#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
Troubled Windsor charter school to reopen as “Three Rivers Academy” under management group
Heritage Leadership Academy lost its charter last fall after the state cited issues with low-performance and non-compliance.
Harney charter school withheld employees retirement funds for months
Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy has delayed employees’ retirement contributions for weeks, sometimes months. The practice could have deprived employees of investment gains and could violate federal guidelines for retirement accounts.
New Corpus Christi charter school has ties to network of shelters for migrant children
A new Corpus Christi charter school has ties to a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in Brownsville that received national attention after U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley was denied entry.
Ex-employee convicted of felony theft from Dayton charter school
A state audit released Tuesday on the DECA Prep charter school in Dayton identifies a small case of misspent money, but school officials confirm auditors are finishing a larger investigation that has already led to a criminal conviction.
Judge: Helen Thackston Charter School must close by end of June
York County Common Pleas Judge Richard K. Renn said Friday, June 15, that Thackston must take all steps necessary to surrender its charter and close by June 30.
‘It’s like a black and white thing’: How some elite charter schools exclude minorities
Conspicuously absent from the open house were African-American parents. Of the dozen or so prospective families in attendance, all were white except for one South Asian couple.
Varnett charter school founders sentenced to prison, ordered to pay $4.4M restitution
Comparing them to villains from a Charles Dickens novel who steal from the poor, a federal judge on Friday sentenced Varnett charter school founders Marian Annette Cluff and Alsie Cluff Jr. to 10 years and 3 years in prison, respectively, for running an embezzlement and tax scheme that bilked low-income parents.
Shelby County Schools wants to shutter charter school that opened outside district limits
Shelby County Schools is recommending the closure of a charter school situated in a Memphis suburb, outside the district’s limits.
Charter school president suspended after facing child porn charges
The president of a Saginaw charter school has been suspended from his post after being accused of using the dark web to acquire child pornography.
Auditor candidate proposes audit of all for-profit charter schools
“The for-profit charter school scam is the largest political scandal in Ohio’s history, affecting all 88 Ohio counties and virtually every single taxpayer,” Space said in a written statement.
Denis Smith: Charter schools are withholding public records
Is the Public Records Act working in Ohio, particularly when it comes to receiving information about charter schools? If one recent example is typical of compliance with the statute, the answer is probably no.
Students revolt against summer homework ‘abuse’ at Success Academy
Students are revolting against summer homework “abuse” at Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy High School for the Liberal Arts in Manhattan.
Thornton charter school for gifted and talented is under federal scrutiny for harassment and discrimination
Colorado’s largest charter school for gifted and talented students has been hit with eight civil rights complaints in two years.
Eagle Arts charter school may reopen despite vote to close it
It stiffed its landlord for months and withheld teachers’ paychecks for weeks, but Eagle Arts Academy managed to finish a turbulent school year without closing its doors.
Wonderland Charter School in danger of losing charter
The State College Area School District Board of Directors will have a hearing to determine if they are going to not renew Wander Charter School’s charter for next year.