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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Palmetto Youth Academy has continued to operate and spend taxpayer dollars after its charter was revoked and a court ordered it to close.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.
Texas Took Over Its Largest School District, but Has Let Underperforming Charter Networks Expand
The state took over Houston ISD after one of its schools continuously failed to meet academic standards. But an analysis of records shows it’s been more generous with underperforming charter schools, waiving expansion requirements at least 17 times.
Thrival Indy Academy Innovation school to close after 2023-24 amid low enrollment
Thrival Indy Academy, designed to offer study abroad opportunities to students as an Indianapolis Public Schools Innovation Network high school, will close at the end of the 2023-24 school year after failing to meet enrollment targets.
Parents angry after being told Las Vegas charter school is closed for 4 days due to internal disrupt
Las Vegas Metropolitan police showed up at a Las Vegas valley charter school Thursday morning when parents became upset after being called back to the school to pick up their children because the classrooms would be closed for nearly a week.
Indianapolis charter school closing permanently on Friday
Just weeks into the school year, Vanguard Collegiate has announced it is closing.