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A move to rein in two charter schools.(Chester Upland School District Board)

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

| September 28, 2005 | Hardy, Dan | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Dan Hardy

Sep. 28--Under pressure from the governor and the state Department of Education, the Chester Upland School District Board of Control passed a resolution last night that laid the groundwork for reining in two charter schools that educate more than a third of the district's elementary students.

The resolution called on the two schools to submit a report analyzing their financial and educational impact on the district. The schools' charters are up for renewal later this school year.

But the board failed to comply with a state demand that it cede much of its power to the state Department of Education.

The department had…

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