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Utah auditor resigns from leading troubled charter school — after 3 days on the job
Less than one week after being appointed to oversee the closure of a financially troubled charter school and recover hundreds of thousands in misspent funds there, Utah State Auditor John Dougall has resigned from the position.
Troubled Cape Coral charter school to open in August with a new name
Unity Charter, the school that closed its door on students in the middle of the school year and was in deep financial trouble, has a new name.
Off busy Santa Barbara Blvd. in Cape Coral, a once troubled charter school, Unity Charter, now is called Heritage Charter Academy of Cape Coral.
Oklahoma Governor Requests Audit of Epic Charter Schools
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister are calling for an investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools.
That’s after state investigators revealed an embezzlement probe involving the school’s co-founders.
New Beginnings to surrender its school charters amid ‘incredibly disturbing’ management problems
After allegations of grade-fixing and a major fiasco involving class credits that left dozens of students unable to graduate, the public charter board overseeing John F. Kennedy High School voted Thursday night to surrender its charters to operate both of its schools.
Former teacher speaks out amid Lincoln Memorial Academy controversy
A former teacher at Lincoln Memorial Academy is speaking out, claiming the school owes her thousands of dollars of unpaid salary. This comes as more controversy surrounds the financially troubled charter school in Manatee County.
Odyssey Charter placed on probation by Delaware Board of Education; board change mandated
If it wishes to remain open, Odyssey Charter School must change its board so that members of a Greek-American fraternal group no longer hold a majority of seats.
The Thursday night ruling from Secretary of Education Susan Bunting and the State Board of Education is the culmination of nearly a year of complaints from parents, teachers and community members and brings the state’s Formal Review of the school to a close.
Charter School Case Exposes Big Loopholes in How the State Funds Schools
Last month, an explosive indictment filed in San Diego alleged a charter school scam that was both lucrative and audacious: Two men, along with a handful of close employees, managed to siphon $80 million of public education funds into “consulting” companies they controlled.
Law enforcement seizes records of closed charter school
Federal law enforcement agents have seized records from the home of the former director of Community Preparatory Academy, a Los Angeles charter school that recently closed amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.
The raid was carried out Tuesday morning by several agencies working in conjunction, including the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from the FBI.
OSBI warrant: ‘Ghost students’ at Epic
A state investigation alleges Epic Charter Schools, the state’s largest virtual charter school system, embezzled millions in state funds by illegally inflating enrollment counts with “ghost students.”
State auditor named interim director of shuttered Utah charter school
Utah State Auditor John Dougall was appointed interim director of the now-shuttered American International School of Utah Tuesday.
The Utah State Charter School Board, after meeting in closed session for more than two hours, voted unanimously to remove AISU Executive Director Tasi Young and appoint the Utah State Auditor’s Office to see through the closure of the public charter school.
Authorities investigating possible violations of state laws by former charter school director
Authorities are investigating retired Blackfoot charter school administrator Fred Ball, at the behest of the county prosecutor.
2 online charter schools inflated enrollments
Indiana education officials want to recover about $40 million in taxpayer money from two online charter schools after an audit found that they improperly received state payments by inflating their student enrollment figures.
State lawmaker questions funding for states largest charter school
Oklahoma state Sen. Ron Sharp is questioning funding the state’s largest charter school has received in the past two years.
This comes after Sharp said Epic Blended Charter School received a total of $63 million in its first two years of operation.
WV teachers union says it will sue over charter school bill
A sweeping West Virginia GOP education bill that allows the creation of charter schools violates the state Constitution, according to a teachers union that plans to sue over the legislation.
Costly academic turnaround takes St. Paul charter school from ‘buckets of cash’ to deep in debt
Three years ago, Dugsi Academy was flush with cash but failing academically.
Now, two years into a costly school improvement effort, the St. Paul charter school faces a long list of unpaid bills that may threaten its very existence.