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State overpaid $1.4 million to St. Louis charter school due to false attendance records
Fraudulent attendance records spurred at least $1.4 million in state overpayments to the now-closed St. Louis College Prep Charter School, a state audit disclosed Tuesday.
Taxpayers could help fund Cape Coral charter schools
The city is digging itself into debt to pay for the buildings of these charter schools. An analysis of just how bad the issue is showed it will total more than $60 million when you factor in total principal and interest. That’s because of the lease agreement on these buildings. The debt service on them is $3.2 million per year.
Attorney General Looks Into Closed Kansas City Charter School That May Owe Millions To Missouri
A Kansas City charter school that closed in 2018 still owes millions of dollars to the state – and the Missouri Attorney General’s office has gotten involved.
Dallas Charter School CEO Donna Woods Convicted In Kickback Scheme, Then Returns To School
A Dallas charter school CEO was convicted in a corruption scandal, yet she returned to school just days after a federal jury found her guilty.
Fate of Southwest Early College High School’s charter to be determined by SCS board this week
The allegations that were found to be true from the investigation included incomplete class schedules, staffing shortages, students with IEPs not receiving proper resources, lack of textbooks for dual enrollment, and students unable to take credit recovery classes.
My Tour of Achievement First
“The teachers spewed a stream of punishments, and I often couldn’t even see what the students were doing wrong,” writes Senator Sam Bell. “The students kept losing points or getting yelled at for things like not looking attentive enough.“
Memphis charter school could be forced to close in matter of weeks
The district says SECH relied on unlicensed teachers in multiple classes; failed to provide proper services to special needs students; and lost its partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College, where the school is located, because students weren’t receiving the academic and socio-emotional support needed. The presentation also said the school had “no institutional control.”
Teachers at San Diego Charter Schools Are Far Less Experienced Than Traditional School Peers
Teachers within San Diego Unified’s traditional public schools have twice as much experience, on average, as their charter school peers, according to an analysis of staffing data.
Founder and CEO of embattled Inspire charter schools resigns
The announcement comes about two weeks after seven county superintendents, including San Diego’s county superintendent, officially requested a state fiscal agency to audit the Inspire network for potential fraud.
A Philly charter school denied a young girl’s enrollment because of her ADHD, lawsuit says
An education advocacy group sued a Philadelphia charter school on Thursday, alleging it barred a 6-year-old from enrolling after learning she required services for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.
Former head of Holly Springs charter school questions rapid growth, alleges board interference
In its opening year, Pine Springs Prep enrolled 100 more students than the 396 listed in its application. Now in its third year, it has enrolled 769 students, almost 200 more than the 587 projected in its application.
Charter school that opened in Kent this fall abruptly closes
A charter school in Kent that debuted at summer’s end suddenly closed because of a staff exodus and dwindling student enrollment — making it the fourth Washington charter school to shutter in the past year.
This company set up charter schools in Greensboro and across North Carolina. Its leaders have left.
An organization that helped set up charter schools in North Carolina and Arizona has lost several of its leaders and cut back on its work, leading two N.C. schools to drop the organization’s services.
Now, those schools — which represent about 11,000 students — are wondering what to do next.
Charter school future in jeopardy due to low enrollment
The future of an Aurora charter school is in jeopardy because it’s in breach of its contract with the Aurora Public School District (APS), a spokesperson for the district said.
APS sent a notice to the Aurora Community School on Oct. 3, telling the school they had breached their contract with regard to financial viability based on the school’s under-enrollment, a spokesperson for APS said.
South L.A. Charter School Founder, Son Get Probation for Misusing $200,000 in Taxpayers’ Money
The founder of a charter school in South Los Angeles and her son were each sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to misusing $200,000 in taxpayers’ money meant for the campus, prosecutors said Tuesday.