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October 8, 2010

Pa. Auditor General Calls For Moratorium On New Charter Schools

Stephanie Esposito

Pennsylvania's auditor general said the state's charter school funding formula is seriously flawed.

Jack Wagner is now calling for a moratorium on new charter schools until the Rendell administration makes some changes.

It may cost $15,000 a year to educate each student in one public school and $10,000 in another, depending on taxes.

But any child from any district can go to a charter school. And that's where the charter school funding formula gets a little tricky.

"It becomes an equal playing field in terms of what the child can get," said Diane LaBelle, executive director, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for Performing Arts.

It may be an equal playing field for the kids, but...

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 8, 2010 1:03 AM
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