| TOP STORIES Pennsylvania Cyber Charter Schools See Enrollment Surge
Virtual schools that draw students from across Pennsylvania, cyber charters have seen interest spike amid the pandemic, up from 38,000 the year prior, according to state education officials. (TNS) — As the school year approached, Jaime Bassman wasn't ready to send her children back into classrooms. But she also wasn't comfortable with the virtual program offered by her school district, which she felt would deprive her children of valuable live instruction. "We all needed some real consistency this year," said Bassman, a Lower Merion parent whose children are 15 and 12 and have special education plans. She enrolled them instead in a cyber charter -- an option she previously never considered. READ MORE | 