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A second New Orleans charter school will shut down this year
The school, located on South Carrollton Avenue, was one of three underperforming charter schools in New Orleans at risk of shutting down after the district’s annual charter renewal and extension process.
Charter high school in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside to close
Parent Latasha Burrell — who has children in sixth and 10th grades at Democracy Prep — said Wednesday that she is “baffled and shocked” by the decision to close the high school.“It was a shock, of course, because this came out of nowhere,” she said. Burrell said her son, who is in high school, is distraught and wanted to graduate from Democracy Prep.
Hawaii charter schools lagging on tests
Test score data suggests that students in Hawaii’s 37 public charter schools as a group are lagging markedly behind regular public school students statewide in core subjects, and that has led some state lawmakers to demand stronger accountability and standards from charter school officials.
Meltdown of prominent CPA firm comes amid crisis for Minnesota charter schools
One owner’s theft led to the demise of the Anton Group, which worked for dozens of charter schools across the state, where there is a shortage of firms to help with finances.
School choice is a high-risk taxpayer-funded experiment. Don’t change Kentucky’s Constitution.
Like salmon swimming home to spawn, lobbyists are again roaming the hallways of the Kentucky State Capitol. This year, big-dollar lobbyists representing corporate-run private schools and churches are pushing House Bill 208 to change the state’s constitution to allow politicians to throw millions of tax dollars into private and religious schools.
Moms for Liberty activists starting taxpayer-funded charter school
SC chapter of Moms for Liberty — a group best known for opposing LGBTQ rights, pushing for the removal of library books, & fighting racially inclusive curriculum starting their own charter school w/ taxpayer money
Opinion: Charter schools: How vouchers fuel inequality
Charter schools don’t have to abide by many government regulations, including those protecting people from discrimination in admissions. This lax restriction allows charter schools to be biased in admissions.
Philly school officials warn parents ‘it appears’ Math, Civics and Sciences Charter school will close — but some efforts to keep it open continue
Despite efforts to keep Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School open, Philadelphia School District officials told parents this weekend “it appears” the school will close at the end of the year.
Kids Unlimited Academy charter school in White City is closing its doors
Kids Unlimited Academy charter school in White City is closing its doors. Over 40 families must find a new school
Minneapolis charter school to close Friday amid financial trouble
Teachers at the Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori have spent the last few days trying to explain to students why Friday is the last day of their school.
“You can feel what they are feeling,” said Marlisha Newell, a paraprofessional for the second-grade class. “It’s been really heavy.”
Indianapolis’ Andrew J. Brown charter school ditches for-profit manager in bid for local control
Andrew J. Brown Academy’s school board is in the process of parting ways with National Heritage Academies, which has run the school on the far eastside since it opened in 2003, as its charter faces a renewal decision from the mayor’s Office of Education Innovation. Instead, the school hopes to partner with Paramount Schools of Excellence, a popular local nonprofit charter operator.
Records show JJ Legacy’s financial struggles leading up to closure
The last day of school is supposed to be in June and not in January. “We lost a very special community,” Kristel Porter, whose son attended JJ Legacy Montessori School, lamented to WCCO. “This was a family. A very unique family. Students and teachers said goodbye on Friday as the school must shut down due to mounting debt, which administrators report is roughly $710,000.
Charter Schools Will Desert And Violate Thousands In 2024
Privately-operated charter schools have been around for 32 years. They fail and close every week, abandoning and harming hundreds of parents, students, teachers, education support staff, and principals. Neoliberals cynically call this “free market accountability.”
Minneapolis’ JJ Legacy School closing abruptly; school directors blame ‘accounting issues’
Dozens of students and their families at the JJ Legacy School in north Minneapolis are looking for a new school after the school board voted to close.
School directors said JJ Legacy owes money to the state, because of what the school blamed on an accounting error, and it can’t stay open.
A Colorado charter school network fired its management group. Now, it could face a lawsuit.
That meant that 313 employees across the four campuses — which educate more than 1,950 students in grades K-12 along with nearly 230 additional students in a home school enrichment program — were out of a job at the end of December.