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CEO of Pa.’s largest cyber school made $700K on the side from its bank
The leader of Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school earned more than $700,000 from his side job as a bank director from 2016 through 2024.
Mass. performing arts charter school sullied by troubling events, some families say
A sought-after charter school for students with a passion for the arts was beset by controversy as the academic year closed, prompting some concerned parents to yank their children from the rolls.
Tiny Indiana district with online school worth millions ordered to close
State legislators say they have put Union on the chopping block because of poor performance.
Displaced from the Start: Race, Housing, and Childhood Inequality in New Orleans
Worse still, New Orleans families have lost local control over public education. Most charter boards are unelected, unaccountable, and operate behind closed doors. In a majority-Black city, this is not just undemocratic—it’s a continuation of the paternalism that has defined so many post-Katrina “recovery” efforts.
Public Money, Private Control: Inside New Orleans’ Charter School Overhaul
In the end, the question isn’t just whether charter schools work, but who they work for. Are they serving all students equitably, or sorting and skimming to protect metrics? Are they empowering communities, or replacing them? And if public schools are no longer publicly governed, publicly accountable, or universally accessible, can they still be called public at all?
One St. Cloud charter school closes, another takes over its building and absorbs many staff, students
STRIDE Academy will move grades 5-8 to the nearby site of former Athlos, which closed this year.
Wenham all-girls prep school closes its doors amid low enrollment
The Academy at Penguin Hall announced its immediate closure on June 13, citing declining enrollment and low funding.
Pinellas charter school Plato Academy closes Largo site
Citing difficulties securing a new lease on its Largo site since 2010, Plato Academy has shut down the location that served 305 children this year.
Explore Academy shuts high school with little notice
On Friday, June 20, the board voted unanimously to shutter the high school but keep grades kindergarten through 8th grade running. The immediate closure will cancel the upcoming school year that was due to start on July 28. “We are crushed,” Janelle Vasquez, mother of one student, said.
Philadelphia Board of Education indicates it will not renew 2 charter schools
Board members said they were concerned about the academic performance of both schools, which have test scores far below the district average and have not shown significant improvement in recent years.
Tiny Indiana District With Online School Worth Millions Ordered To Close
Legislators blame poor test scores while district says the fight is really over big e-school money.
Sacramento charter school got $180 million it wasn’t eligible for, audit finds
A state audit found that a Sacramento area charter school received more than $180 million in funding it was not eligible for, engaged in wasteful spending, and assigned teachers to classes they did not have the credentials to teach.
Contracts for 2 River Valley charter schools expire June 30
The Department announced at a charter panel meeting on Thursday that four district conversion and two open-enrollment charter schools have either closed, transferred to another charter system or were not renewed for the 2025-26 school year.
Elite charter schools CEO resigns.
Records show just-departed CEO & founder built a wealthy lifestyle while running the small charter school
Out-of-control voucher expenses cited as major cause of state education budget shortfall
The Arizona Department of Education sent a letter to the schools telling them to plan for June without 40 percent of the funding they usually receive. This won’t change unless lawmakers pass a state budget for fiscal year 2025-26 or pass a supplemental spending bill. The legislature has until July 1 to pass a budget.