Local public school leaders say Pa. cyber charter audit may spark funding reform

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "He rightly acknowledges the cyber charter schools he audited did nothing wrong and that their increased revenues were a result of parents fleeing traditional public schools, which were not meeting the needs of their children.
54% : 'Raise concerns' DeFoor, a Republican, released the audit report Feb. 20 on Commonwealth Charter Academy, Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School, Insight PA Cyber Charter School, Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School and Reach Cyber Charter School.
51% : Cannistraci said she agreed with DeFoor in that any changes to the way public cyber charter schools are funded "must be evaluated and reviewed in a comprehensive and collaborative fashion.
50% : "Unless lawmakers come through with reforms that allow education funding to follow the student and hold all schools accountable to responsible spending, Pennsylvania students will continue to fall behind."
49% : Daniel C. Camp III, interim CEO of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, didn't disagree with the report.

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