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Ohio charter school announces abrupt shutdown due to ‘insurmountable financial’ woes
The Dohn Community High School Board of Directors released a statement Friday, saying the school will close on Monday due to “insurmountable financial challenges stemming from the previous school year.”
Embattled Primavera Online owner, who made millions while his charter school students failed, lays off staff but is poised for another major payout
Damian Creamer blames charter board for layoffs, puts headquarters of Primavera and parent company on the market for $5.7 million each — and he can keep the cash.
CRSS shuttering at end of current school year
“Their decision was based on concerns regarding financial challenges the school has faced since 2020, declining enrollment, and board governance conditions,” said Kelly Huber, the operations manager for CRSS. “We remained hopeful and committed to working through these challenges. We truly value our students, families and community.”
Wisconsin’s largest voucher school bringing in $40M by recruiting virtual students
The focus on enrolling rural students at Academy of Excellence has left some people in rural communities wondering if their local public schools are being shortchanged if tax dollars for education are going to a virtual school in the state’s largest city.
Chatt Prep hires new leadership, as records reveal school used wrong background check site
Chattanooga Preparatory School used the wrong state portal to retrieve background information about prospective employees, public records we obtained reveal. This, as the public charter school gets ready to announce a newly-hired, outside leadership team.
Nurses MC Charter High School Capital Region to close after 2024-25 due to low enrollment
The Board of Directors of Nurses Middle College Charter High School Capital Region has voted to close the school at the end of the 2024-25 school year, citing low student enrollment as the primary reason for the decision.
Parents searching for options after Buffalo Creek Academy announces sudden closure
The latest announcement now leaves around 200 students without a school — and White with just a week to find a new one for her seventh-grade daughter.
Senator lambasts charter school industry as for-profit real estate scheme
Democratic state Sen. Skip Daly is sponsoring legislation that would put an end to what he sees as a loophole that allows for-profit companies to use taxpayer dollars to build quasi-public schools while skirting Nevada’s prevailing wage laws.
Will These Charter Schools Escape Accountability?
Three failing charter schools are appealing to the County after the LAUSD School Board took the rare step of rejecting their renewals.
Wahiawā’s Kamalani Academy to close in June after Charter School Commission decision
In a news release, the commission noted that Kamalani failed to meet three of four requirements outlined in the contract: material and substantial violations of charter contract terms, failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management, and failure to meet or make sufficient progress toward performance expectations.
SC Charter Institute at Erskine accused of interfering with school operator’s business
Charter Schools USA, which manages four schools in South Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit Friday accusing the Charter Institute of intentionally interfering with the company’s business and engaging in unfair and deceptive business practices “as part of its ongoing effort to unlawfully compete with CSUSA and to interfere with CSUSA’s contractual relations.”
PVUSD Board Approves Closure of Pacific Coast Charter School
On March 7, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District released a statement on the June 30 closure of the 26-year-old Pacific Coast Charter School, where student performance in math and English was substandard, absenteeism reached 20% and graduation rate of 81%. The closure will mean changes for the Virtual Academy.
Our opinion: Cyber charter reform still needed
A recent report from Auditor General Tim DeFoor confirms what we have long thought – the state simply must reform its method of funding cyber charter schools.
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country.
Buffalo Creek Academy to close at end of school year
The decision leaves more than 100 families seeking new education options for their children.