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Michigan: 36 Charter Schools Failing
About eight months ago, the Michigan Department of Education revealed that at least 36 charter schools are failing in the state of Michigan. Many other charter schools are considered close to “low-performing.” This is not a small number of charter schools. It is not unreasonable to assume that several dozen more charter schools are in troubled waters.
Charter Schools Can’t Claim to Be Public Anymore
A recently-passed bill in North Carolina allows the charter industry to screen students and charge tuition, just like a private school.
San Antonio charter school issues menstrual passes for bathroom breaks
“To protect our ladies from being limited by these bathroom procedures, we created a system for our students experiencing their menstruation cycle to access the bathroom, nurse, and supplies sufficiently,” the email from Headmaster Trinette Keffer reads. “We only ask that our students use it responsibly.”
The Charter-School Movement’s New Divide
In early June, a state board in Oklahoma did something that seemed obviously unconstitutional: It approved a new, openly Catholic charter school. Students at the proposed St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would receive religious instruction, and the online school would participate in “the evangelizing mission of the Church,” according to St. Isidore’s application to the state. By law in Oklahoma, and in every state where charter schools are allowed, charters are public schools—they receive government funding and some state oversight, and they cannot discriminate against students and staff. St. Isidore would apparently be public, too, raising questions about whether it violates the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.
Florence 1, former charter school back in court over money
Florence 1 school attorney Mike Montgomery argued the school has between $800,000 to $1.2 million that doesn’t belong to them, but to the taxpayers of Florence because their charter has been revoked.
Chartered territory: Failings of a two-tiered education system
The point is that private enterprise is doing in education what private enterprise always does: Companies seek out the low-cost, high-reward customers. Haas Hall and others like it are going to make a lot of money with their state-enabled, exclusive institution.
Read Spectrum Academy documents: What investigators found at Utah charter for kids with autism
What investigators found at Utah charter for kids w/ autism – one student was restrained 99 times in one school year. Another was restrained or secluded at least 40 times over two years.
Utah charter school responds to accusations of improper restraint
A report from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights found that Spectrum Academy, a Utah charter school for autistic children, may have over-restrained and secluded students.
Monument Academy in Colorado Discriminates and Harrasses Transgender Students
This Tik Tok video shows legal counsel for Monument Academy in Colorado. MA will support parents who want to take legal action against parents of transgender students.
San Antonio charter school closes in middle of academic year
“You go to starting school and shutting it down and giving us two weeks; that’s not good,” Judy Regalado, whose child attends the campus, said. Many parents said they’re frustrated with the closure.
More than Half of Philadelphia’s Charter Schools Are Under-Enrolled
Current data shows that 58 of the district’s 83 charter schools–67%–are under their authorized enrollment. Fifteen charter schools are between 20% and 40% under-enrolled. Two schools are below 50% of their authorized enrollment. Families living in any part of the city could choose from among the 65 charters with citywide admission. Renaissance schools are nominally neighborhood schools, but many have a large percentage from outside their official catchment areas.
Charter School Makes Closure Official
After lying to parents & students about its viability for months, the North Valley Military Institute finally admits it has no path forward.
Detroit charter school hires former felon as principal
That’s what makes it so hard to understand why board members at the Detroit charter school hired a principal who has been convicted of eight felonies for ripping people off; who has a history of being evicted and refusing to pay his bills; who has failed to report money his charity collected; who owes thousands of dollars in fines for violating Michigan campaign finance regulations; and who, at the time he was hired, was being dogged by a legal firm that specializes in debt collection.
Options withdraws Edinburgh charter school application after backlash
“When they terminated that MOU we took on the full cost of operating the academy ourselves,” he said. “We designated a location, purchased computers and software, and took on the full cost of the teacher. We also expanded the program to include students who could benefit beyond just juniors and seniors not on track to graduate. We are now able to serve more students than we were before.”
Stockton Unified staff says Unbound charter school doesn’t meet standards
In a meeting last August, Unbound Stockton’s first proposal was denied by the district, with the review team citing concerns related to enrollment projections, financial reserves, underestimation of operating expenses, and failure to substantiate facilities costs in the proposed budget.