NEWS: Charter schools do well in US News and World Report best public schools rankings
Today US News and World Report released their annual rankings of the best public schools in the country. Although charter high schools are just 10 percent of the country’s 26,000 public high schools, they comprise 23 percent of the top 100 public high schools. Within the top 5 percent of...
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: AgWorks at CCA
Check out the latest edition of the Innovation Spotlight featuring AgWorks at CCA. Funded through a federal grant, AgWorks at CCA is an interactive, integrated agriculture lab that provides students with hands-on learning experiences in a 6,100-square-foot, state-of-the-art controlled environment agriculture center. This student-led facility enables students to learn about controlled-environment agriculture,...
PRESS RELEASE: PCPCS Statement in Response to Pennsylvania School Board Association’s Unfounded Attacks on Charters at Capitol Press Conference
Harrisburg, PA -- Today, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) held their annual advocacy day at the Capitol in partnership with the Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units (PAIU) and the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA). During the press conference, these organizations called on lawmakers to enact comprehensive and meaningful...
PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP: Beth Jones, CFO, Insight Cyber Charter School
Beth Jones is an experienced school leader skilled in Human Resources,Communications, Operations Management, School Finances, and Community Relations. Beth is currently the CFO at Insight PA Cyber Charter School. Throughout her career, Beth has worked tirelessly to support of charter schools and their expansion in Pennsylvania. She is one of the...
NEWS: All Business podcast by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry focuses on Olney Charter High School
This month’s All Business podcast by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry takes us back to school where they are talking to Dr. Ruth Patterson at Olney Charter High School in Philadelphia about their JAG program—Job’s for America’s Graduates. Listen in and learn how this program is teaching students employability skills and increases...
NEWS: School funding gap hurts charter school students
Equitable funding for public charter schools in PA is long overdue. Why should our students receive less funding for their education?
