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The problem with vouchers and charter schools
Forward Kentucky interviews Josh Cowen professor of education policy at Michigan State University. Josh talks about his new book that will be released soon, charter schools, and school voucher programs.
Where’s the line between church and state? In Texas charter schools, it’s fading
Houston Chronicle reports how several charter schools in Texas are blurring the lines between the separation of church and state, as part of a wider trend. Article behind paywall.
Top N.J. lawmaker demands state investigation into school empire paying ‘outrageous’ salaries
Vin Gopal, the chairman of the New Jersey Senate, is calling on the state Department of Education to open a formal investigation into the Achieve charter school network due to accusations of nepotism as well as a report of outrageous salaries. Article is behind a paywall
Parents, teachers feel abandoned by sudden closure of Newark charter school
Parents and teachers are saying they feel abandoned by New Horizons School, a private charter in Newark, after the principal announced its closure amid rumors of financial troubles.
Stop ignoring charter problems. Fix them.
nstead of focusing on expansion of charters, legislators need to fix the glaring problems associated with the current charter law.
Editorial: Should troubled SC charter schools escape scrutiny? Legislators think so.
And there’s been plenty of that going on, according to investigations by The Post and Courier and Columbia’s State newspaper, which have uncovered questionable business practices by the Erskine Institute and the shady history of Pinnacle Charter School Management Group, which operates several schools and has close ties to the Limestone Charter Association.
Has Mike Miles illegally moved Texas taxpayer dollars to his Colorado Third Future Charter Network?
Today, Community Voices for Education (CVPE) called for a federal criminal investigation into allegations that Mike Miles siphoned millions of taxpayer dollars from Texans to his private charter school company based in Colorado. CVPE also called for Miles’ resignation and the reversal of TEA’s HISD takeover.
New Data Shows Charter Schools Increase Segregation
Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, segregation is a growing problem in U.S. schools—and charters are a big reason why.
Should The Success Academy SPRINT Program Be Investigated?
It is well known that Success Academy used to not have a very high percent of students requiring special education services. My sense was that Success Academy did not want many students requiring special education services because those students would require attention which could take away resources from their test prep gaming system.
Quest Charter Academy in Peoria likely to close after appeal denied at state level
Quest had met only three of the 11 criteria set forth in the charter agreement and that the hearing officer had “inexplicably” decided to rule in favor of the school after saying that it wasn’t in line with staffing requirements.
PA’s unregulated cyber charter schools spent $21 million on advertising fees and gift cards
A new report highlights how much money Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools spent on advertising fees, gift cards and more. $68,750 spent on advertising with minor league sports teams. $220,000 spent on search engine optimization. $1.1 million spent on “Thank You” grocery gift cards.
Comparing public, charter and private schools is ‘apples to pineapples’ | Tom Campbell
The data doesn’t prove charters are educating our children better….especially since charters pick and choose who they admit.
In Pennsylvania , A Cyber Charter School Builds A Real Estate Empire
The Education Voters of PA report shows that the four largest cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania in 2018 had net assets and fund balances totaling $566,858; in 2022, that total had grown to $486 million.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy was ordered to close. Here’s where it stands.
These included allegations of fraud, misappropriating public funds, giving vendor contracts to companies owned by high-ranking Pinnacle employees, failing to provide legally required services to some of a school’s neediest students and other issues.
Indiana Charter School Board revokes charter for Indy STEAM Academy
The board’s vote to revoke Indy STEAM’s charter matched a recommendation from the charter authorizer’s staff, who cited problems with receiving financial information from the K-7 school, compliance concerns from the Indiana Department of Education, and the resignation of all but one of the school’s board members in February.