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Students protest after Paulo Freire Justice Charter School decides to close their doors
Western Mass News spoke with students who explained their learning environment has been compromised since the school announced its closure back in January. “You can’t expect us to stay in a classroom where there is no teacher and we are not being taught,” said Natalie Sarroyo. “We are trying to advocate for ourselves, and they are not allowing us to. It’s not fair.”Sarroyo and other students said they have not received any report cards this year and many of their classes have been understaffed.They also told us without these report cards, it has become difficult for seniors to apply to colleges.
School principal fired for showing Michelangelo’s David in class
A parent in Tallahassee, Florida cost a charter school principal her job after complaining that one of the world’s most beloved artistic masterpieces was pornographic.
Florida charter school principal resigns after sending $100,000 of school’s money to fake Elon Musk
Florida charter school Principal Jan McGee resigned this week after sending $100,000 to a scammer pretending to be South African entrepreneur Elon Musk, who’s worth an estimated $192 billion.She was reportedly not authorized to write checks for more than $50,000.
Waco Charter School parents, staff tell board they were blindsided by closure plan
Waco Charter School parents, staff tell board they were blindsided by closure plan. The Economic Opportunities Advancement Corp. announced Feb. 28 it will not reopen Waco Charter School for the 2023-24 school year because of declining enrollment and an approaching budget deficit.
OPINION: Charter schools aren’t the education panacea Dunleavy thinks
So while Alaska’s public charter schools perform better on standardized tests, creating more charter schools is not going to solve the education need for all students, yet it will more than likely create greater disparity in education — as we see in so many other states across the country.
‘Abbott Elementary’ goes all-in against charter schools
“I think I want to see an episode about how some states are trying to privatize schools. That’s the episode that I would want to be — have them hone in on because I think that’s an issue that we really should be worried about,” Cardona said.
“We would not sacrifice our culture:” Mother frustrated after charter school says her son’s hair is too long
Classical Charter School administrators told Lomboy that Logan’s hair needed to be in line with the school’s policy by March 29. She then filed a grievance, stating that his long hair is part of the family’s Native American culture and religious beliefs.
ASD requests board terminate charter for Anchorage Family Partnership school
“Unfortunately, for a number of years, Family Partnership’s Academic Policy Committee (APC) has been engaged in repeated breaches of its charter and other unacceptable behavior. The APC has violated the laws, regulations and rules that govern the operation of charter schools. The Anchorage School District has repeatedly admonished the APC to take corrective action,” Bryantt’s letter said.
Montgomery charter school must repay $1.9 million to feds, but it says it doesn’t have the money
A Montgomery public charter school must repay $1.9 million after an audit found that the school did not accurately track more than 600,000 meals served in 2021 and 2022.
Quinta Brunson shuts down critic who claimed she only attended charter schools
Quinta Brunson tells Jeanne Allen – “You’re wrong and bad at research,” she declared. “I only attended a charter for high school. My public elementary school was transitioned to charter over a decade after I left. I did love my high school. That school is now defunct — which happens to charters often.”
Layoffs spark rifts at struggling southeast San Diego charter school
The layoffs also have prompted a slew of other concerns to come to light, including the use of an out-of-state consultant for a wide variety of administrative duties and allegations of nepotism within the school’s leadership.
American Indian Academy will close at the end of the school year
The American Indian Academy of Denver will close at the end of the school year. The charter school could not draw enough students to sustain its programming.Denver Public Schools is now focused on helping students transition to new schools.
As D-51 School Board’s conservative majority rushes to close East Middle School, it fast-tracks the opening of a religiously-affiliated charter school
As the conservative District 51 School Board majority headed by Board President Andrea Haitz hurries to shut down East Middle School, it is fast-tracking the opening of yet another charter school, the Ascent Classical Academy, a project of Hillsdale College, a private Christian religious school located in south-central Michigan.
Capital Prep Wins Approval, But Matt Lesser Says Charter School Still has ‘Work to Do’
Lesser shared with CT Examiner a recent analysis from the legislature’s non-partisan budgetary office estimating that the recently approved Capital Preparatory Charter School could result in an annual loss of $4 million in state funding to the city’s regular public schools by the year 2028.
Voters decline to buy back Harpswell Coastal Academy property
Harpswell Coastal Academy officials said the decade-old charter school needs $800,000 to cover its obligations as it prepares to close at the end of the academic year. The state did not renew the school’s charter, forcing the institution to close.