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coronavirus, cyber charters, keystone crossroads, whyy news

March 24 — 4:43 pm

Cyber charters in Pa. keep teaching amid confusion in coronavirus shutdown order

While most parents across Pennsylvania prepared for the disruption of another week without school, Courtney Hock looked forward to getting

Melanie Bavaria
WHYY NEWS

charter schools, cyber charters, governor wolf, harrisburg

January 27 — 10:23 pm

District leaders call for moratorium on new charters until law is changed

In what they called an “unprecedented” coalition, more than 30 superintendents and other school district leaders in Southeast Pennsylvania, plus

Dale Mezzacappa

cyber charters, whyy news

September 16 — 1:01 pm

A clash on cyber charters kicks off fall legislative session in Harrisburg

Stefaine D’Amico says her oldest son Bobby was bullied relentlessly at the public and Catholic schools he’d attended. “The bullying

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

cyber charters, cyber security, student data

August 22 — 8:28 am

Cyber operator exposed students’ personal data

Nearly 7 million student records containing personal information were exposed to the public earlier this summer at K12 Inc., one

Greg Windle

charter schools, charters, commentary, cyber charters, eye on special education, Focus on Special Education and Early Learning, special ed, special education

March 11 — 3:31 pm

Rights of Students with Disabilities in Non-traditional Settings:

Children with disabilities are educated in different settings, including charter schools, cyber programs, credit recovery/accelerated schools and Alternative Education for

Maura McInerney
Commentary
maura mcinerney

cyber charters, politics, whyy news

February 13 — 10:22 am

The death of cyber charter schools in Pa.?

A proposal with potentially dire consequences for Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools has re-emerged in Harrisburg this session. And one of

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

alternative schools, charter schools, charters, cyber charters, graduation rates, school choice, school performance profile

June 14 — 4:40 pm

Pa. cyber charters consistently receive poor academic scores

No cyber charter school in Pennsylvania have ever received a passing academic score from the state, and very few have

Greg Windle

commentary, cyber charters

May 30 — 4:35 pm

Commentary: Philadelphia Virtual Academy is a successful and unique educational option for Philadelphia families

Last week, an opinion piece entitled “Commentary: Philadelphia Virtual Academy exemplifies the District’s double standard on renewal applications” compared charter schools

Christina Grant and David Anderson
Commentary

cyber charters, latest news

December 20 — 5:42 pm

Rising costs of cyber charters beleaguer Pa. school districts

Cyber charter education is now nearly a half-billion dollar industry in Pennsylvania, according to Public Citizens for Children & Youth, an advocacy

Laura Benshoff
cyber charter photo

cyber charters, latest news

September 22 — 3:31 pm

Auditor finds conflicts in spending of cyber charter

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has issued another report calling for reform of the state charter school law. This one cites multiple

Dale Mezzacappa
depasquale ap file photo
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