Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools cost as much as brick-and-mortar schools

This to me is just more evidence of why for-profit has no place in public education.  Education is not improved --- quite the contrary --- and private pockets get lined.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/775130_Districts-floored-by-payments-to-charter-cyber-schools.html

http://lvsdmovingforward.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/cyber-school-payments-crushing-public-school-budgets/

http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=511395

http://thenotebook.org/blog/136037/rising-cyber-charter-costs-fuel-push-statewide-reform

http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6151/where-theres-big-money-there-are-big-problems-pa-cyber-charter-schools-get-both/

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