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Questions about Chester-Upland and Charter Schools in General

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What's really going on with Chester-Upland? I don't know why this situation is bothering me. I'm just a regular person. I'm not an educator, not a politician, I don't have children in…Continue

At What Point Does a Public School Become a Private School?

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William Lin liked Christine Johnson's discussion 'Questions about Chester-Upland and Charter Schools in General' Jan 20

Brett Schaeffer replied to Christine Johnson's discussion 'Questions about Chester-Upland and Charter Schools in General'

Good question, Christine. A modified version of HB 1348 was voted down in the House in December. New versions of one or both of those bills are likely to be introduced in the coming weeks. Thanks, Brett S.

Jan 20

Christine Johnson replied to Christine Johnson's discussion 'Questions about Chester-Upland and Charter Schools in General'

Wow... I just read ELC's analysis on Charter School Reform. Frightening. What happened with SB 904 and HB 1348? I could find no reference to these bills in the Inquirer's news archives... When will new legislation be…

Jan 19

Brett Schaeffer liked Christine Johnson's discussion 'Questions about Chester-Upland and Charter Schools in General' Jan 19

Questions about Chester-Upland and Charter Schools in General

What's really going on with Chester-Upland? I don't know why this situation is bothering me. I'm just a regular person. I'm not an educator, not a politician, I don't have children in Chester-Upland...Can the State take over and give Vahan Gureghian's charter school management the right to manage all the schools? Why is the State only pushing for-profit charters schools on low-performing districts? Are there studies that prove lower-income students do better in Gureghians Schools? If so, why…See More

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Questions about Chester-Upland and Charter Schools in General

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Christine Johnson replied to Brett Schaeffer's discussion 'Senate floor vote on SB 1 - school vouchers'

- Clarifying that Opportunity Scholarship funds received by a participating nonpublic school may be subject to audit in accordance with law. - Requiring participating nonpublic schools to administer an assessment or a…

Apr 12, 2011

Christine Johnson replied to Brett Schaeffer's discussion 'Senate floor vote on SB 1 - school vouchers'

Thanks for the link to Pennsylvanian's Opposed to Vouchers. I wasn't aware of this.

Apr 12, 2011

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Hi Christine, Welcome to PA School Talk! I'm glad to see that you've already posted a discussion. If you have any questions about other site features, please let me know. Best,Connie S.

Mar 31, 2011

At What Point Does a Public School Become a Private School?

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At 11:38am on March 31, 2011, Connie Sung said…: Hi Christine,

Welcome to PA School Talk! I'm glad to see that you've already posted a discussion. If you have any questions about other site features, please let me know.

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Connie S.