143K Rising represents the families of 170,000 children who are fighting to save public charter schools in Pennsylvania.
Politicians and special interest groups are seeking to take away the right of families to choose the best public education option for their children.
For too long, state lawmakers claimed that they were not hearing from public charter school families or the families that remain on charter school waitlists in hopes of obtaining a better education for their children.
That excuse will no longer work.
We are raising our voices to a new level, making sure we are being heard loud and clear for our children and the generations of children to follow.
Join the public charter school movement to make sure your voice is heard.
We believe in these simple truths.
Every child and parent in Pennsylvania – including middle and low-income families – deserves the right to choose the public education option best for them
Public charter schools, which deliver academic performance for Pennsylvania children at just 75% of the cost of school districts, should be celebrated and replicated
Parents and children, not school districts, fund public charter schools with the taxes they pay
Every public school in Pennsylvania – district school, brick-and-mortar charter and cyber charter – should be held to the same academic standards for achievement and progress, and the same consequences for failure
Pennsylvania’s public charter schools promote equity and equality by ensuring that students from all backgrounds have access and resources to education
Families will fight any legislative or executive attempt that limits or removes public education options that are available to parents and children now, including arbitrary funding cuts
Competition creates better schools for all children
The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) formed 143K Rising as a way for lawmakers in Harrisburg to hear directly from charter school families. We are guided and supported by a diverse group of educational organizations, business groups and public policy agencies that understand charter schools are the best option for many children to receive a public education that meets their needs.
The goal is to give charter school families a voice in policy decisions that otherwise could have disastrous consequences for the education and future of their children.
