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Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close
While critics charge that charter schools are siphoning money away from public schools, a more fundamental issue frequently flies under the radar: the questionable business practices that allow people who own and run charter schools to make large profits.
Charter school supporters are reluctant to acknowledge, much less stop, these practices.
State’s lawsuit against KC charter school accused of stealing millions quietly settled
Two years ago, the state of Missouri took a local school to court, accusing them of stealing nearly $4 million in taxpayer money.
Now, FOX4 Problem Solvers has learned that the 2016 lawsuit filed by the Attorney General against the Kansas City charter school was secretly settled last fall as then-Attorney General Josh Hawley entered the final months of his campaign for U.S. Senate.
Bridges Public Charter School Dismisses Well-Loved Teacher Who Spoke Out
Koenig, one of the most highly-regarded teachers at her school by both parents and colleagues, says administrators told her they made the decision not based on her teaching quality or her dedication to students—both of which they acknowledged were strong. In 2016, Koenig was voted by Bridges teachers as “Best of Staff.”
State pulls charter of troubled Little Rock school
The state Board of Education on Friday voted to immediately revoke Covenant Keepers College Preparatory School’s state-issued charter after learning that unauthorized withdrawals from the school’s bank account had left the school’s sponsor without enough money to operate.
Camden Academy student told to remove Nigerian head wrap
A student at Camden Academy Charter High and her mother are enraged after the school told the girl to remove her Nigerian head wrap because it was in violation of the school’s uniform policy.
Geniah Miller says that she was approached by the school’s principal and was questioned about the head dress. When she explained the meaning behind the garment she was told to remove it.
Surprise: Add missing money to woes of problem-plagued charter school once run by Valerie Tatum
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports today that a would-be charter school operator in Little Rock says his job’s been made more difficult by the discovery that Valerie Tatum, the former leader of Covenant Keepers College Preparatory Charter School had, in recent days, drained more than $188,000 from an account necessary to operate the school.
Man extradited from Spain faces charges in Santa Ana charter school embezzlement case
More than a decade ago, an audit uncovered that the executive director of a Santa Ana charter school had funneled millions in state funds to several businesses he owned.
After being extradited from Spain, Emilio Vazquez arrived in Orange County recently to face decade-old felony charges that include misappropriation of public funds, forgery and grand theft, the Orange County district attorney’s office said Wednesday.
PiSA charter school administrator Dan Neddo addresses dozens of allegations in Kuna
Close to 30 allegations ranging from inappropriate conduct to not fulfilling job duties have been brought up against a Kuna charter school administrator. Dan Neddo, who was put on administrative leave for a second time in December, addressed those allegations Thursday, Feb. 7, in a hearing.
SYVUHSD says charter school funding could bankrupt the district
One Santa Barbara County school district says keeping a local charter school open could cause them to go bankrupt.
California’s Department of Education recently decided the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District has to help fund Olive Grove Charter School, a public school with six different locations.
Arizona’s charter school board spends $4K a month on crisis PR expert
After a year of stunning revelations about charter school owners who are making millions off of their publicly funded schools, we now know how the state board that (sorta) oversees charter schools has responded.
Former Alma d’Arte employees and ex-business manager charged with embezzlement
Two former employees of the Alma d’Arte Charter High School were charged Monday with multiple felonies stemming from a New Mexico State Police investigation last fall into fraud and embezzlement at the school.
Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Brink
When striking Los Angeles teachers won their demand to call for a halt to charter school expansions in California, they set off a domino effect, and now teachers in other large urban districts are making the same demand.
Number don’t lie on charter schools
The argument that Alma is academically superior just doesn’t hold water; it is simply attracting and accepting students who require fewer resources while failing to teach them effectively and depriving our starving public schools of vital funding.
Pittsburgh Christian Academy Tries to Become a Charter School to Cash in on Taxpayer Funding
The line between public and private school is getting awfully thin in Pittsburgh.
City public school directors received a request from Imani Christian Academy, a religious school in the East Hills, to be allowed to transform into Imani Academy Charter School for the Fall term of 2019.
Charter Schools: The Issue is Not Student Scores on High-Stakes Standardized Tests Produced by Big Business
Charter school supporters and promoters have long been severely obsessed with comparing charter school and public school students’ scores on expensive curriculum-narrowing high-stakes standardized tests produced by big corporations.