HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania House is expected to pass an attempt to limit the amount school districts have to pay to cyber charter schools.

There are more than 65,000 students in Pennsylvania cyber charter schools. Their home school districts pick up the tab, which wildly varies. That's why Governor Shapiro called for an $8,000 cap on cyber charter tuition.

House Bill 1500, which offers several reforms and accountability measures, will pass the House on Wednesday. However, the bill will cap cyber charters at $8,000, meaning school districts would have to write smaller checks.

Advocates of cyber charter schools argue it would be crippling and harmful for the families that chose them.

"What we're looking at here is money and funding," said Marcus Hite, the Executive Directo

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