Just Fred wrote:

Thanks for the info, rongone.  Then do cyber and charter schools adhere to the same requirements and evaluation guidelines that are required by public schools as far as class size, teacher certification, testing, etc.?

 
According to PA dept. of education:

Flexibility for Charter School Teachers
All Pennsylvania charter schools must meet the requirements of Pennsylvania’s charter school law, including the requirement that 75% of the charter school’s professional staff hold appropriate state certification.
Additionally, Pennsylvania charter schools must meet the federal law’s Highly Qualified Teacher requirements. Under NCLB, Charter school teachers must hold at least a bachelor’s degree and must demonstrate competence in the core content areas in which they teach. NCLB further provides that charter school teachers must meet the certification requirements established in the State’s public charter school law, which may differ from the requirements for full State certification.

In Pennsylvania, 75% of professional staff in a charter school must be certified and 25% can be non-certified. In order to be highly qualified, all charter school teachers of core content subjects at all grade levels, whether or not they hold state certification, must:
1) hold at least a bachelor’s degree and
2) demonstrate subject matter competence in each core content area and grade level at which they teach.


You can find more information on the PA dept. of education website regarding charter schools.