Tuesday, October 13, 2020

PA Ed Policy Roundup for Oct. 13: Delaware settles education lawsuit, more than doubles funding to address equity

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PA Ed Policy Roundup for October 13, 2020

Delaware settles education lawsuit, more than doubles funding to address equity

 

Why are cyber charter tuition rates the same as brick and mortar tuition?

Taxpayers in House Ed Committee Member Craig Staats’s school districts paid over $4.2 million in 2018-2019 cyber charter tuition. Statewide, PA taxpayers paid over $600 million for cyber charter tuition in 2018-2019.


Palisades SD

$589,618.50

Pennridge SD

$1,744,884.56

Quakertown Community SD

$1,947,611.00

 

$4,282,114.06

Source: PDE via PSBA

 

 Delaware settles education lawsuit, more than doubles funding to address equity

WHYY By Zoƫ Read October 12, 2020

The state of Delaware has settled a 2018 lawsuit that accused the state of being complicit in the disparities experienced by students who are low income, have disabilities or are English language learners. As part of the settlement between Gov. John Carney, the NAACP of Delaware and Delawareans for Educational Opportunity, the state will allocate millions of dollars in funding to support students who are most in need. “Delaware’s current educational resource allocation system does not recognize the additional needs of children living in poverty and English learners. That system is outdated and inequitable,” said Karen Lantz, legal and policy director at the ACLU of Delaware, which represented the plaintiffs along with the national law firm Arnold & Porter and the Community Legal Aid Society. “Our expectation is that this settlement will begin systemic changes that result in a fundamental shift in how resources are allocated, so every student in Delaware can get the education they deserve,” Lantz said in a statement. Reports show low-income students, students with disabilities and students who are English learners performed lowest on state tests. In the lawsuit, the NAACP of Delaware and Delawareans for Educational Opportunity argued the state did not offer any solutions to resolve the problem. The settlement includes increasing Carney’s “Opportunity Funding” initiative, which committed money to support low-income and English learning students. This funding, which has been at $25 million, will become permanent and more than double to $60 million by the 2024-2025 school year.

https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-settles-education-lawsuit-more-than-doubles-funding-to-address-equity/

 

“From March through August , Pennsylvania schools provided more than 25 million meals to children in need, according to the governor’s office.”

Food insecurity a problem, but free meals at schools help

Times Tribune BY KATHLEEN BOLUS STAFF WRITER Oct 12, 2020 Updated 39 min ago

The Scranton School District has distributed 173,078 meals since schools closed to stop the spread of COVID-19 in March. At Riverside School District, that number is near 120,000. As the year ends, the COVID-19 pandemic lingers and food insecurity will be a problem for the foreseeable future, said Teri Ooms, executive director at the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development. School districts have distributed meals to students since the beginning of the statewide shutdown and will continue to do so at no cost through the remainder of the school year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow free meals to continue to be available through June 30. The extension allows schools to avoid unnecessary barriers to providing meals for students, including those in Northeast Pennsylvania learning either fully online or in hybrid programs. From March through August , Pennsylvania schools provided more than 25 million meals to children in need, according to the governor’s office. Statewide, 2 million Pennsylvanians, including nearly 630,000 children, face food insecurity, according to recent projections from Feeding America, a national nonprofit network of food banks. That’s an increase of 45% to the general food security rate and a 58% increase to the child food insecurity rate when compared to 2018 statistics.

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/food-insecurity-a-problem-but-free-meals-at-schools-help/article_731c62f5-3a2d-5e26-9403-3ed22aefa339.html

 

PDE Hearing on two 2020 Cyber Charter Applications Nov. 4, 5, 10, 11. Written comments due by October 30th.

“Individuals who wish to provide comments on an application during the hearings must provide a copy of their written comments to the Department and the applicant on or before October 30, 2020”

Cyber Charter School Application; Virtual Hearing Nov. 4, 5, 10,11
Pennsylvania Bulletin [50 Pa.B. 5489] [Saturday, October 3, 2020]

 The Department of Education (Department) will conduct virtual public hearings regarding cyber charter school applications received on or before October 1, 2020. The hearings will be held on November 4, 2020, November 5, 2020, November 10, 2020, and November 12, 2020.

 The hearings will take place virtually, beginning at 9 a.m.

 Login information to access the hearings will be posted to the Department's Division of Charter School's Applications webpage at https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Charter%20Schools/Pages/Charter-Applications.aspx.

