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Mississippi lawmakers concerned as charter schools lag
Performances by charter schools in Mississippi have drawn concerns from lawmakers. The Senate Education Committee challenged the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to improve in order to justify their place in the public school system.
Former Imagine Charter School PTO Treasurer in Coral Springs Charged with Embezzling Over $44K
A former treasurer for the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) at Imagine Charter School in Coral Springs has landed in hot water amidst allegations of embezzlement.
On The Danger of Trump’s Vouchers
Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” included a federal school voucher scheme. Not only will it cost taxpayers billions, but it will also be harmful to states.
‘It’s really unfair’: Triad parents blindsided by High Point charter school’s immediate closure
A group of Triad parents, many with children who have unique learning needs, are trying to determine where their children will attend school after a local charter academy announced its immediate closure on Wednesday.
Ex-NC charter school leader accused of defrauding feds of thousands of dollars
The arrest warrant, which was issued in August, accuses Andrews of defrauding the U.S. Department of Education of $9,350 and attempting to defraud the Education Department of $4,800. The warrant says the alleged crimes occurred in September 2020.
Parents of Walton Academy students scrambling to find new schools for their children
A Hillsborough County Judge ordered the Walton Academy Charter school to close on Friday. The ruling followed a hearing on safety concerns at the school.
Charter school abruptly closes
The charter of the Triad International Studies Academy, which opened this past August in a former church property on E. Lexington Avenue, was revoked Oct. 6 by the N.C. Charter School Review Board because it has only 45 students in kindergarten to second grade, well short of the state-mandated minimum of 80.
Judge grants injunction, orders Walton Academy to shut down immediately
During Friday’s three-hour hearing, the district’s head of security testified that the school had repeatedly failed inspections over the years.
Tensions erupt at SC charter school amid staffing turnover and management questions
Tensions erupt at SC charter school amid staffing turnover and management questions
Parents of Arkansas Military and First Responders Academy cadets voice concerns about upcoming merger
Many of the parents in attendance voiced concerns over what they believe could be a lack of military discipline under Exalt Charter Schools, a key component to why many said they enrolled their child in AMFRA to begin with.
Hillsborough school board terminates Walton Academy charter due to safety concerns
More than 100 students at a Tampa charter school will have to report to new schools in the coming days.
Two in five charter school students in Ohio are chronically absent. Why is that?
Two in five charter school students in Ohio are chronically absent, nearly 15 percentage points more than the average rate in traditional public schools, new state data shows.
Parents left scrambling as High Point charter school closes
Parents left scrambling as High Point charter school closes
Nearly all state funding for Missouri school vouchers used for religious schools
State funding of private-school vouchers is primarily being used for students attending religious institutions, with nearly 98% of funding going toward Catholic, Christian, Jewish and Islamic schools.
Report: 88% of last year’s Ark. voucher recipients didn’t come from public schools
This matters because Sanders and other school choice supporters often frame vouchers as a lifeline for poor families to escape failing public schools. Opponents of voucher programs say the money tends to mostly go to existing private school and homeschool families.