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Audit: Charter school uses $100,000 in MFP funds to open private day care
It’s a treat to fly at the front of the plane, where seats are bigger and fares are roughly double the cost of a coach seat. But for the state’s most prolific charter school operator, first-class air travel is allowed. In addition, the company will pay for the travel of employee spouses, family members and “companions” of executives as well.
Charter schools are not free
Every child deserves a quality education. Parents have the right to make educational choices for their children. No one disputes either of these statements. However the choices parents make have consequences for their communities — financial consequences of which they may not even be aware.
Chartered: Florida’s First Private Takeover Of A Public School System
Florida’s first all-charter school district was engineered by unelected state bureaucrats at then-Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Education, funded by the state Legislature and carried out by a charter school network based in South Florida, nearly 500 miles away.
How big a mess is Pennsylvania’s charter school sector? This big.
The charter sector in Pennsylvania has long been beset by fraud and a lack of transparency and accountability. In fact, in 2016, the state’s auditor general called the state charter law the “worst” in the nation.
Charter schools in some cities enroll few students mid-year. Here’s why that matters.
Nearly half of all public school students in Washington, D.C. attend a charter school. But if a student shows up in D.C. in the winter or spring — or wants to transfer schools — the chance that they’ll end up at a charter school is vanishingly small.
White Pine board must restore its legitimacy
White Pine is a private nonprofit organization, but it is almost entirely funded by taxpayers, according to tax filings. Disasters of governance like those that have recently taken place at White Pine would never be tolerated at District 91 or District 93.
Palmetto school smoke and mirrors
The school filed an appeal with the state after it lost its charter, and an administrative hearing was held last week. A judge is expected to rule on the appeal in the next 60 days.
State’s Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team Looking Into Inspire Charter
As NBC 7 Investigates has reported, critics have raised ethical concerns about Inspire. They say there is a lack of oversight on how public money is spent, and say teachers are not adequately reviewing the work of Inspire’s home school students. Inspire denies those allegations and says it has set up its funds to provide choices for families in how to best educate their children.
Epic Charter Schools promoting itself with multimillion-dollar advertising campaign, plus $9,000 per month shopping mall playground sponsorships
Turn on the television or radio, get online or even go to a shopping mall and you’re likely to see ads and promotions for the state’s largest virtual school, Epic Charter Schools.
How much is this back-to-school advertising blitz costing? Nearly $2.5 million.
What happens next for the 600 Nashville students enrolled at Knowledge Academies charter schools?
About 600 students could soon have to find a new school to attend after the city’s school board voted to close Nashville’s Knowledge Academies charter schools by December.
As a result, other nearby public schools in the Antioch area could see potential overcrowding if those students decide to enroll there.
Memphis charter school responds after parents, students voice concerns with first weeks
Parents, students and a former teacher at Southwest Early College High School voiced concerns about the school at a Shelby County School Board meeting Tuesday. They said students don’t have final schedules and the school is not properly staffed or fulfilling its commitment to providing students with an associate’s degree upon graduation.
School board votes to close Knowledge Academies charter schools
Parents, students and a former teacher at Southwest Early College High School voiced concerns about the school at a Shelby County School Board meeting Tuesday. They said students don’t have final schedules and the school is not properly staffed or fulfilling its commitment to providing students with an associate’s degree upon graduation.
Seeworth under audit, Sovereign gets new home, Epic faces second search
Over the past week, three charter school organizations have seen important developments, with one having its first day of classes today, another facing a new state audit and a third being searched for a second time by law enforcement during an ongoing investigation of embezzlement allegations.
White Pine Charter trustees secretly approved electioneering probe
White Pine Charter School trustees secretly agreed to investigate the fairness of a school board election — a decision that cost the school thousands of taxpayer dollars.
The school board never approved the probe — or mentioned tax dollars used to fund it — during an open meeting.
Adams County charter school with civil rights complaint history under investigation
A federal civil rights investigation has been launched at a local charter school with a history of civil rights complaints.
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating allegations of discrimination at Stargate School after parents complained their son had been repeatedly bullied because of his disability and sexually harassed by other students.