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Math Civics and Sciences bars student who was shot from graduation
Math Civics and Sciences bars student who was
shot from graduation
More Trouble For Embattled South Carolina Charter School District
The out-of-nowhere shutdown of the Midlands Arts Conservatory in downtown Columbia took parents and students completely by surprise – and the secretive manner in which it unfolded behind closed doors rightfully has both school and district officials facing fresh scrutiny.
IDEA Public Schools may sell boutique hotel in Los Fresnos
According to a statement released by IDEA, former executives purchased the property without board approval.
Principal reacts to local charter school’s unexpected closure
Many parents of former students from Midlands Arts Conservatory are scrambling to find new schools for their children to attend this upcoming school year and many staff members are struggling to find new jobs calling the school’s closure unexpected and a shock.
North Carolina teacher’s civil rights suit alleges he was fired over teaching of novel about racial profiling during Black History Month
A Black North Carolina teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte charter school, alleging he was fired after some White parents opposed his teaching of a novel about a Black teen struggling with “racial injustice” during Black History Month.
As Charter School Prepares To Open Jefferson Park Campus, NW Side Public School Advocates Push Back
Parents, public education advocates and numerous community groups say they don’t want a Northwest Side charter school to expand into the closed Our Lady of Victory Catholic school building in the fall.
A Midlands charter school is closing. Here’s what the principal and school district are saying.
On Thursday, the free public charter school announced it is closing due to lack of funding. Now, parents are left with unanswered questions.
Administration staff of closed N. Charleston charter school left unpaid
Former staff members of a North Charleston charter school say they were told at the end of May that the school did not have the money left to pay the administrative staff.
Charleston Advancement Academy to close
The South Carolina Public Charter School District’s (SCPCSD) board of trustees voted Jan. 19 to revoke CAA’s charter citing deficient academic performance and questionable financial structure based on state law requirements.
San Jose charter school on the brink of closing permanently
The school faces closure because it did not turn in required documentation of student addresses in time, which principal and executive director Lisamarie Reid blamed on a sudden resignation of the person responsible to do it.
School’s out forever. Columbia arts charter school closes amid budget and facility woes
The Midlands Arts Conservatory, an arts-focused charter school in Columbia, is shutting down, its board of directors announced June 9. The board voted June 8 to “deliberately phase down” the school’s operations because it only had funding to keep a balanced budget if it cut “essential” staff.
Teachers scrambling after JP charter school lays off several at year’s end
When kids return to Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish, some familiar teachers who were there when they left for Summer won’t be there to greet them in August.
Feds, state police search Erie Rise charter school, Booker T. Washington Center
Feds, state police search Erie Rise charter school, Booker T. Washington Center
Educators Prepare to Sue State Over Charter School Bill
After the Montana Legislature passed two diverging charter school bills, public education advocates plan to fight a proposal that they say would created under-regulated, unconstitutional “community choice” schools.
Families scramble after school loses charter
Families are trying to figure out what’s next after Invest Collegiate Transform Public Charter School told parents the school will not reopen next school year.