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Chavez Huerta community members call for resignations of new CEO, board president
Several Chavez Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy staff and community members called for the resignation of newly hired President/CEO Hal Stevens and Board President Stephen Varela on Tuesday following a series of staffing reductions and the creation of what some school employees called a hostile work environment.
Classical education charter schools on the rise in Florida with help from small, conservative Michigan college
“Yes, the classical academies are flourishing in the state of Florida, we hope to have many more,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during his appearance at a leadership conference in Naples earlier this year.
The conference was hosted by Hillsdale College, a small conservative Christian college in Michigan working to expand a classical education curriculum it describes as “instruction in western tradition” with a “firm grounding in civic virtue.”
Orange County mom says her autistic son was abused at local charter school
Stephanie Cooper says she started to notice the bruises on her then 13-year-old son’s body starting in April 2021.
But when she called Access Charter School, she was told her son had caused his own injuries.
It wasn’t until this year that her son admitted that a teacher and a behavioral therapist were allegedly abusing and physically restraining him.
NOLA Public Schools accuses KIPP of violating discipline policies, special education laws
The NOLA Public Schools district has accused KIPP New Orleans Schools, the city’s largest charter school operator, of suspending or expelling multiple students at three of its schools without due process or proper parental notification, allegedly violating state law and Louisiana Department of Education policy.
Charter schools claim they are ‘separate’ from Hillsdale, but evidence tells different story
The people trying to get taxpayer funding for those privately-operated schools endorsed by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee are now trying to convince the public they’re separate from Hillsdale College.
That’s the conservative Michigan college at the center of controversy over its president’s view of public school teachers.
Minnesota AG issues new demands in its investigation of Hmong College Prep investment scandal
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office recently escalated its investigation of Hmong College Preparatory Academy with a new demand for records after the St. Paul charter school lost more than $4 million in a risky hedge fund investment in 2019.
Leland charter school will appeal dress code lawsuit to US Supreme Court
Roger Bacon Academy announced in its summer newsletter to parents that it will appeal a decision that its dress code violates Title IX to the Supreme Court after its board of trustees voted unanimously to do so.
Sexual misconduct investigation forces out lauded charter school leader Tim King, sources say
A Chicago Public Schools inspector general’s report substantiating allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct with a student forced Tim King, the lauded head of a prominent charter school network, to resign last week, sources told WBEZ.
Osceola County charter academy shut down days before start of school
In April, the Osceola County school board voted to terminate its contract with the American Classical Charter Academy for various reasons, including their financial conditions.
Urban Prep Academy administrator resigns after misconduct investigation
An administrator at Urban Prep Academy has resigned after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.
The charter school, widely praised for its success with young Black men, are no longer under the leadership of its nationally recognized president.
York County school principal charged with theft of federal program funds
The CEO and principal of Lincoln Charter School in York is charged with the theft of federal program funds, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Leonard Hart, 50, of Mount Wolf, allegedly obtained by fraud and misapplied about $6,400 from the school in May 2018.
Who is calling the shots? Conservatives working to shape civics education in Florida
Hillsdale College was founded in 1844. Facing scandal and near collapse in 1999, a new president saw an opportunity to promote its conservative Federalist ideology as a form of super patriotism and rebuild the school. It now has an endowment of more than $800 million. Its 1776 Curriculum is used in its classical charter schools.
Florida judge denies Osceola County charter school appeal, terminates contract
A Florida judge has upheld a decision by the Osceola County School Board to terminate a contract with a charter school, denying an appeal filed by American Classical Charter Academy.
On Friday, administrative law judge Friday Lynne Quimby-Pennock issued a 65-page order backing the school board in the dispute with American Classical Charter Academy.
Judge Upholds Osceola School Board’s Termination of Charter School Contract
An administrative law judge Friday upheld a decision by the Osceola County School Board to terminate a contract with a charter school, citing issues such as a large number of uncertified teachers and not properly providing exceptional-student education services.
Epic Charter Schools’ accreditation downgraded by State Board of Education
Epic Charter Schools was placed on probation after a June report released by the Oklahoma State Department of Education noted a number of issues with the district, including an alleged misuse of funds, altered school attendance and unauthorized teacher bonuses.
Epic was one of nine school districts that had its accreditation status changed to “Accreditation with Probation” during Thursday’s meeting of the State Board of Education.