual conference platform is accessible
via a unique link provided to each registrant about a week before conference.
No additional app downloads are required. The intuitive 3D interface is easy to
use and immersive — you'll feel like you're on location. Registrants will be
able to explore the space a day before conference starts. Highlights
include:
- Virtual
exhibit hall
- Interactive
lobby area and information desk
- Virtual
auditorium
- Digital
swag bag
- Scavenger
hunt
This year, conference is completely free
to attend! Be among the first 125 to register, and receive a special
pre-conference swag bag, sent to your home. Click here for
more information about how to register.
https://www.psba.org/2020/08/what-to-expect-at-this-years-school-leadership-conference/
Adopt the resolution against racial inequity!
School boards are asked to adopt this
resolution supporting the development of an anti-racist climate. Once adopted,
share your resolution with your local community and submit a copy to PSBA.
Learn more: http://ow.ly/yJWA50B2R72
Adopt the 2020 PSBA resolution for charter school funding
reform
In this legislative session, PSBA has been
leading the charge with the Senate, House of Representatives and the Governor’s
Administration to push for positive charter reform. We’re now asking you to
join the campaign: Adopt the resolution: We’re asking all school
boards to adopt the 2020 resolution for charter school funding reform at your
next board meeting and submit it to your legislators and to PSBA.
Resolution for charter
funding reform (pdf)
Link to submit your adopted resolution to
PSBA
296 PA school boards have adopted charter reform
resolutions
Charter school funding reform continues to be
a concern as over 290 school boards across the state have adopted a resolution
calling for legislators to enact significant reforms to the Charter School Law
to provide funding relief and ensure all schools are held to the same quality
and ethics standards. Now more than ever, there is a growing momentum from
school officials across the state to call for charter school funding reform.
Legislators are hearing loud and clear that school districts need relief from
the unfair funding system that results in school districts overpaying millions
of dollars to charter schools.
https://www.psba.org/2020/03/adopted-charter-reform-resolutions/
Know Your Facts on Funding and Charter Performance. Then
Call for Charter Change!
PSBA Charter Change Website:
https://www.pacharterchange.org/
The Network for Public Education Action Conference has
been rescheduled to April 24-25, 2021 at the Philadelphia Doubletree Hotel
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