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Utah college has no record it sold modulars to Idaho charter school administrator
Salt Lake Community College has no documentation of modulars sold to Idaho charter school administrator Fred Ball, though Ball’s Blackfoot-based school reimbursed him $16,000 for their purchase.
Nonprofits allege charter school faked their support
The state education department is investigating whether the director of a charter school proposed for a former mill building on Merrimack Street faked letters from several local nonprofit agencies professing their support for the state license needed to open the school.
Pennsylvania’s failure to oversee cyber charter schools has wide consequences
The majority of cyber charter schools in the state are operating with expired charters. This is the latest black mark in a history of “reform” in the state designed to expand educational choices but, despite some bright spots, has been marked by large-scale indifference and neglect from the state.
LA teachers make the case that charter schools are an existential threat to public education
Latona teachers I spoke with described competition from surrounding charter schools as an existential threat to their school and an undermining influence on the public system.
Team Success former bookkeeper accused of stealing $340K
The former bookkeeper of Team Success, a Bradenton charter school, is suspected of stealing more than $300,000. In fact, through her attorney, Melissa Tapia, has admitted to writing 47 fraudulent checks and stealing at least $225,000 from the school. School authorities suspect Tapia stole more than $340,000 from the school and its management firm. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Randy Warren said Tapia is cooperating with investigators.
Langston Hughes Academy Ordered Closed By State
The State Board of Education voted Thursday to close a troubled Tulsa charter school at the end of this school year. In mid-2018 the State Department of Education received a tip that administrators at Langston Hughes Academy were tampering with students’ grades
Unusual framework leaves Utah charter school in financial trouble
The audit discovered that almost half of AISU’s transactions — $125,000 worth — didn’t have backing receipts, purchase orders or invoices.
St. Louis College Prep Under Investigation For Fraud
St. Louis College Prep has lost tens of thousands of dollars in state funding amidst an investigation into whether the charter school’s founder over-reported attendance records.
State audit closes book on $44,000 theft by DECA charter school worker
The state audit released Tuesday found $44,725 in improper credit card purchases between January 2010 and February 2017 by Cynthia Shoemaker, the former assistant to the schools’ treasurer.
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.