The 2023 school board elections have come and gone for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Republicans earned some wins, but they were trounced in a handful of regions in the state
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf speaks to the press.
The Pennsylvania Charter Appeals Board (CAB) has become a political battleground in a larger fight between Gov. Tom Wolf and state GOP leaders over executive appointees.
At present, the board seems to have become functionally non-existent as important disputes between school districts and charter schools are in limbo.
The CAB exists as a place where charter schools can challenge decisions made by their local school boards.
At least they’re supposed to be able to challenge them.
Right now, it’s unclear who would hear the appeals.
The board’s website lists no members other than Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega, an automatic appointee.