Cyber schooling can cause a lot of arguments. There are issues that the cyber-school proponents and their challengers disagree on, and some of these even get decided on by the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
Funding is one issue related to cyber-schooling that often comes up. Senate Bill 335 is causing many cyber schools to fight for their lives.
According to Sen. Judy Schwank, a Ruscombmanor Township Democrat and main sponsor of Senate Bill 335, the law was proposed to alleviate money issues in school districts. It would change the rules for cyber charter schools. Basically, a student in a school district that has its own cyber program, such as Conrad Weiser, would be expected to use that instead of a cyber charter. The student could still attend a cyber charter, but he or she would have to find their own way to pay for it, according to published reports. Read More →