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Another Detroit charter school closes because of financial problems
Yet another charter school is closing in Detroit because of financial problems, forcing parents to find a new school for their children.
Southwest Detroit Community School announced it was closing during an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon, Chalkbeat Detroit reports.
How a lawsuit against a North State charter school could impact transparency in California
A Siskiyou County public charter school has been sued for not releasing employee salaries and names to an open-records advocacy group, and the group’s executive director said the refusal from Golden Eagle Charter School ties into a bigger issue in the state: charter schools using their quasi-private status to get around California’s sunshine laws.
D.C. charter school panel raises safety concerns about boarding academy
The board that oversees the District’s charter schools is raising safety concerns about a prominent boarding academy that educates middle-school students who have extensive learning and emotional needs.
Orlando charter school waited 30 days before telling police about employee’s alleged lewd conduct
An Orlando charter school said it did not notify police until after conducting an internal investigation after an employee was accused of propositioning students, leaving a four-week gap before police were notified.
Charter Schools Are Quietly Gobbling Up My Public School District
Just three years ago, the Propel franchise siphoned away $3.5 million from our district annually. This year, they took $5 million, and next year they’re projected to get away with $6 million. That’s about 16% of our entire $37 million yearly budget.
Leader’s diploma mill degree raises questions about charter schools
With recent college admission scandals, America seems at an inflection point about fairness in education and integrity in academia overall. But are we as rigorous in making sure our local educators are also held to the high standards we want our children to aspire to? You can imagine my disappointment to learn that this is not the case at one New Bedford charter school, Global Learning Charter Public School at 190 Ashley Blvd., where there’s a terrible fraud hiding in plain sight.
The Federal Government Has Poured Millions into Failing Charter Schools in Louisiana
According to a recent report, up to $1 billion of the money given out nationwide by the CSP was wasted on charter schools that never opened, or opened and then closed because of fraud, poor performance, financial mismanagement, and other reasons.
Embattled Blackfoot charter schools revamp leadership
Two embattled Blackfoot charter schools have revamped their leadership structure following a range of improvement sanctions handed down by the Idaho Public Charter School Commission.
Sentencing delayed for LA charter school founder who admitted misappropriating $2.5 million
A sentencing hearing was delayed Monday for the founder of Los Angeles charter school network Celerity Educational Group who admitted misappropriating $2.5 million in public-education funds and using the money for personal expenses.
Grievances filed against Shining Rock interim head
As Shining Rock Classical Academy now searches for its third head of school in just four years, Interim Head of School Joshua Morgan has emerged as a leading candidate for the job.
A group of concerned parents don’t think Morgan should be the next head of school, or even working in education at all. They say he’s a bully with anger management issues who physically intimidates students and recently placed one in a martial arts hold.
Embezzlement Sentencing Due for L.A. Charter School Founder
The founder of Los Angeles charter school network Celerity Educational Group faces a possible federal prison term when she is sentenced Monday for conspiring to misappropriate and embezzle public funds.
BASIS charter school’s rapid growth among affluent families in Baton Rouge prompts scrutiny
But in narrowly approving the expansion plans of this nationally celebrated school network Thursday night, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board made clear that it’s not done scrutinizing BASIS, particularly its lack of socioeconomic diversity.
School Parents File Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Duluth Edison Charter Schools
Three parents of students who are attending or did attend Duluth Edison Charter Schools have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the school system.
Alma d’Arte hires ‘school improvement evaluator’ but conceals his duties
Alma d’Arte charter high school hired former Deming Public Schools Superintendent Dan Lere as a “school improvement evaluator” on Tuesday, but declined to explain what services or duties his contract entails.
Success Academy released psychologists’ notes about a former student. Now, the family has filed a federal complaint.
A former Success Academy parent filed a federal privacy complaint Thursday claiming the charter network violated her daughter’s rights by releasing her education records to a reporter, including notes from psychologists and her special education learning plan.