#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
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.
Many Texas school districts are relying on their own talent to run controversial charter partnerships
Last week, leaders participating in the new partnerships gathered at Texas Wesleyan University to discuss why they turned to the controversial law: It gives them more state money and flexibility in things like staffing and curriculum.
Morning Report: Charter Scandal Exposes Holes in State Processes
Just one process in California is designed to act as an early warning system when financial shenanigans are going on inside schools. It’s a yearly audit, by a “state-approved,” “independent” auditor, according to the Department of Education.
Beyond the Books: 2 Utah charter schools could close by year’s end
The Utah State Charter School Board voted Thursday morning to begin the process of closing two financially troubled charter schools.
State will audit Inspire charter school network for alleged fraud
A statewide group of county superintendents has requested a sweeping state audit to investigate potential fraud by the Inspire home charter school network.
The superintendents say they have reason to believe Inspire engaged in fiscal malfeasance, conflicts of interest, manipulation of enrollment and revenue and other improper activity.
8-year-old girl in Michigan denied school picture because of red in her hair
Paragon Charter Academy has a strict dress code, outlining that hair color must be in “natural tones” for pictures. Hairstyles must be “conservative” and “extreme hairstyles” aren’t allowed.
17 Nevada charter schools on notice over performance`
The State Public Charter School Authority put 12 charter schools on a notice of concern Friday after the latest star rating results from 2018-19 showed low performance and gave five more schools a notice of breach of contract because of routine underperformance.
Inspire Charter Schools offered to pay families, staff to recruit students
In 2015, Inspire promised families $200 and staff $100 for every student they referred to the home charter school
State auditors: Charter school managers fail to follow own expense report rules
Five senior managers at one of Long Island’s fastest-growing public charter schools charged more than $60,000 in credit-card expenses without receipts or itemizations required by their school’s own rules, state auditors reported.
‘Craziness’: How Montgomery’s first charter school has devolved into chaos in less than six weeks
LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first charter school, has been a chaotic mess since it opened less than six weeks ago.