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Orange charter school fires teacher after learning of his ties to 2012 prostitution scandal
An Orange County charter school has fired a science teacher after learning he had been forced out of his job at Lake Brantley High School in 2012 when he was caught up in a prostitution scandal that also ensnared local politicians.
School administrator didn’t report allegations of sexual misconduct at charter school
An administrator at Orlando Science Charter School did not report allegations of sexual misconduct at the school and the school board can’t do anything about the violation of the law.
Waldorf charter school closed days after opening
As the school opened on Sept. 3, Director Rob Wilkening said it had 32 secondary students enrolled. But enrollment dropped to 18 students, and that was not enough to make operating a school financially feasible, he said.
Nearly 100 N.O. school buses have failed inspection; hundreds more haven’t been looked at
With 78 charter schools run by more than 40 nonprofits, there is no centralized school bus system in New Orleans. WWL-TV’s “Taken for a Ride” investigation found dozens of safety violations, falsified inspection records and insurance documents and problems with individual bus companies and drivers.
Knowledge Academies actively recruiting despite having charter revoked
Last month the Metro school board voted to revoke their charter and close all three schools in December after allegations of misconduct.
That’s why many found it strange when they found fliers on their cars over the weekend in Antioch actively recruiting more families to enroll in Knowledge Academies.
Goldstein Investigates: Are Public Schools Safer Than Charters During An Earthquake?
Charter schools like 18 local campuses of Alliance Schools don’t have to comply with the Field Act, even though they accepted $6.4 million in taxpayer money this fiscal year to rent these buildings.
So are students safer in buildings under the Field Act?
“Students are absolutely safer in a Field Act when an earthquake happens, no question about it,” said Tom Duffy with the Coalition For Adequate School Housing.
Officer Under Investigation After Arresting 6-Year-Olds, Chief Says
The officer, Dennis Turner, has been suspended pending the outcome of an internal investigation, Orlando Rolón, the police chief, said in a statement.
Officer Turner was working as a school resource officer at a charter school when he arrested the children, Chief Rolón said.
A tiny Marin County district got California’s first school desegregation order in 50 years
A state review found that Bayside MLK students have suffered under years of rapid staff turnover, inadequate class offerings, excessive discipline and substandard academic performance. As a result of the desegregation complaint by California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra, the district is under a court order to end the unequal treatment of students who attend Bayside MLK.
Crosstown High students protest against education changes
Students say the school has not lived up to its promise. In a letter, students outlined issues they have including an unfair grading system that is failing students who are passing, curriculum that is below high school standards, and they say the school purposefully segregates black and white students into different grade groupings.
Whistleblower letter, booting of board member raise Seeworth Academy oversight concerns
Six weeks before agreeing to relinquish its charter and close, the board of an Oklahoma City alternative school for at-risk youth held a special meeting and quickly voted to remove one of its members: pastor and human resources professional Greg Dewey.
Manatee Charter School Contract Terminated For ‘Gross Financial Mismanagement’
In a 95-page ruling, an administrative law judge Friday backed a decision by the Manatee County School Board to terminate a contract with a charter school that he said showed “gross financial mismanagement,” including failing to pay salaries and payroll taxes, getting cut off by food suppliers and facing a shutoff of water service.
Calls mount for investigation of Inspire charter schools
The California Charter Schools Association has expelled the Inspire home charter school network from its membership and is now calling for a third-party investigation, citing concerns about the network’s operational and governance practices.
Some Palm Beach County charter school staffers soon may carry guns
A handful of Palm Beach County charter schools are taking steps to arm members of their own staffs rather than pay for a police officer or security guard to patrol their campuses, school district officials say.
Philadelphia can’t impose conditions on charter operator seeking to open middle school, state appeal board rules
A powerful state board decided on Tuesday that the Philadelphia school district, home to more charter schools than any other public school system in the state, cannot impose conditions on a charter school operator before allowing it to open a new campus in the city.
Charter school transparency rules: clear as mud but changing
If you ask charter school leaders, they are treated exactly the same as public schools when it comes to legal requirements for public records and open meetings.
Charter foes and transparency advocates agree that charter schools are indeed subject to the state’s transparency laws – except when they’re not.