Pennsylvania has an outdated charter school law that funds charter schools generously. For a long time, the legislature was controlled by Republicans whose billionaire donors wanted to encourage charter schools and defund public schools. The state is also extravagant in funding virtual charter schools, many of which operate for profit. All the virtual charters are low-performing.
The Keystone Center for Charter Change, established by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, has led a campaign to revise the charter law, especially the funding formula. 89% of the school districts in the state have joined their program for reform.
.@PennsManor Area SD becomes Pennsylvania’s 445th locally elected, volunteer board of school directors to pass a resolution calling upon the General Assembly to pass charter reform.
Keystone Center for Charter Change Website
More than 440 school districts have adopted a resolution calling upon the General Assembly to meaningfully reform the existing flawed charter school funding system to ensure that school districts and taxpayers are no longer overpaying or reimbursing charter schools for costs they do not have. The map and list below will show which school districts have approved a resolution.
If your school board has not yet adopted a resolution, you can find a copy of the resolution and instructions on how to submit the resolution after adoption below.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
It is smart for school districts to unite to pressure the Commonwealth to take their concerns seriously. For years Gov. Wolf tried in vain to change the unfair charter reimbursement rules, but he was blocked by the right wing in the legislature. Public school parents should also organize and call for change. The unfair charter laws are damaging the quality of the public schools and costing residents more in property taxes. Governor Shapiro will be more willing to listen when he realizes that there is widespread support for ending these corrupt fees that do nothing to improve education in Pennsylvania. The charter lobby knows the power of collectivism. Public schools need more organized, politically active groups behind them as well. “The squeaky wheel gets the oil.”
This is great news! Pennsylvania is home to Fetullah Gulen. The Gulen movement runs one of the largest groups of charter schools in the US.
The Gulen charter schools are responsible for a lot of US taxpayer money going abroad.
Last July a free ebook (and hardcover version) was published by a law firm about the Gulen movement. It’s called “Web of Influence “. I have not read it yet, so don’t know how good it is.
The Gulen charter schools in St Louis used to be sponsored by Lindenwood university, a rather conservative business friendly small university. Even that charter friendly university stopped sponsoring the Gateway Science Academy Gulen schools. Now they are sponsored by the sponsor of last resort, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission.
The local St Louis media gave no coverage when Midwest regional Gulen charter school chain, of which the Gateway Science Academy is a part plead guilty to the Federal Justice department for financial crime and paid a 4.5 million dollar fine.
Even Republican Conservatives recognize fairness and when voter dollars are being misused. Just spell it all out. Gulen charters do not fare well, and we do not like our money going out of country. I am from St Louis–Lindenwood University knows what it is doing.