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Syracuse may get 2 more charter schools as district sweats over costs
Two new charter high schools have been proposed in the Syracuse City School District, which says growth of the independent, publicly funded schools is hurting its finances.
A new story of school segregation in North Carolina: A private white-flight academy is turning charter
Last summer, the North Carolina legislature passed legislation permitting four towns with mostly white populations to create their own charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately operated.
Acclaimed BASIS charter schools nearly $44 million in the red, audit shows
The international charter chain, whose first campus opened in Tucson in 1998, lost nearly $12 million in net assets last fiscal year alone, according to an analysis from Arizonans for Charter School Accountability. BASIS rejects the report’s findings.
Teachers Say DC Charter School Is Closing Over Union Efforts
Teachers at the only unionized charter school in Washington, D.C., say the charter network is closing the school as retaliation against their unionization efforts.
The Washington Post reports the teachers filed a complaint Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board about the planned closure of Chavez Prep Middle in Columbia Heights.
Sackler family opioid fortune backed CT charter schools
Jonathan Sackler, one of the eight defendants listed in Healey’s lawsuit, donated millions to local charter schools and charter school advocacy groups, dating back at least 15 years but predominantly since 2013, through his private family foundation he has with wife, Mary Corson.
Utah charter school ‘pillaged’ by fees after pursuing unusual path for financing
School board bond discussions are typically boring, but not when the person who handles all of Utah’s money drops a bomb.
State Treasurer David Damschen recently addressed the Utah State School Board. He told the members, when referring to a charter school who recently received a $12 million bond to buy its building it was leasing, “just right down the line, a little bit of a pillaging.”
At Arizona charter schools, parents with complaints or objections find nowhere to turn
The athletic director inappropriately touched their son, they said. And the school suspended Evan without proof he had been vaping, even though their son’s only prior disciplinary issues were for wearing torn jeans and chewing gum, they said.
Nashville charter school closing leaves 158 students without school, parents scrambling
Thursday afternoon, parents picked up their children from New Vision Academy Charter School in Nashville for the last time.
It’s closing leaves more than 150 students without a school in the middle of the year, and many parents scrambling for a new plan.
A new divide between charters and traditional public schools? | Editorial
Charter schools can be viewed through multiple lenses when comparing them to traditional public schools: academics, innovation, cost.
Ohio: Two-Thirds of Charter Schools Are Rated D or F, But Charter Industry Wants More Money
Would you put more money into a failing business?
If you were in charge of the charter industry, the answer is yes.
South Nashville charter school to close after violating fire codes
A Nashville charter school will be closing soon after officials said they have been investigating overcrowding issues.
New Vision Academy, located in south Nashville, has a maximum capacity of 94. There are currently 158 students enrolled.
Greeley charter school Salida del Sol Academy’s director resigns
Paul Kirkpatrick, former director of dual-language Greeley charter school Salida del Sol Academy, submitted his resignation to the school last week.
He is the third director to leave since the school’s opening in 2014.
Editorial: When charter schools shut down, home districts deserve what’s owed
There may be valid reasons for the lack of accounting for the funds in the budgets of some of Buffalo’s defunct charter schools. But with hundreds of thousands of dollars – all public money – at issue, there’s some explaining to do.
Investigation into Epic Charter Schools: Seven key points you need to know
As a new investigation has opened into Oklahoma’s statewide virtual charter school, lawmakers are also taking notice as an estimated $18 million in state and federal funds flow from virtual charter schools to for-profit management companies.
State faults Success Academy, NYC education department for violating civil rights of students with disabilities
The charter network failed to provide required services to students, changed the special education placement of children without giving parents the opportunity for input, and refused to follow orders issued at special education administrative hearings, according to the state.