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Repeat concerns fill case against Erie Rise’s charter
Erie School District, in newly issued nonrenewal notice, says charter school has failed to comply with 2015 improvement plan. Poor academic performance is major concern.
Many Online Charter Schools Fail to Graduate Even Half of Their Students on Time
If you’re attending a full-time online charter high school, the chances are pretty high that the majority of your classmates are not going to earn a diploma on time.
Suit: Charter school ignored girl’s harassment, retaliated against mother
A woman is suing a Wayne County charter school where she worked, claiming administrators failed to properly address claims her daughter was sexually harassed then interfered with her substitute teaching job for speaking out.
Parents scammed by school to get back nearly $605,000
Some Houston parents can expect a check in the mail after the founders of a charter school were found guilty of a scheme to ‘nickel and dime’ families for things already paid for by the federal government.
BASIS teacher had class shame a black student for lesson on school segregation, mom says
A Phoenix mother says her 9-year-old son was forced to walk through his class as his teacher and fellow students yelled at, humiliated and berated him during a lesson on school segregation.
Savannah charter school group calls for leaders’ resignations
Allegations of mismanagement by the school administration have erupted at Susie King Taylor Community School, which many consider a quiet, family-oriented public charter school in Savannah.
REALM Charter School a step closer to closing — or merging with online chain
The future of REALM Charter School is once again in flux, with two very different options on the table.
The Berkeley School Board took the first step toward revoking the school’s charter during a dramatic meeting April 10 — but officials are also considering a proposal for the school to merge with online education chain Compass Charter Schools and stay in operation.
Innovative Arts Academy Charter School’s non-disparagement agreements keeping faculty quiet
A public hearing that will help determine the fate of the Innovative Arts Academy Charter School will be missing the voices of some former faculty members who want to share their experiences at the embattled charter school ― but can’t.
Manatee Co. charter school principal may lose educator certification for 5 years
A Manatee charter school may be looking for a new principal.
The case of Eddie Hundley will come before the Education Practices Commission on May 8, two months after the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) recommended his educator certification be revoked for five years.
Costs pile up at CPS-funded charter network over CEO who ‘acted inappropriately’
Chicago’s Noble Network of Charter Schools has spent $326,000 for costs related to the sudden retirement in November of its founder and CEO, who said he’d “acted inappropriately” with recent female graduates of the city’s largest government-funded but privately run charter school network, records obtained by
Beverly Hills businessman quits air board after Times charter school investigation
Beverly Hills businessman Clark Parker has resigned from Southern California’s air quality board following a Los Angeles Time investigation into charter schools he founded with his wife.
Execs at Kenny Gamble’s charter school operator implicated in federal bribery probe
In a statement late Monday, Universal officials said it had placed CEO Rahim Islam on leave after the search warrants were executed late last week. The statement did not specify the nature of the investigation, or which agency was running it, but said the probe’s target was Islam, not the nonprofit launched a quarter-century ago by famed music producer Kenny Gamble.
Former MPS Board President Charged In Charter School Bribery Case
A former Milwaukee School Board president was indicted in federal court Thursday in an alleged charter school bribery scheme.
Michael Bonds is accused of accepting $6,000 in bribes from a Philadelphia-based charter school operator.
Indiana paid for thousands of students who never earned credits at virtual charter schools
Last year nearly 2,000 students never earned a single credit across Indiana’s six virtual charter schools, according to new data — even though most of them were enrolled nearly all year and the schools received funding to educate them.
Charter schools-aligned group spends big in Newark school board race
The top spender in Newark’s school board race is a special-interest group with ties to New Jersey charter schools, according to campaign filings reported ahead of Tuesday’s election.