Long-sought charter school changes on the table as Pa. lawmakers plot education funding overhaul
Pennsylvania lawmakers are contemplating changes to the funding mechanism for charter schools as part of a necessary transformation of public education. Over 160,000 students in the state are enrolled in charter schools, with public school districts shouldering nearly all the tuition costs, leading to financial losses for the districts. Repeated attempts to overhaul the 20+ year old law governing charter schools and their funding have failed. However, both Democratic and Republican reports indicate potential common ground, proposing reimbursements for public school districts for costs relating to charters. The complex tuition calculation for students with disabilities is also under scrutiny, with bipartisan agreement on a tiered system relating payments to the severity of the disability.
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