Philadelphia Board of Education approves city’s first new charter school since 2018
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Here’s what led to the approval of Philly’s first new charter school in 7 years
Since 2018, when the city regained local control of schools, the Philadelphia Board of Education had rejected all attempts to start new charter schools. But when the backers of Early College Charter School of Philadelphia’s application sought approval, the ground began to shift.