 The hearings pertain to applicants seeking to operate a new cyber charter school beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. The purpose of the hearings is to gather information from applicants about the proposed cyber charter schools as well as receive comments from interested individuals regarding any applications. The names of the applicants, copies of the applications and a listing of the dates and times scheduled for the hearings on each applications can be viewed on the Department's web site on or before October 16, 2020, at www.education.pa.gov.

 Individuals who wish to provide comments on an application during the hearings must provide a copy of their written comments to the Department and the applicant on or before October 30, 2020. Comments provided by this deadline and presented at the hearings will become part of the certified record concerning the applications. Failure to comply with this deadline will preclude the individual from providing comments at the hearings. Verbal comments may be limited based on the number of individuals requesting time to provide comments.

https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50-40/1348.html

 

PA Dept. of Education Cyber Charter School Applications 2020

https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Charter%20Schools/Pages/Charter-Applications.aspx

 

Dealing with COVID-19 in our schools

The Record Herald by Dr. Tod Kline Waynesboro Area SD Superintendent October 7, 2020

Most people can imagine some of the challenges businesses, organizations, and just the ordinary family have in dealing with the issues that the COVID-19 pandemic presents. The challenges are staggering. In our schools, it is no different. This was likely the first time since the wars in the last century that schools opened with trepidation and anxiety instead of excitement. Millions of children began school virtually on the first day and would have rather been seeing their friends and meeting new ones in school. Parents were scrambling to find childcare so their child could learn virtually while the parents had to go to work. School districts were working and planning for reopening schools in some form or fashion. Many schools have started with online education. For years, many districts tried to convince school boards to invest in a technology device for each learner, but the expense was more than was believed to be affordable. This year forced the issue. However, that presented many problems. Federal money was provided that did help districts move forward. A large amount of districts had no cyber option for students, and had to work to provide one. If they didn’t, taxpayer money was going to the for-profit cyber schools, because families would choose that instead of a public school.

https://www.therecordherald.com/story/news/2020/10/07/klines-korner-dealing-covid-19-our-schools/5907846002/

 

Putting common sense above politics

Bucks County Courier Times Opinion By Jonathan Kassa October 13, 2020

The biggest need I see in the 151st is education funding. Pennsylvania is 44th in the nation in state funding for public education, leaving our schools underfunded and forcing local property taxpayers to cover the difference. Property taxes are regressive, hurting our seniors and leaving the schools that need the most help with the fewest resources. As a representative, I will end our reliance on property taxes for education by fully and equitably funding our schools at the state level. I got into politics because I know the good that can be accomplished when we work together. As Executive Director of the Clery Center for Security on Campus after the Virginia Tech tragedy, I worked with legislators on both sides of the aisle developing campus safety legislation that protects more than 20 million students every day, nationwide. As state representative I will do the same, working through gridlock with both parties and putting common sense above politics.

https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2020/10/13/kassa-putting-common-sense-above-politics/5969172002/

 

Delivering real results in the 151st

Bucks County Courier Times Opinion By Todd Stephens October 13, 2020

Since I was first elected I have worked across the aisle to deliver real results for the people in the communities I represent. For example, I worked with Governor Wolf to clean our water, refund our surcharges and to deliver the highest education funding in state history. COVID-19 continues to be the biggest issue facing our community and the Commonwealth. Since the virus arrived, I have worked to ensure our frontline heroes have the equipment they need to remain safe, sponsored legislation providing $250 million in grants to support our small businesses, and worked across the aisle with Montgomery County Commissioner Dr. Val Arkoosh to decrease COVID-19 testing result times from 14 days to just 12 hours.

https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2020/10/13/stephens-delivering-real-results-151st/5969435002/

 

School construction projects suffer setbacks from coronavirus pandemic [Lancaster Watchdog]

Lancaster Online by ALEX GELI | Staff Writer October 13, 2020

After the coronavirus-fueled shutdown in March, construction was one of the first industries allowed to resume working on-site. Still, some Lancaster County school construction projects that fell behind schedule this spring have yet to fully recover. While it doesn’t appear that the delays will result in additional costs, as of yet, the shutdown will likely cause a few new and newly renovated school buildings to open later than expected.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/school-construction-projects-suffer-setbacks-from-coronavirus-pandemic-lancaster-watchdog/article_49d1d754-0c97-11eb-be3a-5ba63535a2f1.html

 

