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More outrageous salaries: Will the backlash to bad charters hurt kids? | Editorial
Good grief, yet another charter salary scam: A married couple who run a small, 570-student charter school in Newark for disadvantaged kids are earning a combined total of nearly $600,000, paid for by taxpayers, folks.
Task force releases report in wake of state’s largest-ever charter-school fraud
The task force described the case as “the largest fraud in California’s 31-year history of charter schools,” but said “other California charter school fraud cases have been uncovered in recent years that included illegal, wasteful and fraudulent expenditures.”
Watchdog agency launches investigation of SC’s largest charter school district
An independent oversight agency with sweeping powers to probe the operations of state government will open an investigation into the Charter Institute at Erskine, South Carolina’s largest charter school district.
Moneyed People Attack Wilmington Schools
The attack by billionaires on schools in Delaware is similar to harm visiting public education throughout the nation. The local rich guy sets up tax exempt “charities” and uses them to undermine local schools.
Who is the mysterious Florida-based landlord and philanthropist of a charter school under scrutiny in Peterborough?
But while Sternberg has reaped at least $700,000 in rent and as the school board has put in millions of dollars of work to transform the building from offices and unfinished space to classrooms, the Florida investor has failed to uphold his end of the agreement.
Former MINA administrator Williams charged with embezzlement
Dr. Shawn Williams, a former administrator at the MINA Charter School in Sanford and a one-time Democratic chairman of the Lee County Board of Education, was charged Tuesday with three counts of embezzlement, the Sanford Police Department confirmed Wednesday.
PA’s cyber charter schools failing Black and Brown students, new report shows
The report by Good Jobs First found that Black and Hispanic students at public schools are 3 and 4 times as likely to be proficient in math and 1.5 times more likely to be proficient in science.
Founder of charter school in Steeplegate Mall pleads guilty to taking federal education funds
The founder of a charter school that operated in the Steeplegate Mall for two years has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing over $73,000 in federal funds given to the school.
Former Concord Charter School Founder Pleads Guilty To Theft Charge: Follow-Up
Stephanie Alicea of Boscawen spent federal money for Concord’s Capital City Public Charter School on gambling, trips, other personal items.
Troubled charter school closes in Minneapolis
LoveWorks Academy for Arts closed abruptly this month in Minneapolis after years of low academic scores and struggling finances.
Minnesota charter school failures must be addressed
Too many charters don’t make the grade on student performance and fiscal responsibility.
Teachers union calls on State Auditor Fitzpatrick to investigate Missouri charter schools
The American Federation of Teachers wants Missouri to audit the state’s current and closed charter schools. In a letter to State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, the teacher union said it is particularly interested in details about funding and items purchased after a charter school closes.
NC charter school employees plead guilty to theft and embezzling taxpayer dollars
According to court records, Caudill and White falsified student enrollment records for the 2020-21 school year to report more than 60 students the school didn’t have. Court records say the duo kept the inflated figures secret from other school employees by keeping two separate systems for recording enrollment.
Quest Academy Charter School in St. Louis Park to close
Pillsbury United Communities (PUC), the charter authorizer for Quest Academy in St. Louis Park, says it plans to terminate Quest Academy’s contract because it has failed to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management.
State Education Department fails to turn over charter schools data to Minnesota Star Tribune
The Star Tribune requested data last February. The agency still hasn’t turned over more than 2,000 files.
