Schools must work together – not apart – to teach students
By Patricia Rossetti Pennsylvania’s 14 public cyber charter schools have been in the news lately, as thousands of families seek to enroll their children for the new school year. Parents are choosing public cyber charter schools because we know how to educate students online. We have been teaching children in...
PA Cyber CEO Testifies Before the House Education Committee
This morning, the CEO of The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School and member of the PCPCS Board of Trustees, Brian Hayden, testified before the House Education Committee on how PA’s public cyber charter schools are preparing to for the 2020-21 school year. A copy of his written testimony can be found HERE.
House Education Committee Examines Reopening Schools
PCPCS leader to testify about what is needed to teach 143,000 students in public charter schools during the pandemic HARRISBURG (Aug. 3, 2020) – Brian Hayden, CEO of PA Cyber Charter School and a board member of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, on Tuesday will join other education leaders...
PCPCS Begins Search for New Executive Director
The PCPCS Board is seeking a highly qualified, visionary, and committed successor. In the past few years, PCPCS has seen increases in membership, membership dues and general participation by member schools across the state. In 2019, PCPCS launched a statewide communications campaign called “143K Rising” to elevate the voices of...
PCPCS Statement on Special Education Funding
HARRISBURG (June 30, 2020) – The following is a statement from the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) on a report issued by an anti-charter group calling for funding cuts to special education students in public charter schools. "Thousands of families of special education students have chosen to leave...
PCPCS Offers Resources to Help You Prepare to go Back to School!
The PCPCS Team been working hard to provide you with the resources you will need to go back to school in the fall. Part of that work has been to connect schools with businesses able to provide access to the various Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and other related items to combat...
