Wolf unveiled a charter school reform plan that would save school districts $229 million, which the charter school community says would prove devastating to the programs and services they provide to students who choose to attend their schools.
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Protects taxpayers by saving $229 million a year
Increases transparency of for-profit companies that run many charter schools
The urgent need to hold charter schools and cyber charter schools accountable has increased as enrollment and taxpayer costs have swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tom Wolf today unveiled a common sense and fair bipartisan plan that protects students, parents, and taxpayers. The plan holds low-performing charter schools accountable to improve the quality of education, protects taxpayers by reining in skyrocketing charter school costs, and increases the transparency of for-profit companies that run many charter schools.
“Every child in Pennsylvania deserves a high-quality education that prepares them to succeed in life, but our current law lets some charter schools perform poorly at the expense of students enrolled in traditional district schools,” said Gov. Wolf. “The pandemic has made the problem worse as charter school enrollment has in
February 25, 2021
Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff has a message for the state s school systems: Show me the money.
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In an interview on the Chris Stigall radio show, Benninghoff was asked about the $129 billion of federal education funding in President Biden s proposed COVID-19 relief plan. Like many Republicans, he noted only 5 percent of the emergency funding for schools will be spent this fiscal year. In fact, more of the money will be spent in 2025, after the pandemic is over, than in the next 12 months.
Benninghoof went on to note that schools in the Keystone State have actually fared relatively well on the funding side and using money as an excuse for keeping classrooms closed, he said, doesn t add up.
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