Category Archives: Cyber charters

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.

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Hearing held on proposed York-based cyber charter school

The state education department held a hearing Monday for a proposed cyber charter school that would be based in York.

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Learning more about how cyber schools work

A Commonwealth Connections Academy information session provided explanations of how cyber charter school works.

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State: One cyber charter school to close, four others approved to open

One cyber charter school in the state will be surrendering its charter and closing, but four more have been approved to open, according to the state. Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that Frontier Virtual Charter High School … Continue reading

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