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Lawsuit Filed Against Charter School Involving Former Teacher Accused Of Molestation
More disturbing allegations surfacing against Christopher Falzone who was arrested last week on charges of molesting a ten-year-old girl at a Fort Lauderdale summer cam
Charter School in Eagle Rock Abruptly Closes Due to Low Enrollment, Leaving Students Scrambling
On the fourth day of its second school year, an Eagle Rock charter school closed its doors this week, leaving parents and students disappointed, angry and tearful — and bucking the usual narrative of ceaseless charter growth.
A Palmdale charter school borrowed nearly $30 million to build a new campus. Then it got shut down
For the last year, construction on the corner of Avenue R and 40th Street East in Palmdale hummed along as a massive school campus took shape.
Former Principal Alleges Oakland’s BayTech School Was Source of Funding for Gülen Movement
The school’s former principal, Hayri Hatipoglu, alleges that the embattled charter school was used to bankroll a religious and political movement that was accused by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of participating in an attempted 2016 coup.
Primavera charter CEO gets $8.8M despite having Arizona’s third-highest dropout rate
By most academic measures, Primavera online charter school is a failure. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 215-to-1 — 12 times the state average — allowing little or no individualized attention. On recently released state standardized tests, less than a quarter of its students passed math and about a third passed English, both below the state average.
Paterson charter school agrees to $90,000 settlement in sexual harassment case
A city charter school has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit that a substitute teacher filed last December against an administrator who was thinking of running for mayor at the time.
Bronx charter school teacher says she was fired for reporting sexual harassment
An award-winning Bronx charter school teacher sounded the alarm on vile sexual harassment by one of her students — and then was fired by vengeful administrators anxious to avoid a scandal, an explosive lawsuit charges.
Failed inspection delays start date for new charter school
“This isn’t uncommon. It’s unfortunate, obviously, but it is not uncommon when starting a charter school or starting a school,” McClelland said. “We’re not going to be throwing something together in order to make sure that we can open school, but that we will ensure that kids are safe when they come in.”
Glendale charter school drops student because of his disability, mom alleges
The mother of a student at Heritage Elementary has accused the Glendale charter school of kicking out her 6-year-old son because he has a disability.Haylee Barthol made the allegation in a complaint to the state Charter Board.
Why are charter schools paying a bounty (with public funds) to get students?
Just as a department store shoe salesman earns a commission if he can sell you a pair of loafers, at least one consultant is earning a commission if she can sell parents on enrolling their child in a certain charter school.
Democracy Prep charter school says this will be its last year in Southeast D.C.
A prominent Southeast Washington charter school with more than 600 students announced Friday that the coming school year will be its last. Leaders of Democracy Prep Congress Heights said in an email to parents that the school, which has students in preschool through eighth grade, was unable “to provide Congress Heights scholars the school they deserve.”
Pioneering Ohio charter school operator sells off assets
A for-profit charter school operator in Ohio that became a pioneer of the school choice movement has gotten out of the business, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. White Hat Management, founded in 2000 by Akron industrialist David Brennan, has quietly sold off the last of its contracts to run charter schools.
Oakland’s BayTech Charter School Violated Multiple State Laws
School administrators forced students to buy uniforms, graduation caps and gowns, and made parents buy tickets to attend ceremonies. BayTech’s board also repeatedly violated the Brown Act.
Federal Lawsuit Proceeds Against Success Academy Charter Network
This month a U.S. District Court judge ruled that a federal lawsuit against the Success Academy Charter School Network can proceed. Parents of five former Success pre-school and kindergarten students at its Fort Greene school in Brooklyn charge that the network discriminates against children with disabilities and retaliates against families, forcing them to remove their children from Success schools.
Orleans school district cites Harney charter school for possible violations of federal law
The Orleans Parish school district has cited Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy for allegedly violating federal law by improperly withholding tens of thousands of dollars in employee retirement contributions. The district also issued a warning to the school for failing to provide adequate services for special education students.