New poll shows strong support for public cyber charter schools
69 percent of those surveyed support making sure parents have the option of public cyber charter schools for their children HARRISBURG (April 6, 2021) – The Public Cyber Charter School Association (PCCSA), the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS), and the National Coalition for Public School Options (PSO) jointly announced...
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School
Lehigh Valley Academy offers all four IB programmes: the Primary Years Programme for grades K-6, the Middle Years Programme for grades 7-10, the Career-related Programme for grades 11 and 12, and the Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12. LVA is one of forty-one schools in the world and one...
PA Distance Learning Charter School’s CEO Testifies Before The Senate Education Committee
This morning, Patricia Rossetti, the CEO of the PA Distance Learning Charter School and a member of the PCPCS Advisory Council, testified before the Senate Education Committee on how PA’s public cyber charter schools have successfully adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find Patricia Rossetti's written testimony...
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: PA’s Need For Charter Reform That Puts Students Before Politics Press Conference
HARRISBURG (Feb. 26, 2021) – Public charter school leaders joined parents and lawmakers today to advocate for comprehensive, fair charter reform, and denounce all attempts to cut public school funding and limit school choice for families. “Pennsylvania families across the Commonwealth are enjoying their lawful rights to enrolling their children in...
PA Charters Testify Before The House Education Committee
This morning, Lenny McAllister, the CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) testified before the House Education Committee on how PA’s public charter schools have adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully continued to educate 169,000 students. Lenny was joined by three public charter school...
Charter school leaders discuss COVID-19 pandemic response at hearing
House Education Committee hears the successes and challenges of educating public charter school students HARRISBURG (Feb. 22, 2021) – Lenny McAllister, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS), will testify on Tuesday, Feb. 23, before the House Education Committee, which is looking at how schools managed the challenges...
