The following letter from the Executive Director of the PCPCS was published in the Pittsburgh Tribune on April 24, 2012: I find the initiatives and perceptions of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and the district representatives quoted in Eleanor Chute’s article (“School Boards Group Offers Aid to Charters,” April 16) ironic, misinformed and unfortunate for [...] More »
PDE will be conducting an informational webinar from 10:30 a.m. until noon on April 26, 2012. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) invites all school districts, charter schools, intermediate units, and career and technical centers to join us in Phase III of the continued development and implementation of a new teacher evaluation system in the 2012-13 [...] More »
The U.S. Department of Education is seeking volunteer reviewers to read and evaluate grant applications submitted under their discretionary Charter Schools Program grant competitions. These grants are designated to assist in the planning, program design, and initial implementation of public charter schools as well as the dissemination of information about and best practices in charter [...] More »
The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact unites the mayor, school district and charter school leaders in a bold, collaborative plan to focus on replicating and sustaining the most successful school models, regardless of their governance structure. The Compact was approved by the School Reform Commission last month and has been signed by the Mayor, SRC Chairman Pedro [...] More »
Mechanicsburg, PA – Five more exemplary Middle Grades Schools in Pennsylvania have been named PA Don Eichhorn Schools: “Schools to Watch” (PA STW) as part of a recognition program developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Pennsylvania Middle School Association, Duquesne University, Edinboro University, [...] More »
Pennsylvania’s charter school law fell four spots to number 16, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ (NAPCS) annual ranking of state charter school laws. Maine’s law ranked first, and Mississippi’s charter school law remains last. In its third year, Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws [...] More »