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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.