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Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 1st, 2014, 3:43 pm
by billmurray
also posting this, read it first: http://lewistownsentinel.com/page/conte ... l?nav=5020
now for the breaking news:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/ ... ls_ap.html



This may be the end of the free for all.

Re: Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 1st, 2014, 6:22 pm
by paumpire
Per an article on Pennlive, " several elected official strongly suggested they saw no reason for a legislative remedy". Sounds like the legislators on the oversight committee are willing to let the PIAA and charters hash it out. I don't see any changes forthcoming.

Re: Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 2nd, 2014, 8:40 am
by Manfred
IMO, it will be news when they get the guts to do something about it. Just blowin' smoke so far.

Re: Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 2nd, 2014, 9:33 am
by knowitall
"Interscholastic sports are part of the learning experience."

Then everyone should be required to participate in interscholastic sports.

Re: Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 2nd, 2014, 12:31 pm
by clueless
I personally enjoyed this statement from Lincoln Park's AD.

"Our athletics program is 100 percent independent from the school,” Bariski said.

Re: Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 2nd, 2014, 12:41 pm
by knowitall
Apparently the athletics program at Lincoln Park consists of one boys basketball team.

Re: Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 2nd, 2014, 1:26 pm
by upnorth
knowitall wrote:Apparently the athletics program at Lincoln Park consists of one boys basketball team.
They also offer volleyball and golf: http://www.lppacs.org/about/athletics.php. Not much of a selection considering their size (AA in the next cycle). Their boys enrollment is on par with Berlin, Blairsville and United.

Re: Breaking news on Charter School athletics

Posted: April 2nd, 2014, 8:42 pm
by CRWizard
When it comes to recruiting practices and inequality with PIAA the most we can do is come onto this board and complain. I think Dr. Lombardi gave people a platform to legitimately complain. Why should taxpayers have to fund two athletic programs for one district? This is something that people can address with the local representatives. It really is a tax issue