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Pa. cyber charter school sees unprecedented growth, pushes back against critics
Commonwealth Charter Academy has tens of thousands of students in Pennsylvania, drawing support and critics alike.
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Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa. schools
Maurice Flurie, former CEO of Pennsylvania’s largest — and most scrutinized — cyber charter school, Commonwealth Charter Academy, testified in their defense, arguing that there are good reasons cyber ...
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Pa. lawmakers debate cyber charters, where a kid with all D’s and F’s outperformed most of his peers
But in most of Pennsylvania’s cyber schools, between 10 - 30% of parents are opting out. Rep. Peter Schweyer, the chair of the committee, said Commonwealth Charter Academy used to be similar to ...
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Cyber charter tuition consumes millions of new state dollars for poor schools
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On heels of auditor general’s report, Pa. delves into cyber charter funding question
Cyber charters and other “school choice” advocates have pushed back on a flat-rate funding proposal as a means to curtail ...
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Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa. schools
Matt Smith For Spotlight PA Putting so much adequacy funding into Cyber Academy, Keating said, is a “twofold investment.” The money both kept the program accessible after federal funding went ...
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Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa. schools
Maurice Flurie, former CEO of Pennsylvania’s largest — and most scrutinized — cyber charter school, Commonwealth Charter Academy, testified in their defense, arguing that there are good ...