The Wolf Administration, under authority granted in law, is promulgating regulations to clarify elements in Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law to improve accountability, equity, quality, and transparency.

But, of course,  Pennsylvania's charter industry opposes these regulations. The charter industry is doing everything it can to squash the proposed regulations so that these privately-operated schools will continue to operate with minimal financial accountability and maximum ability to control who is admitted to charter schools.

We need your help to demonstrate that there is public support for more accountability and transparency in the charter industry. Every comment that is submitted will be tallied by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission and taken into account when they make a decision to approve or not approve these regulations.

Would you please take two minutes to click and send a letter of support for the proposed regulations?

These are commonsense regulations that include:

• Requiring charter schools to follow generally accepted standards of fiscal management and audit requirements.
• Requiring the trustees of charter schools to be held to basic ethical standards and to disclose and abstain from any conflicts of interest.
• Requiring charter schools to post their admissions policies to help curb discriminatory enrollment practices and help ensure that all students have equal access to charter school education.
• Requiring a rigorous and standardized charter application process.
• Requiring charters to provide their teachers with heath insurance that is the equivalent of what their district schools provide their teachers.

Please send a letter in support of these regulations today and share this with your networks!