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Former charter school director sentenced to probation after embezzling millions
The former director of a for-profit charter school organization was sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution after pleading guilty to embezzling millions of dollars and tax evasion, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
Oklahoma withholds $9 million from Epic Charter Schools, bringing total penalties to $20 million
Misreported salaries and overspending will cost Epic Charter Schools $9.11 million, bringing its total penalties over the past two years to $20 million for exceeding administrative cost limits.
Siphoned resources or innovative model? State hears arguments for, against new charter school
Opponents of a proposed new charter school raised concerns about siphoning resources away from traditional public schools while backers of the school lauded its early college model during a public hearing on Wednesday.
NC could close Raleigh charter school accused of ‘falsification’ of student records
North Carolina could close one of Raleigh’s oldest charter schools amid allegations that school officials falsified records of some special-education students.
RCSD monitor has second job with NYC charter school group
Shelley Jallow, the state-appointed academic and fiscal monitor for the Rochester City School District, has been serving as regional superintendent for a charter management organization in Connecticut and New York City since August.
Oklahoma State Auditor says findings validated after Epic Charter Schools agrees to return $20 million to state
Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd says Epic Charter Schools has agreed to pay back approximately $20 million to the state following the 2020 audit findings.
Former L.A. charter schools director who embezzled millions is sentenced to probation
The former executive director of a Los Angeles charter school operator was sentenced to three years of probation Wednesday in federal court.
Janis Bucknor, 53, was also ordered to pay about $2.5 million in restitution, said Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles.
Staff at Bronzeville charter school fear possible closure
Teachers and staff at Youth Connection Leadership Academy, an alternative high school in Bronzeville, fear their school could be closed.
They said the charter operator that runs the school, Youth Connection Charter School, is seeking a new home for the school, which is currently located at 3424 S. State St. The union believes if management can’t find one, the school will be shuttered.
Judge will decide whether to block new way of approving charter schools
Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey will hear consider a request for preliminary injunction at 1 p.m. Tuesday in a case that questions whether the state’s method for authorizing charter schools is constitutional.
Founders of Epic Charter Schools sue school that severed ties with them
Epic Charter Schools’ divorce from the management company that made its two co-founders millionaires just landed the two sides in court over claims that the founders are owed another $7 million.
Eagle Prep charter schools in St. Louis under scrutiny for religious influence
As part of a routine review, state education officials found that Eagle Prep “appeared to be controlled” by nonprofit Open Sky Education, which also runs charter schools in Arizona and Hope Christian Schools in Wisconsin. The state scrutinized Eagle separately after religious influences were found in the schools during the review.
State regulators urge placing Raleigh-based charter school on probation for failure to comply with state and federal requirements
State program monitors scrutinizing Torchlight Academy, a charter school in Raleigh, found “altered documents” while reviewing data related to exceptional children, according to state officials.
Columbia County vote stalls bankruptcy solution for The School for Arts Infused Learning
A deadlocked vote Tuesday kept Columbia County’s only charter school from securing a $13 million bond issue that would save the school from bankruptcy.
The School for Arts Infused Learning requested that the Development Authority of Columbia County issue tax-exempt revenue refunding bonds as a means of buying out the initial loan that first funded the school’s opening in 2017.
Families Being Forced Out Of Malden Apartments By Charter School That Purchased Building
Tenants living at 22 Lebanon Street in Malden are now speaking out against Mystic Valley Regional Charter School after the school purchased their building and are terminating their leases by the end of the month.
Charter School’s Purchase Leaves Malden Tenants Short Notice to Leave Their Homes
Longtime tenants in Malden, Massachusetts, have just learned they will soon have to leave their homes.
Tatiane de Oliveira has lived in her Malden apartment building for 15 years.
Now, she and her family have been told their lease will be no good at the end of the year.