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How did schools known for their gatekeeping policies get designated ‘Equity Honorees’?
Given that these schools are designed to be difficult to access and are only letting in the most academically prepared students and/or those from families that are more well off, how does the state see fit to praise them for modeling equity?
Cherry Creek district grounds Colorado Skies Academy charter school over low enrollment
A charter school aiming to teach middle-school students about space and aviation is being grounded by the Cherry Creek School District because organizers of the Colorado Skies Academy inflated the school’s enrollment numbers, the district said.
Students Outraged at Confederate Banner at Miami-Dade Charter School
Most Americans (up North, at least) likely made it through high-school history class without their teacher flying a Confederate flag in the classroom. It’s perfectly easy to teach kids about the pro-slavery Confederacy without draping the Rebel banner across the room.
Report shows half of charter schools in Richmond have substandard financial accountability and lack parent engagement
Seven charter schools in Richmond were among 43 charter schools in the state found to have faulty records for funds generated by high needs students, says a report by nonprofit law firm Public Advocates.
Audit uncovers charter-school mess
Lack of oversight, a haphazard internal investigation, inexplicable emails that don’t say who sent or received them, a stonewalling state superintendent and a failure to secure data are highlighted in a years-long investigation into a charter-school evaluation scandal at the Department of Education that was released Tuesday.
Primavera online charter school CEO pays himself another $1.3 million from school funds
The CEO of Primavera, whose multimillion-dollar payments to himself spurred calls for more oversight of Arizona charter schools, received another $1.3 million from the online charter this past school year, records show.
Teacher From Charter High School in Van Nuys Accused of Child Molestation
Police are seeking information after arresting a teacher from Birmingham Community Charter High School in Van Nuys on suspicion of child molestation, authorities said Saturday.
Former Goldsboro charter school principal wanted for statutory rape of 12-year-old student
The principal of a Wayne County charter school is wanted on charges related to a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl who was a student at the school, according to a press release.
State charter school board doesn’t monitor third party charter school contractors
After the school’s administration, and Sharette herself, refused to provide details about the taxpayer dollars, we went to APA’s charter authorizer, the Utah Charter School Board.
RECORD EDITORIAL: Charter school oversight?
Charter schools have become private schools funded by public money. And we’ve always had a problem with mixing the two. So did the courts, finding the process unconstitutional.
New Orleans parents call on district to directly manage schools
Parents from four New Orleans public schools are putting pressure on the school district out of frustration with what they call the city’s “charter school experiment.”
A $5 million question at American Preparatory Academy
American Preparatory Academy is Utah’s largest charter school provider with four campuses and an estimated 2018-2019 enrollment of 5,048 students. Because it’s the largest, reporters with KUTV2’s Beyond the Books decided to dig into the school’s finances.
Noble charter schools founder out for ‘inappropriate behavior,’ CPS investigates
Michael Milkie, founder of Chicago’s Noble Network of Charter Schools, is out because of “a pattern of inappropriate behavior” that’s now the subject of two investigations — one by a law firm hired by the publicly funded, privately run chain and the other by the Chicago Public Schools’ inspector general.
Charter school art teacher fired, charged
A St. Joseph man has lost his job as an art teacher and faces a criminal charge after he allegedly threw a chair in his classroom.
Parents, students sue Colorado charter school they say violated their First Amendment rights
A charter school in Commerce City now faces a federal lawsuit after parents and students said it suspended the entire student body. Students at Victory Preparatory Academy said their First Amendment rights were violated last year on Sept. 28, during a school assembly.