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Parents, Walton community saddened by decision to close town’s school
Some had tears in their eyes as they left the meeting Monday night, discouraged by the 4-3 decision impacting families whose children go to school in Walton, about seven miles east of Newton.
“My child, his fellow classmates, and especially these teachers behind me are not just numbers,” one Walton Rural Life Center parent told the board during the meeting.
Indiana charter schools might lose $1 law but gain referendum money
“With this flag of surrender, Republicans have accepted what public education advocates have known for years: a key component of the effort to redirect public education dollars to private pockets lacking public oversight has failed,” DeLaney said.
Indigenous Charter School in Denver Will Close at End of School Year
A Denver charter school that opened in 202 and focused on Indigenized curriculum will be closing its doors at the end of a school year due to low enrollment .“It was obviously a pretty tough decision,” said Nicholas Martinez, co-chair of the AIAD Board of Directors. “It really boils down to the fact that we didn’t have the enrollment to sustain the school.”
Farewell, Key Collegiate
Despite our best efforts to enroll our school, Key Collegiate Charter School will not meet the minimum required number of students to offer instruction for the 2022-23 school year.Families are also strongly encouraged to begin researching school options for next year.
Student protests, teacher concerns follow proposed restructure at Brooklyn charter school network
A Brooklyn charter school network’s plans to eliminate its team handling student behavioral and mental health challenges has riled its community, prompting a walkout by high schoolers earlier this week and a flurry of emails from the administration trying to dampen concerns.
EDITORIAL: Mandate honest promotion of charter schools
Perhaps the biggest difference is that charters operate under the direction of unelected boards, sometimes corporate boards. That translates into a far lesser degree of accountability because those board members don’t have to face the voters — the taxpayers who pay for the schools — every four years.
Audit shows hundreds of thousands of dollars owed by defunct Osceola County charter school
The auditors wrote, “There were twenty-four (24) personal reimbursement transactions totaling $27,739.29 during the 2021- 2022 fiscal year. It is unusual for reimbursements to be paid directly to an individual who is a contracted vendor for the School.”
Newton school board votes to close Walton Rural Life Center
PTO member said closing the charter school would be devastating for families and the community.
Waite: Let’s stop pretending charter schools are the answer
That’s how it is with charter schools. Many people seem to continually call their number, but as of yet, they haven’t provided any real answer.
Philly-area urban district school superintendents call for charter reform, decry unfunded mandates
Five Philadelphia-area superintendents spoke at Upper Darby High School as part of the caucus of Pennsylvania League of Urban Schools press conference, to call attention to the need for charter reform and funding inequities that are dramatically impacting children who attend urban schools.
Students protest after Paulo Freire Justice Charter School decides to close their doors
Western Mass News spoke with students who explained their learning environment has been compromised since the school announced its closure back in January. “You can’t expect us to stay in a classroom where there is no teacher and we are not being taught,” said Natalie Sarroyo. “We are trying to advocate for ourselves, and they are not allowing us to. It’s not fair.”Sarroyo and other students said they have not received any report cards this year and many of their classes have been understaffed.They also told us without these report cards, it has become difficult for seniors to apply to colleges.
School principal fired for showing Michelangelo’s David in class
A parent in Tallahassee, Florida cost a charter school principal her job after complaining that one of the world’s most beloved artistic masterpieces was pornographic.
Florida charter school principal resigns after sending $100,000 of school’s money to fake Elon Musk
Florida charter school Principal Jan McGee resigned this week after sending $100,000 to a scammer pretending to be South African entrepreneur Elon Musk, who’s worth an estimated $192 billion.She was reportedly not authorized to write checks for more than $50,000.
Waco Charter School parents, staff tell board they were blindsided by closure plan
Waco Charter School parents, staff tell board they were blindsided by closure plan. The Economic Opportunities Advancement Corp. announced Feb. 28 it will not reopen Waco Charter School for the 2023-24 school year because of declining enrollment and an approaching budget deficit.
OPINION: Charter schools aren’t the education panacea Dunleavy thinks
So while Alaska’s public charter schools perform better on standardized tests, creating more charter schools is not going to solve the education need for all students, yet it will more than likely create greater disparity in education — as we see in so many other states across the country.