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Controversy Disrupts Fort Worth Charter School
Some families are questioning whether their students will return to Fort Worth’s Academy of the Fine Arts next year amid calls for the president and CEO to resign after the principal’s abrupt departure.
Einstein Academy announces plans to close charter school
An Einstein Academy official announced Wednesday the school would be relinquishing its charter to the Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District effective June 30.
New Mexico education secretary closes another charter school
New Mexico Education Secretary Christopher Ruszkowski is upholding a decision to close a charter school in northern New Mexico with 200 students.
Indiana students’ scores lag after transferring to charter schools, new study shows
A recently released study raises questions about whether charter schools improve academic achievement for students in Indiana more than traditional public schools.
Big Island charter school put on notice for revocation
The Public Charter School Commission has voted to put a Big Island school on notice for possible revocation of its charter, citing a range of problems including financial irregularities, enrollment discrepancies and testing procedures
DRASTIC MEASURES’ NEEDED IF RED RIVER CHARTER OPENS
If Red River Charter Academy (RRCA) is given a green light to open in the 2019-20 school year, it could force the Avoyelles School Board to close and/or reorganize schools, Superintendent Blaine Dauzat told the board this past Tuesday.
Lawmakers calling for state audit of charter school approved for West Springfield
A pair of state lawmakers are asking for an audit of the Chicopee-based Hampden Charter School of Science to learn how the taxpayer-funded school spends its money.
State to close New Mexico’s largest online charter school
New Mexico’s top education official has decided to not renew the charter for an online school, citing its failure to live up to its touted potential.
Charter school founders, facing restitution in embezzlement case, drop price on mansion by $1M
The Cluffs, a husband-and-wife duo who admitted to embezzling $2.6 million in school-related funds and failing to disclose the money on federal tax returns, are seeking buyers for their six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot estate as they try to pay back the government and local victims
Virtual charter high school serving 2000 students closing in June
The closing will impact about 1,900 of the 2,100 at-risk students enrolled in the statewide school. Ten percent of the 2,100 students are on track to earn diplomas in June.
IDAHO’S VIRTUAL SCHOOLS STRUGGLE
The more than 6,000 students enrolled in Idaho’s virtual schools perform well below their brick-and-morter peers on an array of academic performance indicators, from standardized tests to high school graduation rates.
Former Academy of Dover principal gets year in prison; must pay $145,480
A former charter school principal who pleaded guilty to stealing federal funding from the Academy of Dover will serve a year and a month in prison and must pay $145,480 in restitution.
The Price of Whistleblowing
In April 2015, Inweekly reported that Newpoint High, one of Escambia County’s high-performing charter schools, had been accused of fixing grades, failing to report possible child abuse to state authorities and mishandling funds.
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS PILING UP AGAINST RESPECTED THORNTON CHARTER SCHOOL
Stargate Charter School in Thornton has an award-winning reputation when it comes to educating gifted students in Colorado. But some current and former parents tell 9NEWS that the school’s image needs repair after seven complaints were filed in the last two years with the Office of Civil Rights inside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Second Victory Prep charter school to close after running out of money
Less than 2 months after Houston ISD in-district charter school Victory Prep North abruptly closed after running out of money, Victory Prep South notified Houston ISD officials that it does not have the funds to finish out the school year.