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Tulsa charter school suspends principal, other employees for alleged grade tampering
The Tulsa charter school, Langston Hughes Academy for Arts and Technology, is under investigation after accusations arose that the principal, assistant principal, principal’s secretary and special education coordinator changing students’ grades.
Raleigh charter school on state ‘watch list’ for employing teacher with suspended license
Longleaf School of the Arts allowed one of its teachers to continue teaching English and social studies during the 2014-15 school year despite her license being suspended at the time for a testing violation, according to state records.
Whistleblower: School used software to get more state money
Education regulators are reviewing a whistleblower’s claim that Ohio’s then-largest online charter school intentionally inflated attendance figures tied to its state funding using software it purchased after previous allegations of attendance inflation, The Associated Press has learned.
Texas eighth-graders asked to list positives of slavery; charter school chief apologizes
A San Antonio charter school has apologized after a teacher asked students in an eighth-grade American history class to list the positive and negative aspects of slavery.
Charter school where sex offender was arrested is on probation
A police report lists Randy Smith as the maintenance man at Cincinnati Technology Academy. But the superintendent claims Smith never worked there.
Two charter schools led by former Mayor Willie Herenton will close
Du Bois High School of Arts and Technology and Du Bois High School of Leadership and Public Policy were already in danger of losing their charters because of poor academic performance. The charter network is led by former mayor and Memphis City Schools superintendent Willie Herenton.
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