Charter Education Hearings Resolution
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: a privileged resolution by Councilmember Lozada authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings on charter education in Philadelphia, including funding, authorization and renewal practices.
- Where it stands: adopted by voice vote on 2026-10-08.
- Next: a hearing date is not yet set.
Main points
- Lozada said she fully supports public schools but charter schools are public schools too, and that charter operators in her district raised the same questions about renewals.
- She cited 63,964 students in brick-and-mortar charters and 14,252 in cyber charters and said some charters do not get a typical five-year renewal, which makes planning hard. She asked for transparency, a fair process and minimal disruption.
- She thanked a councilmember captioned as Thomas, the Education Committee chair, for agreeing to ask the questions publicly.
Sources
- Council agenda for 2026-10-08: https://phila.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1449169&GUID=4E09C8A3-7ED8-4C9D-9271-42052283D19E
- Meeting video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nPeRxHFvviY
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 - City Council | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-08 - City Council — Introduced and adopted by voice vote; Lozada cited charter enrollment and renewal concerns.