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Editorial: With Limestone’s demise, take back control over SC charter schools
Misused SC law allows private colleges to authorize charter schools to receive tax dollars, engage in authorizer shopping to avoid being closed .
TEA sends letter to Fort Worth ISD regarding school with 5th straight unacceptable rating
The fifth consecutive unacceptable performance rating for the Leadership Academy at Forest Oak’s 6th-grade campus may lead to its closure.
Lawmakers are trying once more to pass sweeping changes to charter school oversight. Here’s what they want.
AB 84 is meant to address myriad issues exposed by cases of fraud, but charter schools say it goes too far.
New Report—North Carolina Charter Schools: Undermining Quality Education for All
However, with the closure of one charter school in July 2024 and another in September 2024, 208 charter schools received well over $1.18 billion in taxpayer money, even as public-school districts remain underfunded.
School board closes Constellation Charter School in emergency meeting
During an emergency meeting on Thursday, the School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) unanimously voted to shut down Waldo’s Constellation Charter School of Gainesville (CCSG), effective at the end of the May 1 school day.
Charter School Leaders Balk at Telling Parents Minneapolis Closing at the End of Year
Charter School Leaders Balk at Telling Parents Minneapolis Closing at the End of Year
‘Pretty much a done deal’: Roseland Collegiate Prep to close June 2026, district leaders planning ahead
Yet another Sonoma County school district is discussing closing one of its campuses to address a budget deficit.
DC parents scramble to find new schools as Hope Community Public Charter School announces closure
Parents and staff at the school told DC News Now that poor leadership and mismanagement at the school are to blame for the abrupt end to operations at the school.
The Primary School, Zuckerberg-backed school for low-income students, to shut down
The Primary School, which operates two tuition-free schools in the Bay Area and is financially backed by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, will be closing down at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The Primary School has schools serving students in East Palo Alto and in the East Bay.
Wauwatosa STEM School closing; board votes not to renew contract
The Wauwatosa School Board on Tuesday night, April 22, voted 4–2 to not renew the charter school’s contract.
Performing arts charter school in Walnut Creek, California, is closing
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the 42,000-square-foot facility has capacity for 725 students, but its highest enrollment, in 2018-19, was just 471. By last year, that figure had declined to 361.
VUSD Global Learning Charter closing in the Spring, Sierra View Elementary opening in its place
While GLC was underutilized, nearby Riverway Elementary was overutilized.
Failing Charter School Will Continue To Operate
Ignoring the LAUSD and its staff, the Los Angeles County Office of Education renewed KIPP Sol’s charter petition for another five years.
Bay Area art school closures continue as Contra Costa School of Performing Arts takes its curtain call
The Contra Costa School of Performing Arts will take its last curtain call in June, after administrators said rising facility costs and declining enrollment proved financially unsustainable for the 6-12th grade professional-track arts curriculum.
State scrutinizes 2 Las Vegas charter schools over their finances
The state agency that oversees charter schools is narrowing in on the finances of several valley schools, claiming they have too much debt to stay open.