Public Charter Schools Take A Stand Against Racial Injustice
June 23, 2020 – Public charter schools in Pennsylvania stand for inclusion, diversity and educational opportunity. Charter school leaders and their staff have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of Black children by providing them with an education that meets their unique needs. In fact, nearly 43 percent of Pennsylvania’s...
PCPCS Announces Summer Webinar Series!
PCPCS is thrilled to announce our 2020 Summer Webinar series! PCPCS would like to help you prepare to go back to school by providing a webinar series covering all of the topics you need to know about before reopening! In these one-hour sessions, our partners and member schools will share their experience...
Juneteenth 2020 – Reflecting on the Past; Educating Students for a Better Tomorrow
(Harrisburg - June 19, 2020) - Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Army soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War was over and enslaved Black people were free. It was two-and-a-half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Today, 155 years later, we must...
Pre-Recorded Webinars
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text] Check out the recordings of our previous webinars! [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] Employment and Labor Considerations During and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Presented by: Carolyn Flynn, Esq., Associate Attorney, McKenna Snyder LLC Charter schools have been forced to face a myriad of employment and labor issues due to the spread of COVID-19. This session will review...
PCPCS Vice President Testifies Before the House Education Committee
This morning, PCPCS' Vice President and CEO of Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School, Lawrence Jones, testified before the House Education Committee on how PA's public charter schools are preparing to welcome students back to the classroom for the 2020-21 school year. A copy of his written testimony can be found...
House hearing examines reopening schools during COVID-19
Public charter school leader to testify on how charter schools plan to educate 143,000 students HARRISBURG (JUNE 16, 2020) – Larry Jones, vice president of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, will testify Wednesday before the House Education Committee on how public charter schools are...
