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Receiver accuses Florence charter school of illegally using funds despite court-ordered shutdown
A superintendent in the Pee Dee is asking the 12th Circuit Solicitor to investigate a school that he says is illegally distributing taxpayer dollars.The Palmetto Youth Academy has changed its name to Palmetto Promise and is still running despite being court-ordered to shut down. A sign that previously said Palmetto Youth Academy is now blank, but a News13 reporter saw students outside Monday in uniforms who appeared to be at recess.
6-year-old’s hands duct taped by teacher’s aide at charter school
A six-year-old’s hands were allegedly duct taped by a teacher’s aide at a Friendship Public Charter School. A D.C. mother told FOX 5 that duct tape was used to bind her son’s hands by a teacher’s aide who was allegedly trying to stop the first-grader from drumming on the desk to make music.
Tulsa Charter School Faces Accusations Of Racism, Bullying
One of the parents behind the claims includes Shari Alspach, who said her son, Kayden Matthews, was subjected to racist language and bullying at Tulsa Honor Academy. The abuse got so bad that she unrolled her son earlier this week.
After private vote, charter school’s future is still up in the air
The board of trustees of the Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School held a private vote during an executive session at its meeting on Thursday evening and decided to close the school. It’s a decision that should be accepted as final, according to the charter school’s attorney. Thursday evening’s vote could conflict with the state’s Sunshine Act, which states the vote must be held in public. It’s unclear if the vote will be challenged.
Religious Charter Schools Undermine the Foundations of Public Education
A church-run charter school is on track to open in Oklahoma — publicly funded but run by the archdiocese. The arrival of religious charter schools is one more piece of evidence that public charter schools are not so public after all.
Ongoing confusion at a Philly charter school set to close gives students a lesson in ‘Do as I say, not as I do’
Two weeks after the shocking announcement that Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School would be closing, students continue to seek answers.
Should a public school be a vanity project? MCS Charter shutdown raises concerning questions | Opinion
News of the imminent closure of a Philadelphia charter school raises the question of what a public school is: a community effort to educate and care for children where all stakeholders have a voice or the vanity project of one person?
Pittsboro charter school ordered closed
The Review Board revoked the charter for the new School of the Arts for Boys Academy in Pittsboro due to lack of enrollment.
Former charter school still operational, spending taxpayer dollars
Palmetto Youth Academy has continued to operate and spend taxpayer dollars after its charter was revoked and a court ordered it to close.
Former employees file lawsuit against now-shuttered Charleston Advancement Academy
The lawsuit claims that although the school closed, the former employees were never technically fired. Therefore, they argue their contracts were not honored and they are seeking a payout.
Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded
Just days before the call, in early September, May and Kimmelman had gotten bad news. In 2016, there had been a dozen or more cases of serial sexual assault at a Bridge school in Kenya. Several years later, at another Bridge location, a child on school grounds had been fatally electrocuted by a dangling live wire, while another had been badly injured.
Shakopee accountant charged with ‘theft by swindle’ from Hmong charter school
According to to a report linked below, an accountant Michael Pocrnich, the founder of the Anton Group, swindled $42,500 in 2022 from Noble Academy, a charter school. He also tried to take over $100,000 more. To learn more read https://sahanjournal.com/education/noble-academy-accountant-fraud-charges-theft-by-swindle-minnesota/
Charter CEOs Collecting High Salaries, Benefits and Bonuses
Three of the six most highly paid administrators identified in String Theory’s most recent tax information are members of the Corosanite family: Chief Executive Officer Angela Corosanite, Chief Information Officer Jason Corosanite, and Director of Facilities Thomas Corosanite. Their total salary and compensation, as listed in the charter management organization’s 2021 IRS 990, comes to almost $900,000. String Theory manages only two schools in the city, but the company has six administrators making over $100,000 in salary and compensation. In addition, each school has its own CEO. Why does a network of only two schools need so many highly-paid administrators?
Students at Philadelphia’s longest-running charter school walk out after announcement of final year
Philadelphia’s longest-running charter school will close its doors at the end of this school year. Parents and students were caught by surprise when they received a letter on Tuesday notifying them of the future plans.
Teachers accuse Las Vegas charter school of not paying into their pension
That teacher also shared a screenshot with 8 News Now taken from the Nevada PERS website that showed their account summary. It displayed the date of January 31, 2023, as the last time any update was made to the employee’s account.