School District of Philadelphia v. Deparment of Education

ORDER

AND NOW, this 7th day of June, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED to the following issue:

Did the Commonwealth Court err when it held that a cap on student enrollment in a 2005 school charter was valid for school years before 2008 but was invalid for school years after 2008, even though the Charter School Law states that a cap is permissible if “agreed to by the charter school ... as part of a written charter ... whether ... approved prior to or ... subsequent to the [law’s] effective date”?

The parties are directed in their briefs to address whether a charter…