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Critics Call Inspire Charter School Practices ‘Unethical’
Critics of Inspire accuse the charter of using unethical practices to entice parents and students to leave their current charter schools and go to Inspire. A spokesperson for Inspire says the criticism is the result of the charter school’s “incredible growth.”
Investigators raid online Oklahoma charter school’s vendor
The search warrant affidavit filed Wednesday raises new allegations of embezzlement, forgery and other violations against Epic co-founder and former superintendent David Chaney, chief financial officer Josh Brock, and two present and two former board members.
K12 Inc., Ga. Cyber Academy Contract Battle Brews
Students locked out of their school’s computer systems. Educators unable to get access to some students’ records. Parents receiving emails asking that they return their children’s laptops.
That’s the state of play as K12 Inc., a major for-profit provider of online education, is in the midst of an acrimonious split with the Georgia Cyber Academy. The school, which serves about 11,000 students, is one of the largest virtual schools in the country.
As they ask for more money, two Indiana virtual schools say they are all but closed
As two scandal-plagued virtual charter schools face losing their charters, their attorney appeared before an authorizing board Monday night and described the schools as effectively closed: Students have been told to wrap up their work this week. Teachers haven’t been paid. School bank accounts have been shuttered.
These Two Detroit Students Spoke Up And Now Their Diplomas Are Withheld
Instead of giving traditional farewells, the two salutatorians from Universal Academy’s Class of 2019 proclaimed the school — run by a for-profit management company — was putting profits over students, relying primarily on long-term substitutes who lack teaching certificates and a weak curriculum designed to let students easily pass.
San Jose’s Promise Academy won’t open this year
Plans for San Jose’s newest K-8 STEM-driven charter school have come to a halt and now the blame game is in full swing.
Promise Academy was scheduled to open this month, but those plans were dashed last week when officials with the San Jose Unified School District informed academy administrators that it would not be providing the school with space due to concerns over low enrollment.
Parents learn an online school can be hard to reach in a crisis
The public charter school, Georgia’s largest with about 10,000 students, got about $90 million in taxpayer funding last school year. The money is a reason for the chaos: The school has been rocked by a legal battle with the corporation that used to operate it. In an unusually public divorce between an online school and a big vendor, accusations of questionable business practices are flying on social media and in legal documents.
N.J. put two troubled Newark charter schools on probation, citing academic and safety concerns
The two schools, University Heights Charter School and M.E.T.S. Charter School, together serve nearly 1,000 Newark students and were ordered to create plans to address the low test scores and chaotic classrooms that state officials found.
School culture in question
Independence Academy Charter School is plagued by a culture of fear, discrimination and retaliation that led to two federal discrimination investigations and staff turnover, current and former employees told The Daily Sentinel.
Teachers, custodians and administrators allege that an entrenched, self-elected Board of Directors and two former executive directors uninterested in addressing issues contributed to the school’s problems.
Harriet Tubman Charter School closes its doors for the school year
The new school, which is located in the West End, was set to open its doors for the first time on August 5th, but that never happened. Even worse, on Friday, the school released a statement saying in part that they school would delay its opening until the next school year.
Philly charter school on the brink of closing after losing payments from School District
Philadelphia’s Eastern University Academy Charter School is suing the School District for stopping its payments after a state appeals board vote in June to close the charter.
How a Truly Epic Charter School Fraud Unfolded in Oklahoma
An Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation revealed that the co-founders of the state’s largest virtual charter school system, Epic Charter Schools, David Chaney and Ben Harris, split at least $10 million in profits from 2013 to 2018.
Parents seek answers after construction delays opening of Osceola County charter school
Parents in Osceola County are voicing their frustrations after seeing that a school set to open next week hasn’t completed its construction.
Parents at the Osceola Science Construction School told Channel 9 they haven’t been getting any answers from the school on what’s going on.
West End charter school unable to hold class
The first week of school at the Harriet Tubman charter school is off to an unconventional start to the year.
The Harriet Tubman School of Science and Technology was supposed to open their doors for the first time on Monday, but that didn’t happen. When the school failed to receive its occupancy certificate from the City of Atlanta, they were told they could not hold classes at the school.
Nearly 40% of charter school buses new standards set after Eyewitness Investigation
Although some charter schools have already started, only 39 buses meant to serve those schools have fully passed safety inspection.