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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.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic legislators offered a detailed charter school reform plan that they said would save $229 million annually, but which opponents said would hurt charter students.
FALL RIVER – Fall River Schools Superintendent Matthew Malone said he has no plans of resigning after the Fall River City Council this week overwhelmingly passed a “no confidence” vote, and called on him to step down.
Malone, who has been under fire over allegations that he harassed his central office staff and used demeaning language, struck a defiant tone, saying he was “disappointed” in the city council s vote, which he called “a distraction from the important work” of education.
“I have important work to lead under the governance of the school committee and I invite the Fall River City Council members to join us in building the best urban school system in Massachusetts and delivering on the promise for a better future in Fall River,” Malone said in a prepared statement.