The act would increase transparency of for-profit companies that operate charter schools in Pennsylvania. The plan would hold low-performing charter schools accountable to improve educational quality and protect $229 million a year in tax dollars. In February 2021, PA Governor Tom Wolf unveiled a bipartisan Charter School Accountability plan to protect students and taxpayers. What cyber charter schools are very good at, however, is siphoning money from public dollars from locally-accountable public schools.ĭerry Township School District is one of nearly 400 Pennsylvania school districts urging Governor Tom Wolf and the state legislature to support charter school reform. Once hailed as “school choice,” the reality is, cyber charter schools have actually done little to strengthen education or offer effective programs and services. You've see them, those slick ads offering 'free online education' using computers handed out 'at no cost' but did you ever stop to wonder who is paying for those services (and those expensive ads)? The fact is, you are paying those costs - and at the expense of the local school district you thought your tax dollars were supporting.

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