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J.K. Haynes charter school in Baton Rouge to close at the end of the year
“As a result of the deteriorating building conditions and safety concerns, the administration is recommending the immediate relocation of students and employees housed at the J.K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy site,” according to a memorandum from Superintendent LaMont Cole.
Rocketship to consider merging Fort Worth campuses as charter faces financial challenges
Rocketship Texas proposed merging its two Fort Worth campuses as the charter school operator faces “severe financial pressure,” according to officials.
More details emerge months after the abrupt closure of Eagle Academy Charter School
“Somewhere along the lines the DC Public Charter School Board the Eagle Academy School Board dropped the ball,” said Ward 8 councilmember Trayon White, during a council oversight hearing on the closure Thursday. According to district leaders several red flags were missed or ignored.
Former staff members of northeast Columbus charter school claim kids were locked in classrooms
WBNS 10TV pressing Cornerstone Academy for why children were locked inside classroom.
A whistleblower is suing a cyber charter, alleging it improperly billed school districts
A former cyber charter school business administrator is suing the school, alleging that it was improperly billing school districts, including for students who weren’t logging on to the charter’s lessons.
Cyber charter schools waste taxpayer money, with little results
Our property taxes should go exclusively to support our community schools. But state law forces our local schools to pay for cyber charter schools that charge far more than they cost, that the Auditor General does not hold accountable, and that don’t even have valid charters.
Digging into some new numbers on charter schools in North Carolina and beyond
“The market works great for a Starbucks. It works great for, you know, a Walmart or, or as CVS,” Burris said. “But parents expect permanence when they enroll their child in school. Schools are human enterprises in which community is very important. Children make friends, children develop attachments to teachers and principals and bus drivers, and to have that suddenly yanked away from them is very disruptive.”
Why Efforts To Break Down Separation Of Church And State In Schools Could Backfire
People who support the government exercising this sort of control over religion might imagine that the power will never be used against them. History suggests they are fooling themselves.
CRCSD estimates enrollment in new charter schools will cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars
Some families have enrolled their children in local charter schools, mistakenly believing they were part of the Cedar Rapids Community School District. The increased enrollment in charter schools will cost the district approximately $855,120 in our FY25 budget.
Charter school regulators refuse to turn over records involving troubled Minnesota schools
Nonprofits that oversee charter schools argue that they don’t need to comply with state law requiring disclosing public records.
What’s behind one of Chicago’s largest charter school’s decision to shutter seven campuses
Facing declining enrollment and rising labor costs, Acero Schools says it has to close seven of its 15 campuses next June. But the charter network also has tens of millions of dollars in the bank.
As it dissolves, Erie Rise charter school settles lawsuit over ‘hostile work environment’
The former Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School has settled an employment discrimination lawsuit as it winds down its financial affairs as part of its court-monitored dissolution.
Controversial HSE charter school plan dropped; Teachers, opponents declare victory
Critics claimed a subsidized private vocational school would suck money from HSE, which already offers career training.
Financial challenges force HISD charter school Mount Carmel Academy to shut down in December
Mount Carmel Academy, an independent charter school partnered with Houston Independent School District, will permanently close at the end of the year due to financial challenges.
Mount Carmel Academy, charter school partnering with Houston ISD, closing at end of 2024
Dwindling enrollment and related financial woes are leading to the closure of the charter school, which has operated in southeast Houston since 2008.