Types of School Choice Programs in Pennsylvania
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Microschool
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Children who attend a Microschool or Education Pod do so as homeschoolers. Microschools are organized by parents, either with parents themselves teaching, or hiring an instructor…
Homeschool
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Pennsylvania Law permits parents to serve as the student’s primary instructor for an at home education. A qualified state evaluator reviews their portfolio annually for compliance…
Microschool
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Children who attend a Microschool or Education Pod do so as homeschoolers. Microschools are organized by parents, either with parents themselves teaching, or hiring an instructor…
Private School
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Pennsylvania has more than 3,000 private schools, which can focus in different ways on how to educate their students and come in various sizes, locations and costs.
Public Charter School
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Public charter schools are public schools that operate with a greater degree of independence than traditional district schools…
Public District Magnet School
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Magnet schools are public schools that offer specialized curricula and programs that may not be available in the area district school…
Public District School
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Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts offer education across the state, and also host many magnet schools that have specific themes…
Homeschool
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![Homeschool](https://paedchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/homeschooling-300x200.jpeg)
Pennsylvania Law permits parents to serve as the student’s primary instructor for an at home education. A qualified state evaluator reviews their portfolio annually for compliance…
Public Cyber Charter School
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Cyber charter schools are public schools that operate with a greater degree of independence than traditional district schools…
Public District Schools
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Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts offer education across the state, and also host many magnet schools that have specific themes such as math, science, technology or the performing arts…
Private Schools
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Pennsylvania has more than 3,000 private schools, which can focus in different ways on how to educate their students; classical academies, and religious schools to name just a few…
Public Charter/Cyber Charter Schools
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Public charter schools, cyber charter schools, or charter academies are public schools that operate with a greater degree of independence than traditional district schools…
Homeschool
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Pennsylvania Law permits parents to serve as the student’s primary instructor for an at home education. A qualified state evaluator reviews their portfolio annually for compliance…
Microschool
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Microschools are designed by a private organization within a specific network that arranges for a teacher to educate a small group of students for a cost…