#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
Letter: Report on charter schools should alarm everybody
“Group scrutinizes cyber charter spending on cars, dining and entertainment” (Reading Eagle, Jan. 29) should disgust each one of us. There’s a lack of oversight or accountability for these schools. Giving taxpayer money to any enterprise without sufficient accountability is a recipe for disaster.
STEP Academy closes budget deficit as investigation shows 10 others charter schools could close
That doesn’t mean its future is necessarily guaranteed and new investigative reporting by the Star Tribune finds another 10 charter schools are at risk of closing.
Bozeman Charter School dissolved after unanimous vote by Bozeman School Board
When the program first started, it served around 100 students per academic school year. This year, Bozeman Charter School did not run due to enrollment dropping to around 30 students.
Kamalani Academy Was Struggling Long Before State Opted To Shut It Down
Hawai‘i’s latest charter school closure highlights longstanding challenges in state oversight.
Charter Commission Votes To Close Down Kamalani Academy In June
The school has previously come under scrutiny for financial mismanagement and challenges with enrollment and funding.
The Shapiro admin will consider whether an ‘AI-driven’ cyber charter school can operate in Pa.
In a recent bill memo, state Sen. Lindsey Williams (D., Allegheny) noted that Unbound exemplifies her most serious cyber charter concerns: that they don’t work, and that they “perceive our state as ripe for profiteering off of Pennsylvania’s children and taxpayers.”
Community rallies against charter school bill, citing concerns over stability
Community leaders met in Indianapolis to discuss charter schools in reaction to Indiana House Bill 1136, which aims to dismantle schools where more than 50% of the students opt to enroll elsewhere.
Massive online charter school comes under close scrutiny
Lawmakers wanted other details about financials, and some of Sorensen’s answers were vague and confounding.
Lawmakers debate changes to charter school rules, secretary of education in deregulation bill
Lawmakers amended the bill to address certain concerns flagged during its last hearing. But Democratic lawmakers still oppose provisions that would gut some requirements for the state secretary of education and allow public school districts to become charters.
Feds sent subpoenas to Chicago charter school Urban Prep about its former CEO
Grand jury subpoenas obtained by WBEZ show U.S. prosecutors sought many records from Urban Prep Academies related to its ex-CEO Tim King.
This Pennsylvania cyber charter proposal would replace teachers with AI-based lessons
“Children do not do well in online schools,” said Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, a public schools advocacy group based in New York. “And to think that (Unbound representatives) have somehow created an online school that, in even less time, can deliver outstanding results for a diverse group of students … I don’t think is a credible claim.”
Genesis School in Kansas City could lose its charter
Foster is reeling after the Missouri Charter Public School Commission (MCPSC) voted 5-1 last week to not continue its charter with Genesis School beyond June 30, 2025, citing the school showed insufficient evidence to “produce dramatically different” academic outcomes.
Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
Charters are not public if only a fraction of applicants is accepted. This cherry-picked student population does not reflect a cross-section of the city’s families. About 42% of public school students are English language learners.[i] But only 14% of Queen City Charter School’s scholars are learning English
These five Oakland charter schools may close this year
Five Oakland charter schools are facing closure this year after their charters were not renewed or school leadership chose not to renew them.
Texas Businesswoman Wants to Open AI-Driven, Teacherless Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania
Among Unbound Academic Institute’s wild claims about educational rigor and success is that students only need 2 hours of daily instruction in core subjects.
