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02/15/2023

Mass. DESE won’t confirm if state’s investigating misconduct at Worcester charter school

A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) would not confirm or deny if the state agency is investigating Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School for alleged misconduct among its cheerleading staff.

02/13/2023

Catholic Church in Oklahoma seeking government sanctioning, taxpayer funding for first religious charter school in U.S.

Catholic Church in Oklahoma seeking government sanctioning, taxpayer funding for first religious charter school in U.S.

02/01/2023

UPDATE: Education leaders can’t stop Sunnyvale school closure

Santa Clara County education leaders are questioning the probable closure of a charter school in June as parents scramble to find a new place for their children.

02/01/2023

Carol Burris: Running a charter school for profit should be illegal

From insider deals to real estate flips, the problems with charter schools run by for-profit corporations can’t be ignored. And growth in this sector is accelerating as operators use lax regulations and complicated corporate schemes to harvest public dollars from publicly funded charter schools.

02/01/2023

The Myth of “Quality” Charter Schools in Inner-City Phoenix

School choice proponents would have you believe that charter schools provide quality education for poor folks needing to escape “failing” public schools in the inner-city. But in Arizona, if you want to attend an “A” rated charter school, you had better live in an affluent suburb of Phoenix.

02/01/2023

Charter school proposal divides rural Southern Oregon community

“It became clear that the budgeting and monitoring of the charter school would cause Pinehurst to create a bureaucratic infrastructure completely beyond our community school,” she said.

01/31/2023

Running a Charter School for Profit Should Be Illegal

From insider deals to real estate flips, the problems with charter schools run by for-profit corporations can’t be ignored. And growth in this sector is accelerating as operators use lax regulations and complicated corporate schemes to harvest public dollars from publicly-funded charter schools.

01/31/2023

Running a Charter School for Profit Should Be Illegal

From insider deals to real estate flips, the problems with charter schools run by for-profit corporations can’t be ignored. And growth in this sector is accelerating as operators use lax regulations and complicated corporate schemes to harvest public dollars from publicly-funded charter schools.

01/27/2023

Oklahoma State Board of Education terminates contract with Indigenous charter school

Families and school administrators were left heartbroken after the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Thursday to terminate its contract with Sovereign Community Schools.

Sovereign is a charter school in Oklahoma City that serves Indigenous students. The school has previously struggled with financial and academic trials.

01/27/2023

Oklahoma State Board of Education terminates contract with Indigenous charter school

Families and school administrators were left heartbroken after the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Thursday to terminate its contract with Sovereign Community Schools.

Sovereign is a charter school in Oklahoma City that serves Indigenous students. The school has previously struggled with financial and academic trials.

01/26/2023

New Baton Rouge school board renews 5 charter schools, overruling superintendent on 2

After lengthy debate Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board agreed to renew five charter schools in Baton Rouge, in two cases overriding the recommendations to close the schools.

01/26/2023

New Baton Rouge school board renews 5 charter schools, overruling superintendent on 2

After lengthy debate Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board agreed to renew five charter schools in Baton Rouge, in two cases overriding the recommendations to close the schools.

01/25/2023

As student numbers dwindle, Paulo Freire Charter School in Chicopee surrenders charter

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted Tuesday to accept the surrendered charter from the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School.

01/25/2023

D-49 administration does not recommend approving charter school’s renewal application

District 49 administration is recommending the school board deny Liberty Tree Academy’s charter renewal application. The D-49 board must vote on the recommendation by Feb. 1.

01/25/2023

As student numbers dwindle, Paulo Freire Charter School in Chicopee surrenders charter

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted Tuesday to accept the surrendered charter from the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School.