Western Pennsylvania cyber school unionizes
Teachers at a Pennsylvania cyber school have voted to be represented by a teacher’s union.
Teachers at the PA Learners Online, which has facilities in Homestead, voted for Pennsylvania State Education Association representation in a June 15 election conducted by the state Labor Relations Board.
PSEA President James P. Testerman said in a news release that the election marks the first time in the nation that a public cyber charter school faculty has voted to unionize.
PA Learners Online serves students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade and is managed by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Any student who is between the ages of 5 and 21 and is a resident of Pennsylvania may apply for enrollment to PALO.
The school is chartered by several western Pennsylvania school districts, including: Allegheny Valley; Baldwin Whitehall; Bethel Park; Chartiers Valley; Deer Lakes; Moon Area; Shaler Area; South Allegheny; West Allegheny; and Woodland Hills.
Teachers at the PA Learners Online, which has facilities in Homestead, voted for Pennsylvania State Education Association representation in a June 15 election conducted by the state Labor Relations Board.
PSEA President James P. Testerman said in a news release that the election marks the first time in the nation that a public cyber charter school faculty has voted to unionize.
PA Learners Online serves students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade and is managed by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Any student who is between the ages of 5 and 21 and is a resident of Pennsylvania may apply for enrollment to PALO.
The school is chartered by several western Pennsylvania school districts, including: Allegheny Valley; Baldwin Whitehall; Bethel Park; Chartiers Valley; Deer Lakes; Moon Area; Shaler Area; South Allegheny; West Allegheny; and Woodland Hills.
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