Gov. Wolf Proposes Saving $280 Million a Year in PA With Charter School Reform | gadflyonthewallblog

Gov. Wolf Proposes Saving $280 Million a Year in PA With Charter School Reform | gadflyonthewallblog

Gov. Wolf Proposes Saving $280 Million a Year in PA With Charter School Reform

Charter schools waste taxpayer money.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf proposes we stop wasting that money by holding charter schools as accountable as the state’s authentic public schools.

The Democratic governor made his most recent proposal yesterday as part of his 2020-21 budget address.

It’s a common sense proposal that only seems revolutionary because officials have been so blinded with school privatization fantasies.

Charter schools are funded with tax dollars but can be run by business interests thereby forgoing elected school boards and a host of regulations meant to safeguard children and the community’s investment.

The Commonwealth is infamous for allowing some of the most permissive charter school policies in the nation, which destabilize authentic public schools and force local tax increases and reductions in student services while charter operators get CONTINUE READING: Gov. Wolf Proposes Saving $280 Million a Year in PA With Charter School Reform | gadflyonthewallblog