New Report: The PA Disconnect in Cyber Charter Oversight and Funding
Posted by Children First on February 1, 2022
The PA Charter Performance Center, launched by Children First a year ago, has released its first national report, The PA Disconnect in Cyber Charter Oversight and Funding, A Review of Cyber Charter Laws in 27 States.
It found that Pennsylvania:
- Has the most cyber charter students compared to the 27 other states that permit cyber charters,
- Is spending the most taxpayer money on cyber charters now cresting near $1 billion,
- Has the weakest oversight systems,
- And, no surprise, every cyber charter school is performing in line with the lowest performing schools in the state.
Unlike public schools which must post a public independent audit every year and are routinely audited by the state auditor general, six of the state’s 14 cyber charter schools have never been reviewed by state auditors and the largest cyber charter in the state, with a $270 million budget, was last audited ten years ago.
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