Daily News | Critics call for greater accountability in aftermath of allegations that Franklin Towne fixed its lottery
. Charter advocates, meanwhile, argue that the district’s own schools are segregated, with the demographics of special-admission schools not reflecting the city’s.working for Philadelphia students, when it comes to school choice, Wakelin said, but “it’s really important to look at who has the ability to make that choice, and who doesn’t.”“As taxpayers, we should not be funding schools that engage in such practices,” Dawkins said in a statement.
Scott Peterman, CEO of Philadelphia Charters for Excellence, said he learned of the Franklin Towne allegations when he read the Inquirer story. He said all public schools, including charters, “must be held to the highest standards,” and said the organization supports a full investigation of Franklin Towne.
The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools said it was “deeply alarmed” by the allegations, and was working with Franklin Towne administrators “to ensure that the lottery process moving forward gives every applicant an equal opportunity to be admitted to the school.” “Franklin Towne Charter High School is a public school. Not only is my administration dedicated to providing a fair and unbiased enrollment process for all applicants, Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law requires we do so,” O’Donnell wrote.
Charter schools are funded by districts based on how many students they enroll, and Franklin Towne argued the enrollment reduction made its proposed school financially non-viable.. The charter operator then struck a deal with the district in 2019: Instead of opening a middle school, it got permission to add seats at its existing schools.
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