#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
Principal lost his license. Now his charter school’s financial condition is ‘deteriorating’
Known as Lincoln Memorial Middle School before its conversion to a charter last year, the school is now in “deteriorating financial condition,” according to a May 29 memo signed by Heather Jenkins, chief financial officer for the School District of Manatee County.
Online charter schools in L.A. and San Diego counties to close after indictments
Eleven people have been indicted on criminal charges of conspiracy, personal use of public money without legal authority, grand theft and financial conflict of interest in connection with a network of California charter schools.
Charter school addressing 30 audit findings
An Albuquerque charter school entered into a $5.5 million lease purchase agreement without an appraisal.
It paid $50,000 to the employer of its foundation president.
Monument area residents question developer’s role in new charter school
Monument-area residents are crying foul over plans to build a charter school, saying a developer has leveraged his having served on a local education board to benefit financially.
Baker charter school backtracks after telling students they failed, needed to attend summer program
Parents of students attending Advantage Charter Academy are fuming Friday night after being told their kids would be held back and would need to attend a 16-day summer school program in order to advance to the next grade.
Charter School Housed in Church Modifies LGBTQ Mural
A charter school that rents space from a Roman Catholic church in New Jersey has modified LGBT components in a student-created mural after church officials raised concerns.
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.