Derry Area School District to temporarily go virtual after six COVID-19 cases discovered

ANDREW GOLDSTEIN  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  agoldstein@post-gazette.com OCT 12, 2020

The Derry Area School District will move to remote instruction for the remainder of the week after five personnel members and one student tested positive for COVID-19. Eric Curry, superintendent of the district in Westmoreland County, sent a letter to parents Monday that said school administration was following recommendations from the state departments of health and education following the identification of the cases. All people who came into close contact with the infected individuals were notified and directed to quarantine at home, Mr. Curry said. Citing privacy laws, the superintendent wrote that he could not share the name or position of those who were infected. He also did not identify the district building or buildings in which the cases were discovered.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/10/12/Derry-Area-School-District-virtual-learning-COVID-19-cases-Hopewell-coronavirus/stories/202010120109

 

3 Hempfield Area High students positive for coronavirus; school, athletics shut down

Trib Live by JEFF HIMLER   | Monday, October 12, 2020 1:46 p.m.

Hempfield Area High School is closed Tuesday through Friday after three students tested positive for the coronavirus. School administrators were notified of the positive cases over the weekend, according to a letter to parents from Superintendent Tammy Wolicki, posted Sunday on the district website. During the five-day closure, all students will receive remote instruction at home. Virtual attendance will be monitored, Wolicki noted. She said the closure is in accordance with state guidelines that call for a school to shut its doors for five days if the county where it is located has a moderate level of community transmission of the coronavirus and between two and four positive cases occur in that school building over 14 days.

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/3-hempfield-area-high-students-positive-for-coronavirus-school-athletics-shut-down/

 

Despite a third confirmed COVID-19 case, Bellefonte reopened schools. Here’s why

Centre Daily Times BY MARLEY PARISH OCTOBER 12, 2020 10:39 AM

After confirming a third positive COVID-19 case — the second in the high school — the Bellefonte Area School District still reopened for in-person learning Monday. Last week, interim Superintendent Tammie Burnaford notified staff and families that two individuals, an adult at the middle school and a high school student, tested positive for the coronavirus. In response, the district closed its high and middle schools with plans to reopen after a weekend deep-cleaning. A third case was reported in a high school student Sunday afternoon, but the district reopened as planned, citing a limited number of close contacts with the student. According to the state Department of Health, a “close contact” is defined as someone who was less than 6 feet from a person with the virus for 15 continuous minutes.

https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/bellefonte/article246393265.html#storylink=mainstage_card

 

Penn Manor High School closes for a week after 2 new COVID-19 cases

Lancaster Online by Alex Geli Staff Writer October 12,, 2020

Penn Manor High School has suspended in-person classes this week with COVID-19 cases on the rise. Students will learn online until Monday, Oct. 19, and all extracurricular activities originally scheduled in that time have been canceled. Because of the holiday, students were off Monday, Oct. 12. The district made the decision in consultation with medical professionals after officials learned of two new cases at the high school, Superintendent Mike Leichliter stated Monday afternoon in an announcement to district families. The school district has reported six total cases at the high school and nine districtwide.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/penn-manor-high-school-closes-for-a-week-after-2-new-covid-19-cases/article_f72c9120-0cae-11eb-ae0f-f38e55819db2.html

 

5 Hopewell Area School District Students Test Positive For Coronavirus

Four of the five cases are within the same family.

By: KDKA-TV News Staff October 12, 2020

ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – The Hopewell Area School District has alerted families to five positive cases of coronavirus. According to a letter sent to families, an 11th-grade student at the high school had tested positive and was last in the building on October 6. Once the district began speaking with families, it became learned that four other students had tested positive for the virus. According to the district, the four additional cases were found in the same family. The students are in 11th, 8th, 6th, and 4th grades, respectively. All of them last attended school on October 8.

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/10/12/five-hopewell-sd-coronavirus-cases/

 

Metzgar Elementary closed amid 5 coronavirus cases at 2 Greensburg Salem schools

Trib Live by JEFF HIMLER   | Monday, October 12, 2020 2:39 p.m.

James H. Metzgar Elementary School in Salem is closed through Friday, after three students tested positive for the coronavirus. They are among five positive cases among Greensburg Salem students that occurred over 14 days and were announced late last week in a letter to parents posted online by Superintendent Gary Peiffer. He reported two additional student cases associated with Greensburg Salem Middle School, which will remain open. One of the middle school cases is a student who is engaged in full-time remote learning while playing on the ninth-grade girls volleyball team.

