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State shutdown of Newark charter school leaves families in financial lurch
The recent state closure of University Heights Charter School, a network of three Newark schools that enrolled about 600 students, upended short- and long-term plans for hundreds of families.
Superintendent: Charter could close one Dothan school
Dothan could lose one public school if a church receives approval of its charter school plans, the city’s superintendent predicts.
“That (approval) would create a negative impact on the (Dothan) public school system,” Dr. Dennis Coe told News 4 on Tuesday.
Greater Beulah Baptist Church has applied for a charter permit and plans to outline its polarizing proposal during a public hearing tonight (Wednesday).
Opinion: TEA’s addiction to charter schools
Charter school chains serve 7% of Texas students yet take up 15% of Texas’ education budget. The number of charters in Texas has nearly doubled over the past decade, putting a strain on the state budget and wreaking fiscal havoc with education budgets in districts like Houston Independent School District. Most of this vast growth has occurred without the knowledge or consent of Texas voters.
Lafayette Charter School to close its doors
The Lafayette Public Charter School is announcing its permanent closing as a result of ongoing staffing issues. The school, located in Lafayette, Minnesota, has cancelled the opening of its 2022-23 school year, after it was unable to hire the necessary complement of teachers for the upcoming year.
Rutherford County school board rejects Hillsdale charter school pushed by Tennessee governor
The controversial charter school network invited by Gov. Bill Lee to Tennessee ran into trouble Monday night before the Rutherford County school board.
The Board of Education voted 6-1 to reject the application by American Classical Academy to open one of its privately operated charter schools in the Murfreesboro area.
Einstein charter school graduation problems appear similar to 2019 Kennedy HS scandal
The problems that recently led to more than 50 percent of seniors at Einstein Charter Group’s Sarah T. Reed High School being ineligible for diplomas, even as they walked at their May graduation ceremony, appear in many cases to mirror those that left students in a similar predicament three years ago — a highly publicized scandal that led to a series of reforms at the NOLA Public Schools district.
Einstein charter school graduation problems appear similar to 2019 Kennedy HS scandal
The problems that recently led to more than 50 percent of seniors at Einstein Charter Group’s Sarah T. Reed High School being ineligible for diplomas, even as they walked at their May graduation ceremony, appear in many cases to mirror those that left students in a similar predicament three years ago — a highly publicized scandal that led to a series of reforms at the NOLA Public Schools district.
Universal Companies to end its contracts with Daroff and Bluford charter schools after July 31
The fate of two Universal charter schools became murkier Tuesday, as a state board voted to uphold the Philadelphia school district’s decision to end its charter agreement with Daroff, and Universal Companies said it would no longer manage the school or Bluford charter after July 31.
WA charter school under audit for ‘improper receipt’ of state funding
The state’s charter school oversight agency said Impact Public Schools improperly received approximately $790,000 in state funds when it enrolled more than 60 four-year-olds in kindergarten.
The agency referred the matter to the State Auditor’s Office for investigation.
As Singleton Charter School closes, operator drops lawsuit against district
A lawsuit filed last summer that temporarily kept the doors open at the fledgling James M. Singleton Charter School — following an announcement from NOLA Public Schools officials that the district would seek to revoke its charter — has been dismissed, just days before the school’s charter expired on June 30.
I-Team: Police investigate alleged staff theft ring at Las Vegas school
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating an alleged theft ring involving staff members at a Las Vegas school.
Nearly $154,000 was stolen from DonorsChoose, a program aimed at helping students, according to police documents obtained by the 8 News Now I-Team.
We do not wish to participate in media frenzies’: Tennessee charter school cuts ties with Hillsdale
A Chattanooga charter school and Hillsdale College have parted ways amid the fallout from controversial remarks by the Michigan college’s president in front of Gov. Bill Lee.
A recently leaked video showed Lee on stage during a private event in Williamson County with Hillsdale President Larry Arnn, who said teachers were trained “in the dumbest parts of the dumbest colleges in the country.”
Fifth, sixth Longview ISD educators arrested in abuse probe
Two former J.L. Everhart Elementary School personnel were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a larger investigation into the alleged abuse of special education students at the campus.
The arrests of former International Baccalaureate teacher Priscilla Rosa Johnson, 56, of Longview, and former teacher’s aide Cynthia Denise Talley, 55, of Longview were the last involving a group of women who previously worked at the campus and who were indicted and charged in the investigation.
Three former employees arrested in Longview ISD charter school system abuse case
Three former employees who worked in the charter school system within Longview ISD were jailed Friday on charges related to the abuse of special needs students.
The investigation into the abuse allegations surfaced earlier this year following the unexplained resignation of former East Texas Advanced Academies CEO Cynthia Wise, who also received a $350,000 lump sum payment.
Celebrated all-boys charter school in Chicago cited by CPS for ‘dismal’ financial management
For years, a charter school network in Chicago was celebrated nationally for getting 100% of its Black male graduates admitted to college. Its founder was once even named “hero of the year” by People Magazine.
But behind the scenes Urban Prep Charter Academies has been mired in such deep financial trouble that Chicago Public Schools officials say they have “grave concerns” about its sustainability, WBEZ has learned.