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Former director of Goodyear charter school pleads guilty to conspiracy
Daniel Hughes, the former director of the Bradley Academy of Excellence, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and theft. According to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the Goodyear charter school over-reported its number of students enrolled for two years so it could receive additional funding.
Why Some Officials Have Questioned Martha O’Bryan’s New Charter School In East Nashville
As Cayce is being overhauled into mixed-income housing, the nonprofit is about to move one of its charter schools into that complex. But the new school building has received pushback from some city officials.
Harney charter school principal suspended amid inquiry
The embattled charter school board for Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy has suspended its principal amid an investigation into her actions this year.
‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Harney charter school to close at end of school year
Lewis and Aiken took turns explaining the problems at the small charter school. The school has been plagued by financial mismanagement, Aiken said, noting that the school’s bank statements were addressed to the Carondelet Street church where the board president, the Rev. Charles Southall, serves as pastor. Meanwhile, Southall’s home address in Baton Rouge is the one that Harney listed with the state agency that distributes per-pupil funding to schools, another potential violation.
Colorado Springs military-style charter school looks to overcome growing pains, leadership ‘churning’
The executive director, chief financial officer and founding principal have left their posts at Colorado Military Academy, which opened in August 2017 as the state’s first military-style school for young students, in what a new school official calls a “churning” of leadership.
Tullytown charter school a financial mess, lawsuit alleges
A charter school in Tullytown chartered by the Pennsbury School District is rife with fraudulent and improper financial practices, former Business Manager and Board of Trustees Secretary Terri Sparango alleges in a lawsuit recently filed in Bucks County Court.
Federal appeals court affirms most of ruling in Delta Charter School discrimination case
A federal appeals court has affirmed almost all of a district court’s remedies to get Delta Charter School to accept more African-American students and stop violating a consent decree with Concordia Parish School District.
Consultant suggests solutions to problems eStem charter school created on UA-Little Rock campus
A private consultant has reported on ways to alleviate problems caused by the arrival of the eStem charter high school on the UA-Little Rock campus. The report says neither institution has realized benefits expected from the partnership to date.
Antioch school board could pull approval of two charter schools
Concerns about the management of a charter high school in Concord could result in the revocation of two proposed charter schools in Antioch that apparently are connected to it.
Newpoint owner denied bond pending sentencing for fraud, racketeering
A former charter school manager convicted of stealing millions of dollars from Newpoint schools across Florida will remain in custody pending his sentencing.
Parent reacts to constant controversy surrounding SAIL charter school
The School for Arts Infused Learning continues to be in a state of controversy. The latest involves thousands of records transferred from the school’s computers.
Parents air frustrations over charter school
Over 70 parents gathered at Evans Towne Center Park on Tuesday to discuss issues with the School for Arts Infused Learning.
The Evans charter school’s lack of transparency was the main topic of the gathering, during which several parents aired grievances over the way recent departures were handled.
Fired charter superintendent named in document crimes
Kevin Burnley, current vice-chairman of the Board of Governors for the School for Arts-Infused Learning in Evans, also told the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office his suspicions that the former superintendent, a former school staffer and a now-dismissed board member conspired to illegally alter the superintendent’s contract.
State Charter Board makes complaints against schools hard to find
Parents scouring the state Charter Board website for information about their child’s school would in recent years have been left with a false impression. For the past three years, each charter school’s profile on the site displayed the message: “This charter has no complaints.”
Ex-treasurer of Mason Classical charter school alleges lax financial oversight, verbal abuse
The complaint states the school’s top administrators, under the guidance of Mason Principal David Hull, “knowingly and willfully created an environment … where fraud can occur without detection.”