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PDE calls auditor general findings on cyber charters ‘concerning’; $8,000 tuition cap proposed to relieve districts
Summary
Acting Secretary Rowe said the auditor general’s audit of cyber charter schools highlighted real concerns about fund balances and capital spending; the administration’s $8,000 per‑student cap for cyber tuition is intended to reduce district transfers and bring cyber fund balances to a more typical level.
Members cited a recent auditor general performance audit that spotlighted five cyber charter schools with rapidly growing fund balances and large capital purchases. Representative Adney characterized the audit’s findings — including a 144% increase in fund balances for five cyber schools over three years and large capital spending by the Commonwealth Charter Academy — and asked what further reforms the legislature should consider.
Acting Secretary Rowe…
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