Balancing 'Brick-and-Mortar' and 'Bits-And-Bytes': An Analysis of Cyber Charter School Funding in Pennsylvania

Clarke, SuzieHurlburt, StevenWines, Lindsay2011-06-212011-06-212007https://hdl.handle.net/1920/6499appeared in Volume 1 (2007) of New Voices in Public PolicyThis paper examines the controversy related to the funding and management of Pennsylvania cyber charter schools through a discussion of the important characteristics of cyber charter schools and their emergence in Pennsylvania. In particular, it looks at the sustainability and fairness of the current funding model from the perspectives of both cyber charters and local school districts.Balancing 'Brick-and-Mortar' and 'Bits-And-Bytes': An Analysis of Cyber Charter School Funding in PennsylvaniaArticle