State’s effort to limit enrollment divides Pa.’s cyber charter schools

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series of upcoming stories by PennLive titled “Virtual Dominance: How a cyber ...

Pa.’s largest cyber school changed education: Here’s what PennLive learned

Editor’s note: This is the final piece in the series titled “Virtual Dominance: How a cyber charter school has upended K-12 ...
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Education Voters of PA reveals report accusing Commonwealth Charter Academy of mismanaging tax-payer dollars, lacking transparency

Update 1/31: A letter from lawyers representing Commonwealth Charter Academy notified the Gazette Friday, Jan. 31, that the contents of the report released by Ed Voters contained false information.
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Pa. group scrutinizes cyber charter spending on cars, dining, and entertainment

Spending by cyber charter schools is the subject of a report by Education Voters of PA. (Stock photo Bill Hinton/Getty Images) Editor’s note: In response to objections by Commonwealth Charter Academy, ...

Pa.’s largest cyber school is spending $500 million on a network of buildings

Editor’s note: This is the ninth story in a series titled “Virtual Dominance: How a cyber charter school has upended K-12 ...
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Local public school leaders say Pa. cyber charter audit may spark funding reform

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A report by Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor on five cyber charter schools’ finances has created a stir among area school district leaders, who say the findings may finally ...
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Pa. Cyber Charter Staff Question Focus on Finances, Revenue

Commonwealth Charter Academy's (CCA) TechWorks campus in Homestead near Pittsburgh. CCA has tried to differentiate itself from some competitors by building its own learning software, edio, and ...
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Cyber school facing wrongful death suit says it’s ‘unreasonable’ for teachers to see students weekly

Commonwealth Charter Academy's building in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school says it is “unreasonable” to expect its staff to see and hear from all students weekly, despite ...
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Pa. lawmakers debate cyber charters, where a kid with all D’s and F’s outperformed most of his peers

The academic outcomes at Pennsylvania’s 14 cyber charter school districts compare poorly to typical brick and mortar schools, according to experts who testified at a House Education Committee hearing ...
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Pa. auditor general finds cyber charter school revenues 'excessive,' calls for tuition reform

Five of Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter schools have seen their reserves more than double since 2020, according to Pennsylvania’s Auditor General Tim DeFoor. Wednesday’s audit found the charters ...
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Pennsylvania Auditor General recommends change to cyber charter funding formula

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor released an audit of five leading cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania on Thursday and called for the formula that funds them to be changed.
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Pa. Charter School Struggles With Massive Enrollment Growth

The class of 2024-2025 was CCA's 17th graduating class. The graduation ceremonies in recent years have become increasingly large as the school's enrollment growth surged. (TNS) — PennLive Editor’s ...