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Education reporter Angie Mason looks at York County school happenings, education trends and other issues from the classroom to the cafeteria.-
Category Archives: Charter schools
Students move into Helen Thackston Charter School addition Monday
Helen Thackston Charter School students and staff will move into the new addition to their building on Monday, according to a news release.
York Academy Regional Charter School selects new leader
York Academy Regional Charter School’s board of trustees has chosen James Pastore as the school’s next chief academic officer, starting July 1.
YWCA York has summer opportunity for York City students
The 21st Century Community Learning Center program run by the YWCA York is taking applications for its summer session, which runs June 17 to July 25.
York City group continues to look at all-charter, internal reform options
Community members raised questions and concerns about an all-charter school proposal at a York City schools advisory committee meeting on Wednesday.
York City group hears charter parents’ perceptions, talks about why they matter
[View the story "Charter schools: Parent perceptions and why they matter" on Storify]
YorkCounts recommends an all-charter system for the York City School District
A YorkCounts education work group recommended that the converting the York City School District to an all-charter system could be the kind of change needed.
Read the state’s denial for Urban Cyber Charter School application
012813 Urban Cyber Charter School Letter 1 (PDF) 012813 Urban Cyber Charter School Letter 1 (Text)
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State denies Urban Cyber Charter School application, along with others
Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ron Tomalis denied eight cyber charter school applications for the 2013-14 school year, including for the proposed Urban Cyber Charter School, the state announced Monday. Urban Cyber Charter School would have been based in York. It would … Continue reading
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AYP recalculations cause charter results to decline
Charter school AYP results declined once the state education department recalculated results using the same method used for traditional public schools, according to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.
State board to hear local charter matters, national group pushes changes
The state charter appeal board will hear local matters next week. Meanwhile, a national group is pushing for changes to help keep open good charter schools and close bad ones.
