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Lawyer for Republic of Turkey to Massachusetts: Demand investigation of charter schools with ties to controversial Muslim cleric
An attorney for the Republic of Turkey and a documentary filmmaker have issued a call to action for residents of Massachusetts, where a network of charter schools with alleged links to a controversial Turkish cleric continue to expand.
Charter school admins suspended after playground fight
Four administrators at a Denver charter school are suspended after a playground fight captured on video showed the school’s restorative justice coordinator encouraging the students to throw punches.
Behind the Consulting Firm Raking In Millions From D.C. Charter Schools
“Everybody’s afraid.” That’s a D.C. charter school administrator’s assessment of TenSquare, one of the city’s most connected, lucrative, and controversial charter consulting companies.
Willimantic Charter School Faces Potential Closure Amid Questionable Management Practices
Path Academy is a charter high school that teaches older students, or those who aren’t on track to graduate on time. The state claims that Path has operated two satellite locations in Hartford and Norwich without being authorized to do so.
State Board Of Education May Begin Process Of Revoking Windham School’s Charter
The State Board of Education is considering moving forward in the process of revoking the charter for Path Academy in Windham, after the state flagged “significant issues” with the school, officials said.
New Vision charter school under investigation for financial irregularities and ADA compliance
New Vision Academy came under scrutiny in March after an anonymous whistleblower sent a detailed report to school board member Amy Frogge, who forwarded it to the district.
Troubled charter school under scrutiny again
A local charter school that nearly closed because of about $200,000 in debt is under scrutiny again for how it’s running its special education program.
Parents get 3 days’ notice Cypress Academy in New Orleans will close this week
Three days before summer break at Cypress Academy, the small charter school in Mid-City told parents that Wednesday will be its last day — forever.
CMS report blasts plan to let towns open charter schools: ‘A nightmare for taxpayers’
Charlotte-Mecklenburg school officials trumpeted a new report that said creating municipal charters would be costly for the towns, bad for teachers and have implications for local governments across the state.
North Texas Charter Schools Fare Poorly in Statewide Rankings for Black and Latino Students
Charter schools in North Texas ranked lower overall in quality than traditional public schools in the state, according to a recent report by Children At Risk, and charter schools serving primarily black or Latino students did worst of all in terms of achievement.
Charter School Founder Sentenced
A charter school founder has been sentenced to 55 months in prison. State Prosecutors say that Steven Kunkemoeller and his business partner Marcus May, owner of Newpoint Education Partners LLC, overcharged Newpoint Charter Schools for school items like desks and ipads and kept the profits.
Cash incentives for charter school recruitment: Unethical bribe or shrewd marketing technique?
In recent years, some charter schools have discreetly turned to a controversial recruitment strategy: offering low-income families cash stipends or other prizes in exchange for drawing new students into their schools.
Flagler Schools prepares for possible shutdown of Palm Harbor Academy
The charter school had transferred many of its lowest-performing students to a private school on the same campus immediately before state assessments, preventing those students from taking them and affecting the school’s grade, according to district officers.
Charter school board members get restraining order against president, to vote on reinstating superintendent
A Tulsa County district judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Carmen Pettie, president of the Langston Hughes Academy for Arts and Technology board of directors, after three fellow board members claimed she misled them regarding grade-tampering allegations at the charter school.
Employee at a D.C. public charter school charged with sex crimes
A 41-year-old man who works at a D.C. public charter school has been arrested and charged with several counts of child sexual abuse, D.C. police said.