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Competition from charter schools has been shown to increase composite test scores in traditional district schools.

Source: BusinessWire

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Pennsylvania State Profile
Last updated: 01-08-2008  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1997 119 59,976

Statewide Support Organizations
Pennsylvania Coalition of Charter Schools
 Pennsylvania Department of Education
News
Pennsylvania's Public Charter Schools Grow Stronger 4/28/08
Charter Schools in Philadelphia On Par with District Schools According to New Report 3/31/08
Philadelphia District Budget Deficit May Mean No Funding for New Charter Schools 3/31/08
Pittsburgh Promise Scholarships Extended to Charter School Students 3/1/08
Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Charter School Enrollment Cap 1/28/08

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Resources
Charter School Districts: Chester-Upland Model
Evaluating the Performance of Philadelphia's Charter Schools
Exploring the Correlates of Academic Success in Pennsylvania Charter Schools
Initial Study of Pennsylvania Charter Schools
Strengthening Pennsylvania's Charter School Reform: Findings from the Statewide Evaluation and Discu

Legislative Summary
Law:   Charter School Legislation

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   Individuals or groups seeking to establish a charter public school must apply to the local school board of the district in which the school will be located.

Act 88 of 2002 established the Department of Education as the authorizer for cyber charter schools. Cyber charter school are schools that provide a significant portion of instruction on-line.

Length of charter:   3 to 5 years

Caps on number of schools:   None.

Funding:   Grants and Funding

Special Education in Charter Schools by State.