>>State DOE Approves First Charter School Application in 8 Years
(Harrisburg, PA) -- The state Department of Education has approved a new application for a charter school in York. The approval came Thursday for Pennwood Cyber Charter School, which will serve students in kindergarten through 12th grades. The application's passage is reportedly the first time in eight years that a new charter school has been approved in the state. Opponents say it wasn't prudent for the administration to approve the cyber school plan at a time when the state has come under scrutiny for not giving fair funding to all public schools.