#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
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.
People who regulate charter schools also make millions off them
State Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (Dist. 10) is one of the foremost experts on charter schools in the state legislature. That makes sense given that he runs Charter Solutions, a company that from 2015 to 2018 has collected $5.7 million in fees from charter schools.
Former Toledo charter schools owe state $2 million
Two former Toledo charter schools owe the Ohio Department of Education more than $2 million combined for reporting incorrect student attendance data, according to the Ohio Auditor of State’s office.
Troubled Indiana virtual schools poised to lose charters amid claims thousands of students weren’t put in classes
Two of the state’s largest, most troubled virtual schools were put on notice Monday night that their charters could be revoked after their authorizer alleged that thousands of enrolled students went semesters or sometimes years without earning any credits or even signing up for classes.
Cyber charter school costs are under the microscope
Tiffany Nix, superintendent of Leechburg Area schools, watched in frustration for years as hundreds of thousands of dollars went out the doors of her small, cash-strapped district with families who enrolled their children in cyber charter schools.
Arizona charter school founder spent school money in Hawaii and on ‘spiritual healers’
Trish McCarty ran StarShine Academy, a Phoenix alternative charter school, up until last year when the Arizona State Board For Charter Schools shut it down for “egregious” financial mismanagement.
Pasco County school superintendent moves to close charter school
Pasco County schools superintendent Kurt Browning has followed through with his plan to shut down Pasco MYcroSchool, informing the charter school’s leaders he intended to terminate its operating agreement for cause at a May 21 School Board meeting.
Aurora school board votes to close new charter school, saying it failed students with special needs
Vega Collegiate Academy must close at the end of the school year after the Aurora school board determined the charter was failing to educate properly students with special needs.
The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the district’s recommendation to revoke the school’s charter.
A top D.C. charter school faces federal review over discipline practices
One of the District’s highest-performing charter schools is under federal investigation amid allegations it more harshly disciplines African American students.
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights launched a probe into potentially biased discipline practices at BASIS DC — a middle and high school in downtown Washington with a long waiting list.
Arizona charter school chain racked up big debt to expand. Now 5,600 kids face uncertainty
The Arizona charter school chain Edkey Inc. began eyeing expansion in 2013.
In addition to schools that focus on the arts, dual-language learning, college prep and online education, Edkey executives wanted to keep serving more of the students other big charter operators were overlooking: deaf students, those in rural areas, homeless kids and refugees.