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Committee presses for stronger oversight, public reporting and board transparency for cyber charter schools
Summary
Witnesses urged clearer authorizing rules, public reporting by the Department of Education and restrictions on cyber charter spending. Discussion focused on board accountability, renewal standards and audit findings.
Lawmakers at a House Education Committee hearing in Stroudsburg pressed for tighter governance, transparency and state-level oversight of cyber charter schools after witnesses described persistent gaps in authorizing and public accountability.
"Cyber charter schools are publicly funded schools and should be held at the same standards and requirements of districts," Stroudsburg Area School District Superintendent Cosmos Curry told the committee, urging a standard renewal review, public reporting and clearer attendance and enrollment verification. Curry pointed to state performance data showing many cyber programs fall in the lower tiers for academic achievement and growth.
Why it matters: Several witnesses described differences in how cyber-charter boards operate versus elected…
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