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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.
Former virtual charter school leaders face federal charges tied to alleged enrollment scam
Several former charter school operators were indicted last week for their alleged roles in conspiring to defraud the state of Indiana by padding student enrollment at virtual charter schools.
Federal grand jury indicts Indiana virtual charter school leaders in alleged $44M enrollment scheme
A federal grand jury indicted three former administrators from two defunct Indiana online charter schools in an alleged scheme to collect millions of dollars in state funds. They are accused of a conspiracy to defraud the state by falsely reporting thousands of students who did not attend as enrolled at Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy. The indictment claims that as a result of false enrollment reports, the state education department paid more than $44 million to the schools that they were not entitled to receive.
Haven votes to close Yoder Charter School
Yoder Charter school closes due to low enrollment and financial impact on the district. Families will be forced to find a new school over the summer.
Propaganda aside, school choice still seems pretty unpopular
In Arkansas, fewer families applied for vouchers in the first year than expected. A report to state lawmakers that went out in October suggested some of the voucher money allocated for the inaugural year will go unclaimed. With the 2023-2024 school year well underway, Arkansas has spent $7.1 million on vouchers, and projected to spend $32.5 for the school year, a good bit less than the $46.7 million budgeted.