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Governor Corbett Announces Changes at Pennsylvania Department of Education

May15

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Ronald J. Tomalis will leave his post as Secretary of Education on May 31 to become Special Adviser to the Governor on Higher Education. Tomalis, who has been with the administration since January 2011, will be responsible for overseeing, implementing [...] More »

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Phila Tribune: Truebright School fights to keep charter

May10

Truebright Science Academy Charter School. — Photo courtesy Great Philly Schools.org When the leadership of the School District of Philadelphia recently announced the system would not expand charter school options for the ensuing school year, thoughts turned to the existing charter schools that are up for renewal at the end of the year, and to [...] More »

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Charter schools offer value, options

May06

Like many parents, I have concerns about my children’s education. This isn’t an indictment of their teachers or school district. However, as an educator, I am astutely aware of the fact that people have different learning styles. What works for one of my students doesn’t always work for another. Public schools have become highly bureaucratized [...] More »

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West Shore school officials lift prom ban for cyber school student

May05

  An 18-year-old cyber charter school student barred from attending her senior prom will be allowed to go after all. Eleanor Lohry picked up her tickets to the Cedar Cliff High School prom Friday after school officials called to let her know they’d reversed their original decision to keep her out of the event. West Shore [...] More »

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Inquirer: Virtual shout-out for cyber schools

May05

To be honest, the prospect of Internet-based education was not intuitive to me at first, either. And if fate had given me different kids, or no kids, or enough cash to send my kids to private school when the going got tough, I’d probably be part of the shrill chorus decrying the use of public [...] More »

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Lancaster Online: Charter schools offer value, options

May05

Public schools have become highly bureaucratized and are not capable of adapting to individual children’s needs. While teachers are knowledgeable about learning, they often find that their hands are tied when it comes to making adaptations for a struggling student. Some children are diagnosed with a learning disability and qualify for “accommodations.” Within the public [...] More »

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Commonwealth Connections Academy Wins Second Place at National Real World Design Challenge

May03

  Commonwealth Connections Academy’s state-winning Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) team placed second in the country at the 2013 National RWDC engineering competition on April 20, topping 26 teams from other states and territories. CCA was the sole cyber charter school to qualify and participate in this year’s National Competition, and is also the only [...] More »

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