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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.
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.