#ANOTHERDAYANOTHERCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDAL
Troubled Kinston charter school officially closed
The state decided not to renew the troubled charter school in a vote last month. The school had come under scrutiny for allegations concerning the school’s operations.
Columbus charter school founder, superintendent pleads guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud
According to U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker, 59-year-old Abdirizak Farah admitted to fraudulently using school funds to help purchase his home in New Albany. His sentencing will take place at a later hearing.
DeLauro Introduces Legislation to Rein in For-Profit Charter Schools
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro introduced the Championing Honest and Responsible Transparency in Education Reform (CHARTER) Act, legislation that would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure funds made available under these Acts are not awarded to charter schools that enter into contracts with a for-profit entity for operating, overseeing, or managing the charter school.
Letter: Using public tax dollars to fund charter schools is insane
It is insane that Republicans believe the solution for a struggling public school system is to change the state Constitution so public tax dollars can be used to fund “private” charter schools for a few “select” children.
Controversial N.J. school accused of using taxpayer cash to fund family business must be investigated, lawmakers say
A pair of top state lawmakers and a state education advocacy group issued vigorous calls Monday for a statewide investigation into the College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS) network, following an investigation by NJ Advance Media last week that revealed top officials at College Achieve Asbury Park have used a family business to produce thousands of dollars of apparel for the school.
MSCS to assume control of former charter school
Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary is one of the three Memphis Scholars schools that had their charters revoked last week because of low enrollment.
Charter school founder used school money to help buy $900K home
The founder and superintendent of two Columbus charter schools and former Homeland Security advisor has pleaded guilty to a bank fraud charge, using the money to help buy his New Albany home.
Thomas Ultican: Inspire Charter School Legacy
Thomas Ultican reviews the history of the Inspire charter group, a story of “greed, unethical practices, and fraud.”
Bill Proposed To Clamp Down On Profit-Making Charter Schools
In two reports (Chartered for Profit and Chartered for Profit II), the Network for Public Education showed numerous examples of the most common techniques. Some charters lease their buildings back from related businesses.
Mike Miles moved Texas school funds to Colorado through a possible shell corporation without a paper trail
An Observer investigation has found irregularities in how the Houston ISD superintendent’s Colorado charter school nonprofit did business in Texas.
Report: Charter Schools Are Failing Students with Disabilities
The authors of new research on how U.S. charter schools are serving children with disabilities say their findings should alarm state education leaders, the agencies that authorize the independent public schools and nonprofit organizations that support them.
Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy in Winter Haven ceases operations for coming year
Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy, a charter school based in Winter Haven, will not operate for the coming school year, Polk County Public Schools has confirmed.
SC Charter Institute accused of conspiring to tarnish school operator and steal its business
The long-simmering feud became public in May after Erskine, a private Christian college in Abbeville County, sued the education management organization’s parent company alleging it had defaulted on a $1 million loan.
It’s Time to End Federal Funding for Reckless For-Profit Charter Schools
The CHARTER Act leverages the federal government’s primary streams of K-12 education funding—principally the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)—to ensure no federal funds made available under ESEA and IDEA are awarded to a charter school that enters into a contract with a for-profit entity for operating, overseeing, or managing the charter school.
Charter schools struggle to meet special education needs
To date, the report said, charter schools have failed to “consistently address the needs of students with disabilities or, perhaps more importantly, close the gap in educational outcomes between students with disabilities and their peers.”
