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+<strong><em>Update, Jan. 29: </em></strong><em>The Pennsylvania Department of Education </em><a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2025/01/29/pennsylvania-rejects-ai-cyber-charter-school-unbound-academy-application"><em>rejected Unbound Academy’s application</em></a><em>; the cyber charter school network has 30 days to appeal.</em>
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+<strong><em>Original story</em></strong>
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 HARRISBURG — A cyber charter school network that says it will use “AI-driven” technology to allow students to learn all the core academics they need in just two hours a day has applied to operate in Pennsylvania.
 
 The state hasn’t weighed in on its <a href="https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/education/documents/instruction/charter-schools/cyber-charter-school-applications/2024/unbound%20academic%20institute%20charter%20school%20application%20combind_redacted.pdf">application</a> yet — the verdict is slated to come next week. But the fact that this school has a viable path toward approval shows that Pennsylvania needs to radically rethink its charter school law, critics both inside and outside the government say. They argue the state should shut down new applications while the legislature does so.