#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
Jeb Bush is wrong about charters. They are gutting Florida’s public schools | Opinion
But what he describes as courageous and innovative is, in truth, part of a coordinated, well-funded campaign to defund and depopulate traditional public schools — not to improve them, but to replace them with privately managed institutions operating with public dollars.
Colorado charter school closes just 2 weeks before start of school year
Colorado Skies Academy, a Centennial-based charter school with a focus on aviation and aerospace education, abruptly announced its closure on Friday, just 16 days before the start of the school year. The announcement, which came in an email on Friday at 8:17 p.m., leaves parents scrambling to find alternative schools for their children.
Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools board resigns after audit shows $180M in wrongly received funds, wasteful spending and nepotism
Each member of the board of directors overseeing Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools in Sacramento either resigned or was removed weeks after the release of a report by the California State Auditor that found the school improperly received over $180 million in education funding.
Lowcountry school loses its charter, state funding
This decision came after a staff recommendation for revocation based on “poor board leadership.”
Charter school run by group Walters partnered OSDE with faces shutdown in Arizona over failing grades
A charter school run by a private online school State Superintendent Ryan Walters claims to have partnered the Oklahoma State Department of Education with—is facing a potential shutdown in Arizona, where state officials say the school’s students are performing so poorly it may no longer be allowed to operate.
Palm Beach County charter school set to close, leaves parents scrambling
“My reaction to it is devastating. I mean it’s over 300 families that have nowhere for their children to go. And we’re talking about families with multiple children attending the school,” said Tiffany Bassett, a parent from Lake Park.
Madera charter school director indicted for allegedly embezzling federal funds
Among the alleged misuses of funds were the purchase of two new Ford F-150 trucks for his sons, who were employed by the school. He also allegedly paid a woman $12,000 who was described in court documents as a self-proclaimed sex worker turned relationship coach, with whom he had a personal relationship.
The audit found that this person was paid for conducting life coaching workshops for eight graders despite not having any relevant licensure.
A few weeks out from start of school, parents struggle to enroll kids after IDEA closures
With school right around the corner, some parents whose children attended the now-closed IDEA Bridge and IDEA Innovative charter schools are having trouble transferring their kids to a new school.
LAUSD’s charter school co-location policy violates state law, judge rules
Superior Court Judge Stephen Goorvitch agreed that the district has latitude to decide that a co-location could harm student safety or jeopardize its ability to serve neighborhood children.
State Audit Confirms Massive Fraud at Twin Rivers Charter School
A California state audit report in June found Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools (HCCTS) in the Twin Rivers Unified School District received more than $180 million in public education funds it was not eligible for.
Editorial: As if we needed it, here’s one more reason to rein in SC charter schools
And now Columbia’s State newspaper reports on a whole new charter school scandal: One of the most controversial charter schools, Midlands-based athletic powerhouse Gray Collegiate Academy, is paying principal Brian Newsome an eye-popping $322,544 — which is more than any of the district superintendents in that region makes.
Oklahoma Charter School Board votes for investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools
The Oklahoma Charter School Board voted on Monday to hire an accounting firm to do an independent audit of Epic Charter Schools.
Judge orders Philadelphia’s Memphis Street Academy charter school to close
A federal judge ruled Monday that a Philadelphia charter school that sued the school district to allow it to stay open despite poor academic performance must shut down.
On education, Dunleavy and the ad nauseam school of propaganda
His delusion about “the other side” and the “Education cabal” is insulting to the many people in Alaska who believe in public schools and are making a sincere effort.
Large PA cyber school facing wrongful death suit says it’s ‘unreasonable’ for teachers to see students weekly
The language had been inspired in part by a prominent case in which a 12-year-old cyber charter student died in May 2024 following alleged torture and starvation by her guardians, according to state Rep. Joe Ciresi (D., Montgomery), the lawmaker who sponsored the original bill. The girl had been attending Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), which now faces a wrongful death suit.