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‘Abbott Elementary’ goes all-in against charter schools
“I think I want to see an episode about how some states are trying to privatize schools. That’s the episode that I would want to be — have them hone in on because I think that’s an issue that we really should be worried about,” Cardona said.
“We would not sacrifice our culture:” Mother frustrated after charter school says her son’s hair is too long
Classical Charter School administrators told Lomboy that Logan’s hair needed to be in line with the school’s policy by March 29. She then filed a grievance, stating that his long hair is part of the family’s Native American culture and religious beliefs.
ASD requests board terminate charter for Anchorage Family Partnership school
“Unfortunately, for a number of years, Family Partnership’s Academic Policy Committee (APC) has been engaged in repeated breaches of its charter and other unacceptable behavior. The APC has violated the laws, regulations and rules that govern the operation of charter schools. The Anchorage School District has repeatedly admonished the APC to take corrective action,” Bryantt’s letter said.
Montgomery charter school must repay $1.9 million to feds, but it says it doesn’t have the money
A Montgomery public charter school must repay $1.9 million after an audit found that the school did not accurately track more than 600,000 meals served in 2021 and 2022.
Quinta Brunson shuts down critic who claimed she only attended charter schools
Quinta Brunson tells Jeanne Allen – “You’re wrong and bad at research,” she declared. “I only attended a charter for high school. My public elementary school was transitioned to charter over a decade after I left. I did love my high school. That school is now defunct — which happens to charters often.”
Layoffs spark rifts at struggling southeast San Diego charter school
The layoffs also have prompted a slew of other concerns to come to light, including the use of an out-of-state consultant for a wide variety of administrative duties and allegations of nepotism within the school’s leadership.
American Indian Academy will close at the end of the school year
The American Indian Academy of Denver will close at the end of the school year. The charter school could not draw enough students to sustain its programming.Denver Public Schools is now focused on helping students transition to new schools.
As D-51 School Board’s conservative majority rushes to close East Middle School, it fast-tracks the opening of a religiously-affiliated charter school
As the conservative District 51 School Board majority headed by Board President Andrea Haitz hurries to shut down East Middle School, it is fast-tracking the opening of yet another charter school, the Ascent Classical Academy, a project of Hillsdale College, a private Christian religious school located in south-central Michigan.
Capital Prep Wins Approval, But Matt Lesser Says Charter School Still has ‘Work to Do’
Lesser shared with CT Examiner a recent analysis from the legislature’s non-partisan budgetary office estimating that the recently approved Capital Preparatory Charter School could result in an annual loss of $4 million in state funding to the city’s regular public schools by the year 2028.
Voters decline to buy back Harpswell Coastal Academy property
Harpswell Coastal Academy officials said the decade-old charter school needs $800,000 to cover its obligations as it prepares to close at the end of the academic year. The state did not renew the school’s charter, forcing the institution to close.
A principal may be out at a top Florida charter school. Some blame it on a tiara
The tumult has some fearful for the future of the Winter Springs school, and many are angry they have little recourse because the school’s governing board is not elected.
Jacksonville charter school denied renewal, final decision to come by state board in April
According to information provided during the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board meeting in February, Z.E.C.A. School of Arts & Technology, located at 1249 Hargett Street in Jacksonville, currently has 102 students and did not meet growth in 2022.
$70,000 fine hits former Columbus charter school treasurer over tax issue
The former treasurer of a Columbus K-8 charter school racked up more than $70,000 in fines after failing to disclose tax withholdings to the IRS.
Denver board votes to close three small schools one day after recommendation made public
The Denver school board voted Thursday to close two elementary schools — Fairview Elementary and Math and Science Leadership Academy — and a middle school, Denver Discovery School, at the end of this school year due to declining enrollment.
Two charter commission leaders quit following controversial decision
“The commission decided to allow an essentially for-profit school to operate using a financial framework that is in conflict with state statute and tax payer interests,” Scigliano wrote in an email to commission chairman Alan Reed.