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Board member urges residents to weigh in on cyber charter reform, cites $9 million local cost
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Board director Karen Beck Cooley urged residents to contact legislators about House Bill 1500, saying Lehigh and Northampton counties collectively spend about $53 million on cyber charter tuition and that Bethlehem Area School District pays roughly $9 million.
Dr. Karen Beck Cooley, a director on the Bethlehem Area School District board and a member of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association governing board, urged residents during the board’s June 16 meeting to contact state legislators in support of cyber charter reform now being considered by the state Senate.
Dr. Beck Cooley said House Bill 1500 is under Senate consideration and described the proposal as offering changes that would increase transparency and return money to local taxpayers. She said Lehigh…
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