YORK DAILY RECORD: …On Monday, acting state education Secretary Carolyn Dumaresq filed a petition in York County court, requesting the appointment. As receiver, Meckley would assume all of the powers of the school board except for levying taxes, so he would be able to implement a contract with a charter operator to run district schools, a move the York City School Board has resisted.
Meckley, who has led the state-mandated recovery process for city schools since 2012, said he’s had several conversations with Dumaresq since the board’s November meeting, when the board tabled a decision on a proposed contract with Charter Schools USA.
“The conclusion was the school board is not acting within the recovery plan and therefore a petition for receivership is necessary,” he said… (more)
EDITOR: Three guesses what will happen to this proposal under York County resident Gov. Tom Wolf.
I see the YDR has an article stating Wolf opposes charter schools. However, if he doesn’t turn back the 2001 pension increases, the schools will be moved to charter schools through bankruptcy.