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Charter school principal set to lose his license. His job could follow, state says
Principal Eddie Hundley will likely have his state credentials revoked for five years after he endorsed a teacher who was under criminal investigation. The principal is now at risk of losing his job as the leader of Lincoln Memorial Academy.
Auditor says most cyber, charter schools lacked new child abuse reporting policy
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says a vast majority of Pennsylvania’s 179 cyber and charter schools did not have an updated policy on reporting child abuse until his office began looking into the matter this spring.
Murray charter school to close amid financial troubles
A Murray charter school facing financial hardship will close at the end of the school year.
The American International School of Utah Board voted Wednesday evening to officially close the school as of August 15.
Senate lowers performance standards for charter schools, eliminates enrollment cap
Legislation that cleared the Senate on Wednesday would allow charter schools to continue operating in North Carolina even if their students perform worse than students in traditional public schools.
CEO of Innovative Arts Academy Charter School submits letter of resignation ahead of charter hearings
The resignation comes just weeks before the school’s hearing before the Catasauqua Area School Board to renew its charter. Dave Rank, president of the school’s board of trustees, said the board is in the process of scheduling a meeting for next week to vote on Taylor’s resignation and begin plans for a transition.
CEO of New Beginnings charter network resigns amid falsifying records, grade-fixing allegations
Michelle Blouin-Williams, the embattled CEO of the charter organization New Beginnings Schools Foundation, has resigned amid allegations of falsifying public records and allowing one of the three schools she oversees to engage in grade-fixing, the charter’s board announced Tuesday.
Ex-Milwaukee schools official pleads guilty to bribery
Authorities say 60-year-old Michael Bonds accepted bribes for his votes to help Philadelphia-based charter school company Universal Companies operate three schools in Milwaukee.
More charter schools want to open in D.C., but how many can the city handle?
Applicants made their cases last month for 11 new charter schools in the District to open for the 2020 school year. They hope to participate in the education of a city with a growing student population and flush government coffers.
Ignoring the warnings: Charter school closer to closing
An entire school, failing. That’s the unfortunate reality facing the latest casualty among Utah’s charter schools. After years of warnings from state regulators, The American International School of Utah stunned parents and students this week, announcing the school may close in a month.
Beleaguered charter school board members resign
The State Public Charter School Commission at its general meeting in Honolulu on Tuesday voted to accept the resignation of all of Kona Pacific Public Charter School’s governing board members and establish a new seven-member board.
Easton charter school dodging inquiries on fire drills, background checks and more, official says
The Easton Area School District says it’s received complaints about a charter school concerning a lack of fire drills, a lack of employee background checks, inaccurate student attendance reporting and a lack of teacher and administrator certifications.
SE DC residents upset after small renovation turns into two story charter school
A neighborhood in Southeast Washington D.C. is upset because what started out as a small renovation project on a charter school has turned into a giant project and two story building.
“They have totally disrupted our entire neighborhood,” Crystal Patterson – who lives right next door to the project – said. “It’s a monstrosity!”
A telling story about a charter school controversy in a rural Alabama county
This is a story about a loud and rather unlikely controversy in a sleepy rural Alabama county over the establishment of a charter school.
While the specifics are unique to Washington County, the narrative is being repeated in states throughout the country.
Florida’s charter-school sector is a real mess
Mope is not a newcomer to the for-profit school world. He was the owner and CEO of Acclaim Academy, a military-style charter chain. Acclaim’s “cadets,” who were predominantly minority students from low-income homes, wore army fatigues and engaged in drills. The schools’ education director, Bill Orris, had previously led a charter school that was shut down after its management company abandoned it.
No-excuses charter schools told: No excuse for high suspensions
A few years ago, I attended an education conference in which one of the speakers led one of the most successful urban charter schools in America. In an off-the-record discussion of discipline, he acknowledged his school suspended and “counseled out” more students than its district-run counterparts.