#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
NC vouchers expand … and one Mecklenburg school remains elusive
Where is Teaching Achieving Students Academy? s part of my reporting last year, I found records for one school in Mecklenburg County receiving the scholarships, but couldn’t find the physical school. Six months later, Teaching Achieving Students Academy still receives state money and I still can’t find it.
Viewpoint: Charter schools are getting the breaks, but not the results
Despite this, Indiana lawmakers continue to stack the deck in favor of charter schools with unproven outcomes leading to those with money and resources getting more opportunities while those with less go without.
EDITORIAL: Charter schools require vigorous oversight
Also, from our perspective, local administration is the best way to assure dependable and high-quality education. But school officials should tread carefully before sponsoring a charter, knowing that close, continual inspection of the charter school’s financials is a must.
Los Angeles: Charter Schools Barred from Nearly Half of LA’s Public Schools
The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District adopted a new policy last week that will bar charter schools from “co-locating” in schools that enroll the most vulnerable students. This policy will provide stability to public schools that have been forced to give up classrooms and other facilities to privately-managed charters.
Wyatt Academy will close after charter board vote
“Just seems like a shady backroom deal,” one frustrated parent told 9NEWS. “Backroom deals have been going on without letting anybody know.”
Wyatt administration and teachers said they’re processing the stages of grief, putting off “acceptance” for as long as they can.
OPINION: Pennsylvanians Need Another Cyber Charter School Like A Hole In The Head
PA cybers have ongoing problems not just with doing their jobs, but with fraud and misbehavior. But they are mega-profitable, because Pennsylvania insists on funding based on sending district and not the actual cost of educating students.
A Charter School In New Hampshire Was Allegedly Doing…Well, I’m Not Sure What They Were Doing
A while back the state accepted money to open charter schools. It didn’t go well! When the comprehensive history of public policy scams is written, assuming it ever is, the charter school movement is going to write its own chapter.
Exeter charter school closing amid investigation into alleged fraud and embezzlement
The development comes as the Exeter Police Department is pursuing two investigations into former officials associated with the school, which served students from kindergarten through 12th grade. One investigation involves alleged tampering with a public record; the other involves alleged embezzlement. State agencies, including the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office and New Hampshire Department of Education, say they are also communicating with the police about the allegations but declined to give more details.
Las Vegas charter school’s finances under scrutiny amid mounting debts
Its finances and management are at the crosshairs of SPCSA.“There are strings attached to the millions of dollars charter schools are given, and when schools are negligent on their reporting, it is a much bigger issue than just creating extra work for the SPCSA staff,” SPCSA Executive Director Melissa Mackedon said. Documents from SPCSA show Nevada Prep is one of two schools in the state that “Does Not Meet Standard,” a classification that means it failed to meet minimal expectations and its status for renewal is in question.
New info on multi-million dollar education fraud after recent charter school-related indictment
The individuals listed in the indictment reportedly used fraudulent enrollment reporting methods to receive funding from the state that they were not owed nor supposed to be eligible for. Between 2016 through 2019, the defendants submitted false numbers for more than 4,500 students they knew were not attending either school in order to receive state tuition reimbursement.
Early College of Arvada charter school will close at the end of school year in Colorado
Jacob Bader, a social studies teacher at ECA finds the move by the Colorado Charter School Institute disappointing as well. He says CSI’s decision has a lot to do with high financial risks. The school closure is in part due to declining enrollment, a decrease in academic performance and increasing financial risks.
Peoria Public Schools severs its relationship with Quest Charter Academy. What we know
The vote came after a long presentation by district attorney Frazier Satterly, who explained the facts that prompted PPS administrators to recommend the closure of the charter school concept. Quest has not met academic goals, does not have the minimum number of certified staff, has a high teacher turnover rate, and has a bad track record for student discipline.
Virtual charter school trio federally indicted
Estimates of the alleged fraudulent reimbursements total $85 million while Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sued the operators for $154 million as the defendants are accused of steering excessive cash payments to themselves and family members and private for-profit companies they owned for claimed administrative costs.
How did this charter school get a $2 million grant from the federal government? Our Schools USA on Instagram
Shocker that far-right extremists who say they reject public funding of education take $2 million in federal dollars.
We are not surprised. It’s all about the grift
The Wild West of Education: Q&A with Charter School Expert
A Northern California charter school prides itself on educating adults and a large immigrant and refugee population, but whistleblowers and some critics describe the charter school as cult-like, toxic and say the school’s leaders are capitalizing off these students, rather than truly educating them.