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/metzgar-elementary-closed-amid-5-coronavirus-cases-at-2-greensburg-salem-schools/

 

Deer Lakes confirms covid-19 case at middle school

Trib Live by MADASYN LEE   | Monday, October 12, 2020 5:51 p.m.

A staff member at Deer Lakes Middle School has tested positive for covid-19, according to Superintendent Janell Logue-Belden. The district was notified of the case on Monday, Logue-Belden said in a letter sent to families. The letter did not identify the infected individual other than to say it is a middle school staff member.

https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/deer-lakes-confirms-covid-19-case-at-middle-school/

 

Staff member at Allegheny Valley School District’s Acmetonia Elementary tests positive for covid-19

Trib Live PAUL GUGGENHEIMER  | Monday, October 12, 2020 2:34 p.m.

The Allegheny Valley School District was notified Friday that a staff member at Acmetonia Elementary School has tested positive for covid-19. The last date of possible exposure at the school was last Tuesday. “We were made aware by the staff member that they tested positive on Friday,” superintendent Patrick M. Graczyk told the Trib. Graczyk said the staff member is quarantining for the next two weeks and will return to work once they are cleared.

https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/staff-member-at-allegheny-valley-school-districts-acmetonia-elementary-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

Despite several COVID-19 cases, Elizabethtown Area schools will be open Tuesday

Penn Live by By Paul Vigna | pvigna@pennlive.com Updated Oct 12, 2020; Posted Oct 12, 2020

The Elizabethtown Area School District told parents in an email Monday afternoon that despite several reports of COVID-19, all schools will be open tomorrow for in-person instruction. The email noted that over break the district learned a student or staff member at Elizabethtown Area Middle School tested positive for COVID-19. In addition, a student or staff member at the Bear Creek School has a presumptive positive case of COVID-19.

https://www.pennlive.com/coronavirus/2020/10/despite-several-covid-19-cases-elizabethtown-area-schools-will-be-open-tuesday.html

 

Positive coronavirus test closes 1 Central Dauphin elementary school

Penn Live By Steve Marroni | smarroni@pennlive.com Updated Oct 12, 2020; Posted Oct 12, 2020

Students and teachers at one Central Dauphin School District elementary school will be delayed a week from returning to the classroom after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. South Side Elementary Principal Jeff Beeman notified parents about the positive test, saying that instead of returning to school as planned on Tuesday, South Side students in kindergarten through fourth grade will work remotely until Oct. 20. Fifth graders will continue to report to Central Dauphin Middle School.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/positive-coronavirus-test-closes-1-central-dauphin-elementary-school.html

 

Multiple Johnstown students quarantining after positive coronavirus case at high school

by WJAC Staff Monday, October 12th 2020

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Officials with the Greater Johnstown School District say a student at the high school tested positive for COVID-19. According to Superintendent Amy Arcurio, the student reached out to the district. She says the student tested positive Wednesday and informed them Sunday. According to Arcurio, the student was not in school any day last week for classes. Arcurio says the student did come to the school on Friday for homecoming pictures. Everyone who may have been exposed has been contacted. Arcurio says there are four students who have been told to quarantine until Oct. 23 after being in close contact with the positive student.

https://wjactv.com/news/local/multiple-johnstown-students-quarantining-after-positive-coronavirus-case-at-high-school

 

Chartiers Valley School District Reports Positive Coronavirus Test Among High School Community

MSN By: KDKA-TV News Staff October 12, 2020

BRIDGEVILLE (KDKA) – Chartiers Valley School District has confirmed that a “member or member of the Chartiers Valley High School community” had tested positive for coronavirus. According to the district, the positive case is not related to in-school transmission. Since the positive case was identified on October 11, the district has been working with Allegheny County Health Department to identify anyone that may have had close contact with those affected by the positive test.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chartiers-valley-school-district-reports-positive-coronavirus-test-among-high-school-community/ar-BB19WLS9

 

 

The Digital Divide Starts With a Laptop Shortage

A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops has created shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another. Districts with deep pockets often win out.

