US EditionCyber Charter Funding Reform Passes Pa. House
- The Pennsylvania House passed a bill on June 4 that would reform cyber charter school funding with a flat $8,000 per student cap.
- The legislation responded to Auditor General Tim DeFoor’s February report revealing that five cyber charters increased revenues by $425 million due to uneven tuition fees.
- The bill passed 104-98 with mostly Democrats voting in favor and only two Republicans supporting, amid debate over funding impacts on 65,000 students in 14 cyber charters.
- Supporters contend the bill could reduce costs for school districts by hundreds of millions annually and increase transparency, while critics caution that it might lead to the closure of online schools and restrict educational options for families.
- The bill now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate where its future is uncertain, reflecting a contentious debate over cyber charter funding in Pennsylvania.
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Pa. House passes cyber charter reform again; Senate lawmakers take another run at vouchers
Cyber charter school reform tops education agenda as budget negotiations take shape. Legislation to reform Pennsylvania’s quarter-century-old cyber charter school law and return to taxpayers hundreds of millions in excessive tuition payments passed in the state House on Wednesday with bipartisan support. The bill now heads to the state Senate where a favorable vote would ratify one of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget priorities by capping cyber charte…
Bill To Reform Cyber Charter School Funding Passes House - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
A bill that looks to reform Cyber Charter Schools has passed through the state house. Auditor General Tim DeFoor released an audit in February that called for reform of Cyber Charter Schools and how they are funded. The Pennsylvania State Senate will now vote on a proposed bill that passed the state house by a vote of 104 to 98. The bill would reform funding for cyber charter schools, provide more transparency on that funding, and allow parity w…
Pennsylvania House passes cyber charter school reforms with pushback from cyber charter schools, conservatives
HARRISBURG — Only two days after cyber charter reforms were passed by the Pennsylvania House education committee, representatives across the commonwealth voted along party lines to pass HB 1500, which
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