#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
LAUSD’s charter school co-location policy violates state law, judge rules
Superior Court Judge Stephen Goorvitch agreed that the district has latitude to decide that a co-location could harm student safety or jeopardize its ability to serve neighborhood children.
State Audit Confirms Massive Fraud at Twin Rivers Charter School
A California state audit report in June found Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools (HCCTS) in the Twin Rivers Unified School District received more than $180 million in public education funds it was not eligible for.
Editorial: As if we needed it, here’s one more reason to rein in SC charter schools
And now Columbia’s State newspaper reports on a whole new charter school scandal: One of the most controversial charter schools, Midlands-based athletic powerhouse Gray Collegiate Academy, is paying principal Brian Newsome an eye-popping $322,544 — which is more than any of the district superintendents in that region makes.
Judge orders Philadelphia’s Memphis Street Academy charter school to close
A federal judge ruled Monday that a Philadelphia charter school that sued the school district to allow it to stay open despite poor academic performance must shut down.
Oklahoma Charter School Board votes for investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools
The Oklahoma Charter School Board voted on Monday to hire an accounting firm to do an independent audit of Epic Charter Schools.
On education, Dunleavy and the ad nauseam school of propaganda
His delusion about “the other side” and the “Education cabal” is insulting to the many people in Alaska who believe in public schools and are making a sincere effort.
Large PA cyber school facing wrongful death suit says it’s ‘unreasonable’ for teachers to see students weekly
The language had been inspired in part by a prominent case in which a 12-year-old cyber charter student died in May 2024 following alleged torture and starvation by her guardians, according to state Rep. Joe Ciresi (D., Montgomery), the lawmaker who sponsored the original bill. The girl had been attending Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), which now faces a wrongful death suit.
Warrington Prep earns D grade again. Charter school at risk of closure
The 2024-25 school grades are out and Warrington Preparatory Academy received a “D” for a second consecutive year, putting its charter at risk.
Midlands charter school principal paid more than local superintendents. Why?
Aside from the noticeable disparity between Newsome’s salary and other area principals and superintendents, he’s in charge of fewer students than other superintendents in the area.
School with one of N.J.’s highest paid superintendents fighting state to stay open
The school and its founder, Leigh Byron, were the subject of a 2024 NJ Advance Media investigation into excessive salaries funded by taxpayers paid to top officials at some of the state’s charter schools.
Audit fallout: Highlands entire board resigns, state requests $180 million back
Entire Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools (HCCTS) board resigns after audit finds legal violations, nepotism, and misuse of funds. State demands $180M in repayment.
CEO of Pa.’s largest cyber school made $700K on the side from its bank
The leader of Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school earned more than $700,000 from his side job as a bank director from 2016 through 2024.
Mass. performing arts charter school sullied by troubling events, some families say
A sought-after charter school for students with a passion for the arts was beset by controversy as the academic year closed, prompting some concerned parents to yank their children from the rolls.
Tiny Indiana district with online school worth millions ordered to close
State legislators say they have put Union on the chopping block because of poor performance.
Displaced from the Start: Race, Housing, and Childhood Inequality in New Orleans
Worse still, New Orleans families have lost local control over public education. Most charter boards are unelected, unaccountable, and operate behind closed doors. In a majority-Black city, this is not just undemocratic—it’s a continuation of the paternalism that has defined so many post-Katrina “recovery” efforts.