COVID/Charter Crisis focus of Tuesday’s virtual House Democratic Policy Committee hearing

HARRISBURG, March 1 -- House Democratic Policy Committee Vice Chair Mary Isaacson, D-Philadelphia, will host a virtual hearing to discuss the charter school crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2. To view, the media and public can tune in to www.pahouse.com/policycommittee or the committee’s Facebook page -- @PADemPolicy. Media inquiries may be submitted via email to policy@pahouse.net.

Isaacson will be joined by committee Chairman Ryan Bizzarro and Democratic Policy Committee members to examine the impact charter school enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on public school budgets.

The meeting is one in a series collecting information that will help Pennsylvania better recover from COVID-19 and improve access to quality education.