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“I am pleased to announce the award of these grants for charter school planning,” said Secretary of Education Gerald L. Zahorchak of the Federal Charter School Planning Grants for 2008-09. “These grants will help to create more educational opportunities for our students that incorporate high standards and strong accountability.”
Applications were evaluated by a team of professionals from current and former charter schools, school districts, and department staff. Grants were awarded based upon multiple reviews of applications to identify the most high-quality, innovative and unique charter schools in high-need communities across
Charter schools are self-managed public schools and are held to the same accountability and high standards as all
Now in its eleventh year of operation, the commonwealth has 125 charter schools, 11 of which are cyber charters, serving roughly 60,000 students – 3 percent of all Pennsylvanian students.
Governor Edward G. Rendell’s 2008-09 education budget increased charter school state funding to $227 million, a 40 percent increase over last year. The new budget represents another year of historic investments in education, bringing to $2.7 billion the total new investments in
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Attached is a list of the grant recipients and the amounts awarded:
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