Taking a step to fulfill one of his budget priorities, Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic legislators on Friday offered a detailed charter school reform plan that they said would save $229 million annually, but which opponents said would hurt charter students.
“Pennsylvania’s charter school law is among the worst in the country,” Wolf said during an online press conference discussing the reforms contained in separate bills introduced in the state House and Senate.
Wolf and reform supporters repeatedly said the bills would bring equitable funding, accountability and transparency to charter schools, which include cyber schools that have exploded in popularity during the pandemic.