ACT 55 Board Training Scheduled!
Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, school board directors and charter school trustees are required to complete training programs pursuant to Act 55 of 2017. School board directors or charter school trustees appointed as of July 1, 2018 will be required to complete the initial four-hour training program required under...
TAKE ACTION! Fight back against Gov Wolf’s charter school attacks!
Make your voice heard! Gov. Tom Wolf couldn't get his agenda passed through the democratic process so he's bypassing the Legislature by proposing a new regulation through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This regulation proposes harmful “reforms” that could affect every aspect of operations for public charter schools. Tell the...
And Our Keynote Speaker is…
The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools and Barton Gilman are pleased to announce that noted charter school and education reform advocate, Mashea Ashton, will be the Keynote Speaker for the 2021 PCPCS Annual Conference, slated for October 20-21, 2021 in Camp Hill, PA. Mashea Ashton is the Founder and CEO of Digital Pioneers Academy (DPA), a new public...
Statement on Wolf Administration Proposed Charter School Regulations (September 17, 2021)
The statement below is given by Lenny McAllister, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, a non-profit organization focused on providing high-quality options for Pennsylvania families within K-12 public education. “Once again, the Wolf Administration is eschewing good governance for the allure of bad politics – this time...
Check out the latest news on the PA Charter School Program Grant!
Click here to read the latest news from the Pennsylvania Charter School Program Grant!
Statement on Resignation of Former PPS Superintendent Anthony Hamlet (September 8, 2021)
The statement below is given by Lenny McAllister, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, a non-profit organization focused on providing high-quality options for Pennsylvania families within K-12 public education. “Over the course of the past decade - and more notably so during this world-shaking pandemic - Pittsburgh...
