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Charter school in Maricopa closes just months into the new school year
Just months into a new school year, a charter school in Maricopa is closing its doors. The announcement by officials with Camino Montessori came as a shock to parents and students, who will now be forced to change schools.
Tulsa Charter School To Hold Meeting Over Allegations Of Staff Inappropriate Behavior
There is a special board meeting scheduled today to discuss reports staff members at Tulsa’s Langston Hughes Academy, acted inappropriately. What that inappropriate behavior was still hasn’t been officially revealed.
Langston Hughes Academy Staff Members Accused Of Inappropriate Behavior
Langston Hughes Academy says some staff members accused of inappropriate behavior have been suspended without pay, pending an investigation. The school has also confirmed that they reported those allegations to police.
The Easiest Money Bill Ackman Has Made Lately Is In A Bunch Of Charter Schools
It turns out that Bill Ackman is making good money in the most unexpected of places: financing charter schools for low-income kids.
Guilty verdict for man who defrauded Newpoint charter schools in Pinellas, Hillsborough
The founder of a company that operated charter schools in Pinellas, Hillsborough and five other Florida counties was found guilty late Thursday of using those schools to steer millions of dollars into his personal accounts.
Why we’re suing
Imagine your hard-earned tax dollars being taken away from your kids’ local school district and instead given to an unaccountable online school that was falsifying attendance data and failing to graduate students at staggering rates.
This lawmaker stands to earn at least $11M on his own charter schools. His votes helped lay the groundwork.
Near the end of the 2018 legislative session, lawmakers were poised to pass a budget that would give educators large raises and require greater financial accountability for both district and charter schools. House Speaker J.D. Mesnard and Rep. Eddie Farnsworth had other plans.
New Castle charter school closes suddenly, students scramble to find new school
With the school year already well underway, hundreds of students from the Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security, commonly referred to as DAPPS, found themselves at this quickly organized school fair Wednesday searching for a new place to attend class.
Audit finds steep salaries, misuse of funds at Clayton Valley charter school
The married top leaders of Clayton Valley Charter High School raked in almost $850,000 in less than two years before leaving the school last spring, a county investigation found.
Parents sue charter school over handling of reported assault
Parents of a former Boise charter school student are suing the school because they say administrators created a hostile school environment by failing to adequately respond after their daughter reported she had been sexually assaulted by another student.
‘Chaos At Kamalani’: Why It’s So Hard To Run A Charter School
Founders of an arts-focused charter school in central Oahu are facing mounting complaints from parents in the midst of rapid teacher turnover and signs of a possible shift away from the school’s original mission.
State auditor confirms embezzlement at Alma D’Arte High School
The New Mexico state auditor confirmed tens of thousands of dollars have been stolen from Alma D’Arte Charter High School. “Any dollar that doesn’t go where it’s supposed to go is a dollar I’m concerned about,” said State Auditor Wayne Johnson.
Parents vent outrage at charter school board
The board of Columbia County’s first and only charter school left a roomful of irate parents with more questions than answers Wednesday night surrounding the departure of the school’s superintendent and the school’s future.
‘This is horrific’: Detroit charter school stuns parents and students with news that it will close next week
Just weeks after starting the school year, parents and students at the Detroit Delta Preparatory Academy for Social Justice got the stunning news Wednesday that their school will close next week.
Ex-charter school president pleads guilty to receiving child porn
The former president of a Saginaw County charter school accused of using the dark web to traffic child pornography has accepted a plea deal.