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 »
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Secretary Tomalis may be stepping down. Click Here for Story More »
Please take a moment to read this very touching testimonial from the heart of a mother and the role cyber charter school education played in her family’s life. Click Here for Story More »
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 »
The “Schooling in America Survey” is a national project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice . Click here to review the findings More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »