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The results of last week's Pennsylvania Supreme Court election could have wide-ranging implications for a number of high-profile cases related to…
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Students attending 15 area charter schools collected $11,000 for the Homeless Children’s Education Fund to help ensure the estimated 3,000 homeless…
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Advocates for Pennsylvania’s charter schools are worried that Governor Tom Wolf’s new education budget would force some schools to close their…
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Charter schools in the commonwealth have grown rapidly. Over a five year period beginning in 2006, enrollment in the state increased by 54 percent, and…
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In wake of a report detailing alleged charter school fraud, members of the group Action United and other concerned parents took to the streets of Downtown…
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Charter schools in Pennsylvania are defined by their flexibility and freedom from many state regulations.A new study shows they’re also marked by their…
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Traditional public schools and charter schools don't have the same rules when it comes to teacher certifications, but one new proposal would bring the two…
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Despite its lengthy waiting list, the Environmental Charter School at Frick Park (ECS) was recently denied permission to expand by the Pittsburgh Public…
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A recently approved tweak to special education funding won’t apply to charter schools, after all. State lawmakers shied away from the changes after…
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From the creation of Pennsylvania’s charter school law in 1997 to today there has been greater public school choice in the state, and many charter schools…