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Fort Worth charter school student devastated as beloved arts academy closes its doors
The school had plans to expand to 12th grade this fall, but financial setbacks — including the loss of a major funder — put its future in jeopardy.
Houston charter school Reve Prep closed by Texas Education Agency due to special education concerns
The school, one of the Houston area’s youngest charter schools, will cease operations this year, after the Texas Education Agency revoked the charter, citing two years of special education noncompliance.
Former superintendent of Indiana virtual charter schools pleads guilty to wire fraud
Both cases allege that Clark, along with school founder Thomas Stoughton and other defendants, falsely inflated enrollment figures at Indiana Virtual Academy and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy. Federal prosecutors allege they defrauded the state of $44.6 million. Rokita’s lawsuit has alleged $154 million in fraud.
Nikolaevsk School prepares for June 30 closure
The school serves a primarily Russian Old Believer community located about 19 miles outside of Homer.
Closing a failing Arizona charter school is hardly an assault on school choice | Opinion
Or put another way, the process of shutting off the taxpayer-supplied cash pipeline into the Primavera owner’s bank account.
EPIC Charter Schools lays off more than 300 staffers as it cuts learning centers
EPIC Charter Schools is ending its learning center model, effectively terminating 357 employees, including teachers and administrative staff.
How Charter Schools Promote ‘Development Off the Backs of Children’
When charter schools are used as “a tool for economic development,” kids and communities suffer.
As Indy charter struggled, ex-CEO’s school credit card shows charges for steakhouses, wine, StubHub
Thousands of dollars in alcohol, travel, restaurant, and entertainment expenses were charged to the company credit card of a leader of an expanding Indianapolis charter school network who was terminated in February, according to school records.
‘Money in the pockets of administrators’: California charter school network steers millions in taxpayer money to opaque firm tied to execs
Elite charter schools’ close relationship with a third-party provider raises questions about transparency and potential conflicts of interest.
Split US Supreme Court blocks taxpayer-funded religious charter school
Opponents have said religious charter schools would force taxpayers to support religious indoctrination. Establishing them also could undermine nondiscrimination principles, they argued, because religious charter schools might seek to bar employees and even students who do not adhere to doctrinal teachings.
Families say tough goodbyes to two Fulton elementary schools set to close
The Fulton County school board Board of Education voted in February to close the schools, meaning hundreds of students will attend other schools next year. Some families have opted to stay in Fulton. Some families have opted to go to the school they’re now zoned for. Others will attend charter or private schools. Others have moved.
Specialized charter schools need to ensure inclusive practices, report says
Charter schools focused on serving students with disabilities enroll more White students and fewer Black students than charter schools overall, according to an analysis of data by the Center for Learner Equity.
Charter school leaders balk at telling parents Minneapolis elementary closing at end of year
The guild is not renewing the school’s contract because students have consistently posted substandard test scores and its leaders have demonstrated “poor financial management and stewardship of public funds,” the guild said in a May 2 letter to school leaders.
Louisiana treasurer and New Orleans charter schools spar over ‘questionable’ spending
State Treasurer John Fleming has issued in recent weeks a series of press releases flagging “questionable expenditures” made by schools, including $17,563 spent at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant and a $2,000 political donation by the Orleans Parish School Board.
Santa Clara County’s First Charter School to Close All Campuses, Laying Off 100 Staff
Downtown College Prep announced in January that it would close its two middle schools and one high school in June due to decreasing enrollment at its campuses and in San José’s public schools. The decision came less than a year after DCP abruptly closed its Alum Rock High School last spring, giving families just a few months’ notice. DCP has a budget deficit of $4.5 million, according to public documents.