Cyber reform passes first hurdle, vouchers still on the table
It was a busy day in Harrisburg. The great news is that yesterday morning, on June 27th, the House Education Committee passed the fabulous House Bill 1422 by a vote along partisan lines of 12-9. This bill was years in the making and is the...
Tell Governor Shapiro and PA Lawmakers to reject “Lifeline Scholarship” vouchers and fund public schools!
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!
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...
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Every dollar that CCA spends on DoorDash, luxury cars, or at exclusive clubs is a dollar paid by PA taxpayers. Pennsylvania needs a moratorium on new cyber charters and accountability for the existing 14 cybers, not a grifty new cyber that would use AI to "teach" students. @PaHouseDems @PAHouseGOP @PaSenateDems @PASenateGOP @GovernorShapiro 'AI-driven' school wants to teach PA core academics in 2 hours The fact that Unbound Academy has a viable path toward approval shows that PA needs to radically rethink its charter school law, critics say. www.spotlightpa.org .@PASBO .@LEARN .@pa_charter .@EdVotersPA .@PSEA .@AFTPA .@RepCiresi .@SenWilliamsPA .@SenatorArgall .@SenMastriano .@SenatorJColeman .@SenatorKeefer PA Needs A Moratorium On New Cyber Charters, Not An AI Cyber School! - @EdVotersPA .@PASBO .@LEARN .@pa_charter .@EdVotersPA .@PSEA .@AFTPA .@RepCiresi .@SenWilliamsPA .@SenatorArgall .@SenMastriano .@SenatorJColeman .@SenatorComitta .@SenTimKearney .@SenTonyWilliams .@PAGOP .@PAGOPPolicy .@SenatorKimWard .@SenatorPittman
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