New York Times By Kellen Browning Oct. 12, 2020

When the Guilford County Schools in North Carolina spent more than $27 million to buy 66,000 computers and tablets for students over the summer, the district ran into a problem: There was a shortage of cheap laptops, and the devices wouldn’t arrive until late October or November. More than 4,000 students in the district had to start the school year without the computers they needed for remote learning. “It’s heartbreaking,” said Angie Henry, the district’s chief operations officer. “Kids are excited about school. They want to learn.” Millions of children are encountering all sorts of inconveniences that come with digital instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. But many students are facing a more basic challenge: They don’t have computers and can’t attend classes held online. A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops and Chromebooks — up to 41 percent higher than last year — has created monthslong shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another. Districts with deep pockets often win out, leaving poorer ones to give out printed assignments and wait until winter for new computers to arrive.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/technology/laptops-schools-digital-divide.html

 

The missing piece: Where is ‘education’ in the national conversation?

Brookings by Elias BlinkoffKathy Hirsh-Pasek, and Helen Shwe Hadani October 12, 2020

The staggering impact of COVID-19 on American lives and the economy was understandably the central issue in the first presidential debate and the vice presidential debate. But somehow, critical questions around education were absent in both debates. In fact, according to transcripts of both debates, the candidates used the word “school” fifteen times, but not always to describe K-12 education. The word “education” itself was stated just three times. Clearly, this is a school year like no other. A recent Education Week analysis found that 74 percent of the 100 largest school districts in the United States opted exclusively for remote learning, dramatically impacting the education of over 9 million students. At the same time, increasing our nation’s educational achievement is a persistent challenge. The 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) revealed that American students performed above average in reading, ranking 13th just behind Sweden and New Zealand, but below average in math. In math, we ranked 37th and fell behind Spain, Lithuania, and Hungary. American students’ average performance in both subjects has remained flat for approximately two decades.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/10/12/the-missing-piece-where-is-education-in-the-national-conversation/

 

Despite outbreak, Congress takes its chances without widespread COVID-19 testing

Coronavirus has infected more than 20 lawmakers and more than 120 workers, and dozens more have been forced to quarantine.

WITF By Claudia Grisales/NPR OCTOBER 13, 2020 | 5:29 AM

(Washington) — The Republican-controlled Senate returns this month in a high-stakes gamble: Three members tested positive for coronavirus as it’s moving full-steam ahead to confirm a new justice to the Supreme Court. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., one of the GOP senators to test positive, recently underscored his party’s determination to wrap up the confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Johnson says he’s ready to vote on the Senate floor for Barrett — infected or not. “I’ve already told leadership, I’ll go in a moon suit,” Johnson told a radio talk show on Denver-based 630 KHOW. The latest outbreak highlights the absence of a widespread testing program for Congress more than seven months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

https://www.witf.org/2020/10/13/despite-outbreak-congress-takes-its-chances-without-widespread-covid-19-testing/

 

 

A PHILadelphia Education: An Evening with Bill Marimow and Phil Goldsmith

Monday, October 19 -- 7:00 pm

Join us Monday, October 19 at 7:00pm for a special interactive virtual interview presentation. Bill Marimow, two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, former Executive Editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and former Haverford Township resident will interview Phil Goldsmith about his new book, A PHILadelphia Education: Tales, Trials, and Tribulations of a Serial Careerist.

Goldsmith, current Haverford Township Free Library Board President, has held several prominent public positions including deputy mayor of Philadelphia, chief executive of the School District of Philadelphia and chief operating officer of the City of Philadelphia.

Goldsmith will also interview Marimow about his lengthy career in journalism and the future of journalism, and both will talk about the challenges facing Philadelphia. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to both Marimow and Goldsmith after the interviews.

This program will take place live virtually on the Zoom platform.

To register, click here or email Amy Moskovitz at moskovitz@haverfordlibrary.com and you will be sent the Zoom link for the event.

 

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/

 

Tell your legislators that school districts need their support

POSTED ON OCTOBER 12, 2020 IN PSBA NEWS

If you missed Advocacy Day, it's not too late to reach out to your legislators and ask for their support for public schools during this challenging school year. Take Action to send a letter to your members of the Senate and House of Representatives. The letter addresses the need to support our schools and help to control our costs so that districts may better serve their students. Among the most important areas of concern are limited liability protections; broad mandate relief; delay in new state graduation requirements delay; the need for broadband expansion; and charter school funding reform. Now, more than ever, it is vital that legislators hear from school districts.

https://www.psba.org/2020/10/tell-your-legislators-that-school-districts-need-their-support/

 

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.

The school boards from the following districts have adopted resolutions calling for charter funding reform. 

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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