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Digging into some new numbers on charter schools in North Carolina and beyond
“The market works great for a Starbucks. It works great for, you know, a Walmart or, or as CVS,” Burris said. “But parents expect permanence when they enroll their child in school. Schools are human enterprises in which community is very important. Children make friends, children develop attachments to teachers and principals and bus drivers, and to have that suddenly yanked away from them is very disruptive.”
Why Efforts To Break Down Separation Of Church And State In Schools Could Backfire
People who support the government exercising this sort of control over religion might imagine that the power will never be used against them. History suggests they are fooling themselves.
CRCSD estimates enrollment in new charter schools will cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars
Some families have enrolled their children in local charter schools, mistakenly believing they were part of the Cedar Rapids Community School District. The increased enrollment in charter schools will cost the district approximately $855,120 in our FY25 budget.
Charter school regulators refuse to turn over records involving troubled Minnesota schools
Nonprofits that oversee charter schools argue that they don’t need to comply with state law requiring disclosing public records.
What’s behind one of Chicago’s largest charter school’s decision to shutter seven campuses
Facing declining enrollment and rising labor costs, Acero Schools says it has to close seven of its 15 campuses next June. But the charter network also has tens of millions of dollars in the bank.
As it dissolves, Erie Rise charter school settles lawsuit over ‘hostile work environment’
The former Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School has settled an employment discrimination lawsuit as it winds down its financial affairs as part of its court-monitored dissolution.
Controversial HSE charter school plan dropped; Teachers, opponents declare victory
Critics claimed a subsidized private vocational school would suck money from HSE, which already offers career training.
Financial challenges force HISD charter school Mount Carmel Academy to shut down in December
Mount Carmel Academy, an independent charter school partnered with Houston Independent School District, will permanently close at the end of the year due to financial challenges.
Mount Carmel Academy, charter school partnering with Houston ISD, closing at end of 2024
Dwindling enrollment and related financial woes are leading to the closure of the charter school, which has operated in southeast Houston since 2008.
Lynn Officials Testify Against Charter School Expansion
Every time a charter school opens in Massachusetts, it takes money away from the public school system in that district. Lynn is already losing over $30 million a year to charter schools. If allowed to expand, LPS will lose $54 million – 20 percent of its education budget – each year.
Report finds 36% of Michigan charter schools fail in first five years
A new national report finds that more than one in four charter schools fail in their first five years. And by year 15, nearly half have closed. The numbers are even more stark in Michigan charter schools.
Voters Rejected Private School Choice. A Trump Administration May Push It Anyway
Voters in three states, including two where Republicans won statewide and national races, on Tuesday decisively rejected efforts to expand or codify private school choice. But advocates for the movement for private school choice may yet have cause to cheer in the coming months.
Arkansas education board places Delta charter school on probation
The Arkansas State Board of Education on Thursday placed a Delta charter school on probation for violating standards of accreditation related to providing special education services.
Critics claim Tenn. voucher bill excludes kids with special needs, supporters say not true
Critics of the school voucher bill are claiming it does not meet the needs of special education students. They said there is not enough funding in private schools to meet the needs of children with disabilities versus special needs programs in public schools.
Kentuckians say ‘no’ to public funding for private, charter schools
65% of voters rejected Amendment 2, which would have opened a path for the GOP-controlled legislature to allow public money to fund private schools.
