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This charter school superintendent makes $870,000. He leads a district with 1,000 students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
Cincinnati charter school closing ‘due to financial issues,’ attorney says
A charter school for at-risk students in Cincinnati is closing at the end of the academic year in June “due to financial issues,” according to its attorney.
Bedford charter school permanently closing after school year
A Bedford charter school will be permanently closing once the school year ends on May 30.Hope for Hyndman Charter School announced to parents and staff of students about the decision. The reasoning is based on low enrollment and lack of funds.
All-girls Denver charter GALS to close its high school due to declining enrollment
An all-girls charter high school in Denver that prioritizes physical movement and social and emotional learning will close at the end of this school year due to declining enrollment, according to a press release from the school.
Don’t tear down IPS to give charter schools more money | Opinion
At the time, I worked in a state takeover charter school, and I saw how poor management led to intense teacher turnover, shameful academic underperformance and even misreporting of dropouts to improve the school’s letter grade.
A 12News investigation revealed poor performance and high pay for founder at charter school, now its future is uncertain
Gov. Katie Hobbs says Primavera Online School, which faces potential state Charter Board discipline on Tuesday, should be held to a high standard because of all the public funding it receives.
New Report Highlights the Failed Charter School Experiment in Texas
A new report from Our Schools Our Democracy (OSOD) lays out a damning reality: while Texas public schools struggle with historic underfunding, privately run charter schools are expanding unchecked and draining billions from local school districts with little oversight or accountability.
Admin spending in AZ charter schools doubled compared to district schools
A new financial breakdown of classroom spending in Arizona shows charter schools spent twice as much as district schools on administrative costs.
Former CEO of Indianapolis charter schools defrauded network of nearly $1 million
The former CEO of the Tindley charter school network has pleaded guilty to defrauding the network by helping to submit nearly $1 million worth of fake invoices.
Former CEO of Tindley charter schools admits to defrauding network of nearly $1 million
The former CEO of the Tindley charter school network has pleaded guilty to defrauding the network by helping to submit nearly $1 million worth of fake invoices.
NJ Comptroller investigating charter school group with campuses in Asbury, Neptune
In early 2024, Asbury Park campus officials were accused of recruiting top basketball players from across the state at the expense of serving at-risk students in and around Asbury Park.
Sweeping investigation launched into N.J. school empire accused of nepotism, overpaying leaders
The Office of the State Comptroller has launched a wide-ranging investigation into an embattled charter school empire, serving the network with a subpoena for virtually all financial, budgetary and operational documents dating to 2019, NJ Advance Media has learned.
A financial scandal prompts BESE to restructure this charter school’s leadership
The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is reconstituting the governing board of Education Explosion Inc. following an audit that accused the charter school’s CEO of misusing more than $2 million in public funds for personal expenses, The Center Square reports.
LETTER: Taxpayers shouldn’t fund private schools
t’s not my responsibility as a taxpayer to fund private schools. My school tax dollars are meant to provide a free, high-quality education to the children in my district. Diverting funds from public school budgets to private schools undermines that mission and leads to inadequate public education.
Berea City Schools joins 140-plus school districts suing state over vouchers
“The Constitution defines one source of education to fund, and that is clearly defined as the public schools,” Wheeler said. “This lawsuit is to basically say that what the state is doing in funding vouchers is against the law.”