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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.
Anti-charter parent ‘pushback’ doomed plan to share school space
Elected officials helped kill a plan to open three new charter schools in existing public schools or other city-owned buildings — after hearing fierce opposition from local parents.
Anti-charter parent ‘pushback’ doomed plan to share school space
Elected officials helped kill a plan to open three new charter schools in existing public schools or other city-owned buildings — after hearing fierce opposition from local parents.
As cyber charters score below state averages, area superintendents call for reform
Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania failed to meet state averages on standardized tests in 2022, a review by The Sunday Times found.
Cyber school leaders attribute the proficiency rates, including 4.6% in math for the state’s largest charter school, to low participation rates and a different way of learning.
Lax Texas charter school laws allow splashy land buys, profits for leaders
Splashy purchases like the horse arena are receiving increasing public scrutiny as charter schools continue to expand aggressively across Texas. Under state law, charter schools are public schools — just owned and managed privately, unlike traditional school districts.
As cyber charters score below state averages, area superintendents call for reform
Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania failed to meet state averages on standardized tests in 2022, a review by The Sunday Times found.
Cyber school leaders attribute the proficiency rates, including 4.6% in math for the state’s largest charter school, to low participation rates and a different way of learning.
Lax Texas charter school laws allow splashy land buys, profits for leaders
Splashy purchases like the horse arena are receiving increasing public scrutiny as charter schools continue to expand aggressively across Texas. Under state law, charter schools are public schools — just owned and managed privately, unlike traditional school districts.
Erie School Board invokes ‘surrender clause,’ votes to close Erie Rise charter school
The Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School has run out of chances.
A little over two years after the Erie School Board reluctantly agreed to renew Erie Rise’s charter, the board has unanimously voted to force the closing of the 286-student school.
Erie School Board invokes ‘surrender clause,’ votes to close Erie Rise charter school
The Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School has run out of chances.
A little over two years after the Erie School Board reluctantly agreed to renew Erie Rise’s charter, the board has unanimously voted to force the closing of the 286-student school.
La Salle Charter School in north St. Louis to close for academic failures
La Salle Middle charter school will close in June for failing to meet academic goals, school leaders said Friday.
The decision came despite what school leadership characterized as significant progress in recent years and signs that improvements would continue through 2023.
La Salle Charter School in north St. Louis to close for academic failures
La Salle Middle charter school will close in June for failing to meet academic goals, school leaders said Friday.
The decision came despite what school leadership characterized as significant progress in recent years and signs that improvements would continue through 2023.
Like a slap in the face’: Him By Her charter school closing shocks families
Around 200 students attending an east side charter school are now scrambling to find a new school halfway through the year after the HIM By HER Collegiate School for the Arts announced last month it would close its doors on Jan. 20.
Like a slap in the face’: Him By Her charter school closing shocks families
Around 200 students attending an east side charter school are now scrambling to find a new school halfway through the year after the HIM By HER Collegiate School for the Arts announced last month it would close its doors on Jan. 20.
Former CT Charter School CEO Sentenced to 72 Years in Prison
A Marlborough man and former charter school CEO has effectively been sentenced to life in prison for four sexual assaults in different Connecticut cities and towns in 1984.
According to the Chief State’s Attorney’s Office, 71-year-old Michael Marion Sharpe was arrested and charged with four counts of kidnapping in the first degree with a firearm after an investigation by the Cold Case Unit.
Kansas City charter school put on probation over low test scores, staffing problems
A state commission has placed Hogan Preparatory Academy on academic probation, threatening to revoke the K-12 school’s charter and putting it at risk of closing, over low test scores and its challenges hiring and retaining enough staff.