PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP: Dr. John Chandler
Don't miss the latest in our series PCPCS Presents: Profiles in Leadership. In the latest edition, Dr. John Chandler of PA Virtual Charter School shares his story and views on being a leader in the charter movement in Pennsylvania. Click here to read the full interview.
PCPCS Responds to the Passage of Another State Budget Without Significant Reforms for Charter Schools
Harrisburg -- This morning, the General Assembly sent Governor Wolf the final components of the 2019-20 budget, including the School Code bill (HB 1615) and several other education-related bills that were passed over the past few days. The following is a statement from Ana Meyers, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bear Creek Community Charter School CEO Dispels Charter School Myths
Check out the CEO of Bear Creek Community Charter School's letter to the editor in which he dispelled myths about public charter schools. We need to see more of these stories to combat the negative rhetoric on charter schools!
PCPCS Response to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Political Cartoon
The following is in response to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s political cartoon from Thursday, June 6 (Pa. cyber schools got their report card) from Ana Meyers, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS). Please note, the Inquirer chose not to publish this response. Political cartoon published...
NEWS: PCPCS Organizes Counter-Protest to Anti-Cyber Charter School Rally
PCPCS organized a counter-protest to an anti-cyber charter school rally at the Capitol on Tuesday, the same day the House considered a slate of bills that would impose new regulations on the state’s charter sector. “[These families] are petrified they’re going to be forced to go to a school district...
MY CHARTER STORY: I Chose a Cyber Charter School for My Children
This week the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) introduces a new series- My Charter School Story. With negative headlines splashed across news outlets, the hard work of our charter schools is sometimes overshadowed and forgotten. We want to change that. The charter school movement is tied to thousands...
