In 1997 the Pennsylvania legislature passed the Pennsylvania Charter School Law, and charter schools were established. Forty-six states have a charter school law, and charter schools have become a major factor in public education. This article will answer some basic questions about charters. According to the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, as of the spring of 2022, there are roughly 7,700 schools and campuses serving more than 3.4 million students across the U.S. Pennsylvania has almost 200 charter schools that serve about 1 75,000 students. There are two basic structures. First, a charter school can be located in a… read more »
Attorney Spotlight: Daniel M. Fennick
Of Counsel Attorney Daniel M. Fennick is a volunteer woodworking instructor to hearing impaired students at the Escuela de Educación Especial de San Miguel de Allende (San Miguel School for Special Education) in San Miguel de Allende, in Guanajuato, Mexico. The San Miguel School for Special Education is a non-profit school funded primarily from grants, donations, and fundraising. In Guanajuato, the government does not support schools for the deaf, and public schools lack the ability and instruction to properly teach deaf students. The school opened in 2012 with only three teachers, and in 2019, for the first time, three young… read more »
