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Pennsylvania Cyber Charter Owners And Operators Get Rich While Students Receive Poor Education
Pennsylvania is a cyber charter haven. It may be our beautiful landscape, or it may be that this is a cyber-friendly state, an excellent place to make big money in the cyber charter racket. In 2021, cybers took in almost $1 billion taxpayer dollars.
EDITORIAL: Scrutiny of charter schools out the door
Our position is that the recent approval of a charter school in Wellen Park is an example of a lack of oversight
Charter school fight continues
Opponents of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to make way for more charters in New York City showed up outside her office in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon to protest the push — a sign of the next big battle between the governor and left-leaning lawmakers, advocates and the teachers unions.
Letter: Transparency for Public Schools, But Not Charter and Private Schools
Sen, Justine Wadsack (LD17), Sen. Jake Hoffman and other charter school supporters voted against the lifting the spending cap for the schools. They said no because they demanded more financial and academic transparency about how public school were funded, what subjects are taught, and how teachers were paid.
State charter schools in Bibb County flagged in state report
Two state charter schools in Bibb County are working to address recent findings flagged by the State Charter Schools Commission in its annual statewide performance review of charter schools.
State votes to revoke Kansas City school’s charter, but fight isn’t over
A Missouri commission votes to revoke the charter that allows a Kansas City charter school to operate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.