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...
Letter to Senate Education Committee in Support of a Charter Funding Commission
Below is a letter of support sent by the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) in support of Senate Bill 590. June 4, 2019 Dear Senate Education Committee Members, On behalf of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS), I am writing to express our support for...
MEDIA STATEMENT: PCPCS Responds to Stanford University’s Report on Charter Performance in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg -- This afternoon, Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) released a report, in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, on the performance of charter schools in the Commonwealth. The report, Charter School Performance in Pennsylvania 2019, presented data and findings on student academic performance, charter...
PCPCS Guidance for Safety and Security Report
We made you aware via our newsletters that per Act 44 of 2018, all Safety & Security Coordinators are required to make a report to their school board no later than June 30, 2019 on their school’s current safety and security practices. The report should also identify strategies to improve school safety and...
