PA Families Protest Funding Cuts to Public Charter School Students and Special Education
Gov. Wolf's proposed funding cuts would "devastate" students HARRISBURG (Feb. 4, 2021) – Governor Tom Wolf's attack on public charter school students and his plan to cut funding for special education services for charter students drew condemnation from public charter school families across Pennsylvania. "Governor Wolf's proposal to cut special education...
Charter School Leader Calls Wolf Funding Cuts “Callously Wrong”
Says governor's plan hurts disadvantaged and vulnerable students HARRISBURG (Feb. 3, 2021) – The following is a statement from Lenny McAllister, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS), on Gov. Tom Wolf's 2021-22 budget plan that calls for $229 million in funding cuts for the more than 169,000...
Public Charter Schools Seek Fair Funding for ALL Schools
PCPCS announces its legislative agenda for 2021 HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS), which represents brick-and-mortar and cyber charter schools throughout the Commonwealth, today urged state lawmakers to ensure fair funding for all public school students in Pennsylvania. "Every cent of public education funding should follow every...
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PCPCS Videos
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Click image below for Dr. Anne Clark's, new PCPCS CEO, first press conference on April 28, 2022. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4607" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" onclick="custom_link" link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Ko6TiGuO8"][vc_column_text]As if we are dumping good money into an empty chair, "...for 169,000 kids in Pennsylvania, one quarter of every dollar spent on public education never gets to...
Statement on Events of January 6, 2021
(Note: the below is a reflection by Lenny McAllister on the events in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021, and is not to be taken to be an official position or statement of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools as an organization nor is it intended to be a...
