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Charter school reacts to sending students to unlicensed tutoring facility
Turns out the center which had been operating out of a row home on Minnesota Avenue, SE for at least a year never had business license.
UPDATE: Three Northwest Indiana charter schools warned of financial concerns in state audits
A series of independent audits made public at the end of 2018 by the Indiana State Board of Accounts warned of financial stress in three Lake County charter schools.
Chino Valley Unified: County school board had conflicts of interest in charter school vote
According to Chino Valley Unified staff, at least two county school board members had conflicts of interest that should have kept them from voting on the proposed charter school on Dec. 3.
DC mom blows whistle on unlicensed business serving charter school students
Questions remain unanswered on how an unlicensed alternative charter school was able to operate in D.C. while taking in special needs students from at least six different charter schools.
This Indiana virtual charter school graduated just 2 percent of its students in 2018
One of the state’s largest and most controversial virtual charter schools graduated a smaller percentage of students than nearly every other public school in the state in 2018, new state data shows.
D.C. officials investigate facility where charter schools send disruptive students
D.C. education officials are investigating a learning center operating out of a Southeast Washington house where charter schools temporarily send disruptive students and children awaiting transfer to other schools — even though the facility has no business license.
Nevada charter authority lands in battle over accountability
Personal cash payments. Drinks and airfare. Government contracts.
Those are the ingredients of a good scandal.
Nashville Charter School Chided Over College Acceptance Requirement
Metro education officials are reminding one of the largest charter schools in Nashville it can’t make college acceptance a high school graduation requirement.
Univ. of Florida study: Charter schools less responsive to neediest students
Charter schools may promise to provide access to a top education for more children, but one University of Florida researcher’s findings show hat opportunity doesn’t get offered readily to many of the most at-risk students.
Osceola School Board Votes to Close Aviation Charter School
The 111 FAA students are being automatically transferred to Osceola High School once classes resume on January 8.
Celerity charter school founder to plead guilty to conspiracy charge, prosecutors say
The founder of Los Angeles charter school network Celerity Educational Group has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to misappropriate and embezzle public funds, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Easton charter school administrators rigged grades, employee evaluations, according to lawsuit
A former principal at the Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School claims administrators rigged grades to make the school appear more successful, according to a lawsuit.
East-side charter school announces sudden closing
The winter break marks the end for a Tucson charter school, according to a letter to parents. The letter cited low enrollment, new charter schools nearby and “unexpected circumstances” as reasons for the decision to close.
State audit cites ex-DECA charter school worker for illegal spending
State auditors have issued a demand for recovery of illegally spent public money against Cynthia Shoemaker, a former employee of the Dayton Early College Academy charter schools.
APA charter school blew nearly half a million in a botched expansion plan
Would a traditional school district be allowed to rack up half a million in pricey litigation and property acquisition, all because of a hasty expansion plan?