Tell Governor Shapiro and PA Lawmakers to reject “Lifeline Scholarship” vouchers and fund public schools!

by Susan Spicka | Jun 23, 2023 | Action Alerts

Senate Republicans in Harrisburg just announced that implementing a new school voucher program is their top priority in the 2023-2024 state budget. They are fast tracking a “Lifeline Scholarship” bill (Senate Bill 795) that would create a brand new voucher program IN...

Ask me how cyber charters waste property taxes!

by Susan Spicka | Jun 8, 2023 | Action Alerts, blog

We spent Tuesday in the Harrisburg Capitol talking to a lot of people about what we learned from Right to Know requests for cyber charter school expenditures on advertising and parties. Click HERE for a summary of what we learned. Common responses were disbelief and...

Right to Know requests reveal $16.8 million in cyber charter advertising in 2021-2022.

by Susan Spicka | Jun 5, 2023 | Action Alerts, blog

Right to Know requests reveal $16.8 million in cyber charter advertising in 2021-2022. CYBERS WASTED SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS ON BUS WRAPS, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TICKETS, TV AND RADIO ADS, BILLBOARDS, HIGH-END HOODIES, AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE! Tell your state...

What can we expect in the state budget next week?

by Susan Spicka | Jun 23, 2022 | Action Alerts, blog

With less than a week to enact a budget by the June 30th deadline, Pennsylvania House and Senate members were sent home until Monday, June 27th to give their leaders time to negotiate the details of a final budget agreement with the Wolf Administration. Presumably...

Auditor General DeFoor doubles down on refusal to audit cyber charter schools

by Susan Spicka | Jun 11, 2022 | Action Alerts

We met with the staff of Auditor General Timothy DeFoor in February to present his office with information about highly-questionable spending by Pennsylvania’s cyber charters and urged his office to conduct audits of cyber charter schools. We contacted his...

Take action now to support charter school reform in PA!

by Susan Spicka | Feb 25, 2020 | Action Alerts

We have helped build a movement to fix Pennsylvania’s worst charter school law in the nation in every corner of the commonwealth. Now it is time to take this movement to Harrisburg! Please click HERE and sign a letter to your state representative and...
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