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Charter school founder arrest: $200,000 in charges of embezzlement, money laundering, public funds misuse
The founder and director of a now-defunct South Los Angeles charter campus and her son were arrested Thursday for allegedly funneling about $200,000 from the school to a shell company she controlled.
South Florida charter school in deplorable conditions, parents say
Parents who have children at one charter school in South Florida said the school has become a nightmare. “It’s just disgusting. It smells like urine throughout the hallway,” Senieca Malcolm said.
11 ways Chicago is the beating heart of the disastrous charter school agenda
Chicago’s public school system has become a showcase for the negative effects of K-12 privatization, according to a new report that tracks how the city replaced struggling local schools with dozens of charters that didn’t perform better, yet deprived traditional schools of funds, students and public accountability.
Under federal investigation, Celerity charter schools are in danger of losing their accreditation
Los Angeles charter schools that are part of a network currently under federal investigation have been put on notice that their accreditation is in jeopardy.
Brooklyn charter school deleted video showing students sexually assaulting girl on bus: lawsuit
A Brooklyn charter school is in hot water with the parent of one of their former students who says the administration maliciously deleted video that showed their child was sexually assaulted by older kids aboard a school bus, according to a lawsuit.
National City charter school could be forced to shut down
A National City charter school could close if it doesn’t shape up, and the national school district is demanding to see change. The principal of Beacon Classical Academy says when they returned from spring break this week she had an email saying they were just a couple weeks away from being shut down.
Ex-Oakland charter schools director charged with grant application fraud, money laundering
Ben Chavis, the controversial former director of three Oakland charter schools, collectively known as the American Indian Model Schools, was charged with mail fraud and money laundering in connection with the schools’ applications for federal grant funds, federal authorities announced Thursday.
Nashville’s charter school industry is unraveling
It was just a matter of time before the wheels came off Nashville’s charter school industry. This year, it’s finally happening.
New concerns surface as Vineyard charter school reports on probation status
Last month, the state charter school questioned whether the school should continue to operate due to concerns of student safety, operational dysfunction and financial mismanagement, and gave Franklin Discovery administrators until June to resolve those concerns.
Livermore: Charter schools pull petition from county; district cites more violations
Two Livermore charter schools pulled their charter petitions for renewal from the Alameda County Office of Education, as the school district that oversees the charters cited more violations.
Inside Celerity charter school network, questionable spending and potential conflicts of interest abound
At a time when charter school advocates are determined to increase the number of such schools in L.A., the story of McFarlane and the Celerity schools offers a case study of the growing difficulty of regulating them.
Report: How Charter Schools Are Used to Hide Dropouts and Game the Educational System
ProPublica reports that Sunshine High, an alternative charter school located in a strip mall just 5 miles from Olympia, takes in “cast-offs” from Olympia and other Orlando high schools in a “mutually beneficial agreement.”
Lake Forest charter school board member resigned after $120,000 deal with school
A former board member of Lake Forest Elementary Charter School said he “made a mistake” by selling dirt from his company’s land for a school construction project, which would violate state ethics law.
Struggling Confluence charter schools are renewed for five more years
St. Louis’ largest charter school network got a five-year renewal Tuesday even though it has not met state performance expectations in its almost 14 years of operation.
Del Paso Heights adult charter school under investigation for allegedly overcharging state
Highlands Community Charter School is under investigation for allegedly enrolling adult students in primary grades, double-charging the state and claiming a full year of funding for students who attended for a shorter period of time.