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Amid campus turmoil, San Diego charter school places top official on leave
The top administrator at America’s Finest Charter School has been placed on leave as the small school in San Diego grapples with financial troubles and tensions between staff and leadership.
Pittsburgh Public School officials considering not renewing charter for Passport Academy
The recommendation, made by Lisa Augustin, the district’s director of charter accountability, followed findings that Passport allegedly violated its written charter agreement by enrolling students who have not dropped out of high school, underperformed academically and did not communicate with PPS staff.
Tom Ultican: The Failure of the Nation’s Only All-Charter District, New Orleans
om Ultican, retired teacher of physics and mathematics, writes here about the recent decision by local officials to open a PUBLIC SCHOOL in New Orleans. This is a symptom of the failure of the “all-charter” idea.
Burns Sci-Tech board decides to audit former principal’s school account
During the board’s tumultuous March 28 meeting, school staff revealed that McGee wrote a $100,000 check to an internet scammer posing as Elon Musk.
Appellate Court upholds revoke of Urban Prep Academy’s school charter – Chicago Tribune
The Illinois appellate court’s decision declares charter schools are not protected by the Illinois school closing moratorium. (subscription required)
How the Right Exploits ‘Moms’ to Privatize Education
Moms for Liberty is just one of several dark money groups that pretend to be mom-led grassroots movements.
School choice is diverting funds from traditional Miami-Dade public schools, say activists
Outside Tuesday’s Miami-Dade County School Board meeting, parents, advocates, policy leaders, and students gathered to protest what they say is the defunding of traditional public schools.
EPA issues updated letter to Valley charter schools cited for asbestos, lead paint concerns
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an updated letter to the three Valley charter schools cited for asbestos and lead paint concerns this past Friday.
Harrisburg-based cyber charter school should be investigated, public ed group says
Public school advocates are calling on state officials to investigate Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school, Commonwealth Charter Academy, claiming it conceals information from the public and wastes taxpayer money.
State recommends closing Las Vegas charter school that owes taxpayers $830K
The Nevada State Public Charter School Authority is seeking to close a school that owes taxpayers more than $800,000.
How NC charter school with GOP backers, ‘classical’ education could skip state approvals
“It’s outrageous and irresponsible to bypass the review process in order to please an apparent political objective,” Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education Foundation, told The Charlotte Observer. “The point of the review is to make sure the school can survive. This is a serious taxpayer investment and there needs to be oversight.”
For-Profit Charter Schools Provide an Entryway for Private Investors to Exploit Public Education
The combination of for-profit operators backed by private equity has become prevalent in other publicly funded sectors that have traditionally been operated by federal and/or state governments or nonprofit organizations. And the results have not been beneficial to the public or the individuals the publicly funded system was intended to serve.
Orlando union-busters helped Ohio charter school violate employees’ rights, federal judge finds
An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board found that a charter school operator in Ohio, with the help of a “union avoidance” firm based in Orlando, unlawfully threatened school staff who sought to unionize with the Ohio Federation of Teachers last year.
Approval of first publicly funded religious charter school in US ruled unconstitutional
The approval of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school was struck down as unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Charter Schools Still Owe At Least $2,872,464
In an informative dated May 30, 2024, Carvalho reported to his bosses on the School Board that as of the end of March charter schools still owed the District $2,872,464 for unpaid over-allocation fees.