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NOLA Public Schools accuses Singleton Charter operator of violating state sunshine laws
The NOLA Public Schools district early this month issued the Dryades YMCA governing board, which runs the soon-to-close James M. Singleton Charter School, a warning letter accusing it of violating the state Open Meetings Law when it disbanded its Education Advisory Committee — intended to oversee the school.
Baker city leaders upset over new charter school, considering lawsuit
“We do not need any more charter schools in the city of Baker,” said Mayor Darnell Waites. “Here’s the deal, if you want to build a school, you can build it anywhere in East Baton Rouge Parish, but we do not need a charter school in the city of Baker.”
A bill to bypass local school boards on charter decisions passes Tennessee Senate committee
A bill allowing charter schools to bypass the local approval process passed a key Senate committee Wednesday amid a renewed round of contentious debates around charter school expansion in Tennessee.
Easton charter school is losing its 5th principal in less than 5 years
In less than five years, the Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School has run through five principals.
IPS likely to close Joyce Kilmer School 69 after losing innovation charter partner
Indianapolis Public Schools will likely close Joyce Kilmer School 69 on the eastside after losing the charter partner tasked with turning around the school.
Kindezi Academy, the charter operator that revamped the school in 2016, announced Friday that it would end its partnership with IPS and shut down operations in June due to low student outcomes and facility issues.
Lake Wales High School principal hires labor attorney to fight what she calls ‘systemic harassment’
Lake Wales High School Principal Donna Dunson has retained a labor attorney, claiming she has endured what she characterizes as “the systemic harassment that has been in play for over a year,” by the Lake Wales Charter School System Board.
Most Nevada charter school students administered by one Florida company
Lawmakers on the interim legislative committee on education received an informational presentation on Wednesday about “education management organizations,” or EMOs — the private companies that receive millions of dollars in public funds each year but often go unscrutinized by the public and legislators alike.
Kindezi Academy, charter school and IPS partner, to close at end of the school year
Families of Kindezi Academy students received some difficult news Friday afternoon: After six years, the school is closing.
Bethlehem charter school pushes back against claims the administration has been ignoring reports of sexual assault and discrimination
Students at a Bethlehem charter school say the administration has been ignoring reports of sexual assault and discrimination.
How Big Businesses Are Colonizing the Classroom
Parents say their children’s education suffers when career and technical education programs are tailored to the needs of corporations.
Tennessee bill speeding up application process for charter schools has school board member worried
House Bill 2833 and Senate Bill 2168 are identical bills that would speed up the application process for charter schools. It would allow applicants to go directly to the state Public Charter School Commission for approval, rather than the current method of approval by local school boards.
Not all charter schools bus kids or provide free and reduced-price meals
At least 11 of Idaho’s brick-and-mortar public charter schools don’t bus their students to school, an EdNews analysis found, and at least 22 don’t participate in the federal free and reduced-price meals program for their most impoverished students.
The lack of services impacts the schools’ ability to diversify their student populations.
Upset over a new charter school in Baker, city leaders petition public, consider lawsuit
They especially object to state leaders’ reliance on a law that allows charter applicants to bypass local school districts if those districts have D or F academic letter grades. The public schools in Baker, located just north of Baton Rouge, have a D.
Charter commission orders online school to close permanently
An online school that serves some 500 K-12 students will have to close for good this summer.
Charter commission orders online school to close permanently
An online school that serves some 500 K-12 students will have to close for good this summer.
The Idaho Public Charter School Commission voted unanimously Friday to not renew Another Choice Virtual Charter School’s performance certificate, which means the school must start the process of closing its doors by June 30, 2022.