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Sacramento’s St. HOPE charter schools pushes back on allegations as it looks to renew charter terms
As it seeks a five-year renewal, an audit done by a third party on behalf of the Sacramento City Unified School District claims possible conflicts of interest.
Charter School Not Immune From Ex-Worker’s Whistleblower Lawsuit
A Texas charter school must face a whistleblower retaliation suit from a former employee after a federal appeals panel ruled Friday the school failed to show it was immune under the 11th Amendment. (Subscription required)
Albany school’s charter renewed despite mostly hiring unlicensed teachers
While the state gives a wide berth for charter schools to employ teachers instructing in subjects they are not certified to teach in, Albany Leadership last year had more than any other charter school in the Capital Region, according to state Education Department data.
WBIR Survey Results: 86% of participants do not support school voucher plan
Participants found voucher programs in other states concerning and 82% said they would not use the voucher program if offered
Jones: School voucher promoters smell blood in the water
A variety of out-of-state, dark-money groups helped to defeat several home-grown Idaho legislators who were dedicated to improving Idaho’s public schools. Those defeats may have frightened Idaho’s Governor and Superintendent of Schools to buy into the schemers’ plans to raid the Idaho treasury to benefit private and religious schools.
On public school desegregation, NC seems to be headed back to 1954 | Opinion
If we work to fully integrate and equally fund our public schools, and remove the voucher system, we will see a positive impact on our society at large.
Guest commentary: Idaho schools have already suffered neglect. Vouchers will be the final nail in the coffin
If we ignore the Idaho Constitution and go down this road of funding religious schools, we need not speculate on what will occur. We have already seen in other states the damage wrought by voucher schemes.
.Religious Charter School’s Controversial Move: Seeking Public Funds to Relocate to Valley Village
Spending public dollars on sectarian education is unconstitutional and unacceptable.
Minnesota charter schools lose $1.3 million in funding due to false attendance
The complaint filed said that employees were directed not to withdraw inactive students, despite being required to after 15 consecutive days of absence.
Editorial: Third SC charter school authorizer increases odds for profiteering, failure
We warned that more still would follow if the Legislature didn’t close that by-then-well-known loophole in state law, which no one had ever imagined would allow private colleges to give themselves the extraordinary power to spend state tax money and encourage authorizer shopping, which undermines the whole idea behind charter schools: They get freedom from most public school rules in return for being closed down if they fail.
The “School Choice” Swindle Is Demolishing Public Schools
But not too many people told Renner he was out of his mind when he did exactly that to public schools: he championed a bill entitling every child in Florida to $8,000 a year to spend on private education, at the public school system’s expense, and called it “school choice.” The few who did were themselves told they’re out of their mind.
Eagle Academy to close after D.C. board rejects school takeover plan
Eagle Academy Public Charter School, mired with falling enrollment and questions over its finances in recent years, said Tuesday that it will close just days before a new school year was set to begin.
Editorial: At Albany charter school, a poor grade on state oversight
Despite multiple red flag, state renews charters school for a five year term
State moves to seize assets of Las Vegas charter school, claims it failed to pay back over $800K in taxpayer money
Eagle Charter School opened in August of 2023 to students, pitching itself as another option for families living on the east side of Las Vegas. Yet in less than a year, the State Public Charter School Authority board closed Eagle, citing financial mismanagement.
Don’t be fooled by public charter school deception
Simply sending public money to a private school does not make it a public school, but they’d like you to think that. The charter schools they support fall outside of public oversight and supervision.