Charter Schools

Information on Charter Schools in Pennsylvania from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Charter schools were created to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, students and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school district structure as a method to accomplish the following:

• improve student learning;
• increase learning opportunities for all students;
• encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;
• create new professional opportunities for teachers;
• provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and
• be accountable for meeting measurable academic standards. 

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