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Michigan online charter school founder charged with embezzling more than $100,000
Embezzlement charges were issued against the founder of an online charter school with offices in Saginaw and Grand Rapids after Michigan State Police launched an investigation into fraudulent practices.
Catasauqua schools must be reimbursed for defunct charter school’s pension obligations, court rules
Catasauqua Area School District is not liable for a defunct charter school’s unpaid pension payments for teachers and must be reimbursed, a state court has ruled.
What Happens When A Charter School Closes?
Eight year-old MacKenzie Whistler had a rough start to her Christmas break. She had just found out that she would not be returning to her new school, Global Achievers School in Rocky Mount, this January.
Second executive at L.A. charter schools network Celerity charged with conspiracy, making false statements
The former chief executive of the Los Angeles-based charter school network Celerity Educational Group has been charged with conspiracy to misappropriate and embezzle public funds
Beyond the Books: Charter schools spend millions on advertising
Trent Young says he was stunned on a Friday afternoon when the director of the school for which he worked, Utah Career Path High School, asked he and other teachers to hang up a bunch of glossy posters advertising the school.
Principal of New Haven charter school quits after video surfaces
One of the top rated charter schools in the country, New Haven’s Achievement First Amistad High School, is under scrutiny again for going too far with discipline.
Tulsa World editorial: Time to scrutinize funding to virtual charter schools
Virtual charter schools continue taking up a larger share of the overall public education budget at the expense of traditional brick-and-mortar schools.
Ethics probe: Charter school leader wanted to hire family members
In the October settlement agreement, Gilbert-Mosley admitted that she violated ethics laws by authorizing employment contracts with her daughter and mother.
In Pa., most cyber charter schools operate with expired state agreements
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School enrolled nearly 2,600 students last year, several hundred more than it did in 2012. That’s the year the cyber school’s charter expired.
Lower state report card grades open door for massive expansion of vouchers, charter schools
Tougher state tests and lower grades for schools and districts across Ohio have opened the doors for a potentially massive expansion of vouchers and charter schools.
Charter school hired principal with criminal past, then fired him for sexual harassment
The allegations against Green include a shocking audio recording, made by former William J. Fischer social studies teacher Lindsay Garcia, who claims Green is the man in the recording telling her he wants to “snatch up, kidnap, subdue… someone we both know.”
2 Goodyear charter school employees indicted in $2.2M fraud case
Two former employees of a now-closed charter school in Goodyear were indicted for fraud Wednesday, months after the former director pleaded guilty to conspiracy and theft.
Report: More than 100 Arizona charter schools are in danger of closing
More than 100 charter schools in Arizona are in danger of closing, due to financial mismanagement, declining enrollment, and mounting debt.
Ex-basketball coach at Chicago charter high school charged with sexually assaulting 2 girls
A basketball coach at a charter school on Chicago’s West Side has been charged with sexually assaulting and molesting two underage female team members on repeated occasions at the school and elsewhere.
Many SC charter schools are racially imbalanced, triggering investigations
Most South Carolina public charter schools do not reflect the racial makeup of the school districts where they are located, according to student headcounts from the 2017-18 school year.