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12/02/2021

Charter Schools Owe LAUSD Students Over $13M. Who Is Responsible For The Failure?

Just as the LAUSD was shutting down for the Thanksgiving holiday, Jose Cole-Gutierrez’s Charter School Division released its latest summary of the past-due amounts owed by charter schools for overallocation fees.

12/02/2021

Proposed charter school’s application slowed by link to troubled management firm

A charter school Tony Riddick plans to open in Perquimans County and name after his mother, Elaine Riddick, the best-known victim of North Carolina’s now-defunct eugenics program, has hit a snag because of his relationship with Don McQueen, the operator of Torchlight Academy in Raleigh

12/01/2021

3 indicted after $400k stolen from Memphis area charter school, officials say

During an investigation, it was found that a Memphis area charter school had nearly $400,000 stolen from them.

The investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation resulted in the indictments of Corey Johnson, Robert Williams, and Michael Jones, a release said.

The three men had leadership positions at the Memphis Academy of Health Sciences (MAHS) charter school.

12/01/2021

Houston charter school founder sentenced to three years in prison for mail fraud conspiracy

The founder of a now-shuttered Houston charter school on Wednesday was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $335,000 in restitution after being convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to embezzled school funds.

12/01/2021

Memphis charter school leaders indicted; nearly $400K stolen

Three men who held leadership positions at a Memphis charter school have been indicted, accused of stealing nearly $400,000 from the academy, the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office said Wednesday.

Corey Johnson, Robert Williams, and Michael Jones all held leadership positions at the Memphis Academy of Health Sciences (MAHS) charter school, which operates within the jurisdiction of the public Shelby County Schools system.

11/29/2021

Malden Tenants Say Charter School Unfairly Kicking Them Out

Malden Tenants Say Charter School Unfairly Kicking Them Out
Residents of the apartments at 22 Lebanon Street say MVRCS told them they could stay until 2023. Now, they have to be out by Dec. 31.

11/28/2021

“We Got A Lot Of Pressure To Approve This Charter School Project”

FOIA production appear to outline DC’s poor oversight of this charter school development and pressure on DOEE to move ahead with it–while raising questions around the inaction of elected and appointed officials in the wake of public damage.

11/23/2021

Audit finds holes in accountability between state, charter school boards

A poorly defined relationship between the Utah State Board of Education – which is made up of elected members – and the Utah State Charter School Board – made up of appointed members – creates gaps in accountability, a legislative audit finds.

11/21/2021

North Routt Charter to create several task forces, reassess policy, following executive director’s resignation

The North Routt Community Charter School board will form several task forces to revisit some of the schools policies around equitable compensation, internal structures and the complaint process after staff complaints sparked a third-party investigation and the eventual resignation of the school’s executive director.

11/19/2021

Oklahoma charter school audited for mismanagement of funds

An Oklahoma charter school was audited for apparent mismanagement of funds. Some of the audit findings showed that after the school shut down, the superintendent kept a school vehicle that took legal action to retrieve, and she also used a school debit card to make cash withdrawals that the state auditor can’t trace.

11/18/2021

Unapproved bonuses, personal spending: Charter school superintendent allegedly misused taxpayer dollars

The superintendent of a defunct Oklahoma City charter school misused more than $250,000 intended for at-risk students while the school board, including an appeals court judge and a state senator, ignored warnings, state auditors say.

11/18/2021

NOLA Public Schools superintendent calls for Singleton, Arise to close at end of school year

Both Singleton and Arise had an F rating from the state in the 2018-19 school year, the last time state grades were produced before the pandemic interrupted state exams. In addition to academic concerns, district leaders have issued warnings to Singleton over financial management concerns, special education problems, allegedly phony background checks and board composition issues.

11/17/2021

School district cites Dr. King Charter for alleged special education violations, calls for monitoring

The NOLA Public Schools district will require Friends of King, the charter group that runs Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School, to have a third party monitor its special education services over the next six months due to a range of special education violations the district says it has identified at the school.

11/16/2021

Alaka‘i O Kaua‘i in violation of charter contract

A newly adopted distance-learning program used at Alaka‘i O Kaua‘i has put the school in violation of its charter school contract, the State Charter School Commission ruled Monday.

11/12/2021

Editorial: Epic saga is not over, lawmakers and law enforcement need to do more

Byrd detailed her investigative audit of the public virtual charter school released last year. It uncovered millions in excessive administrative spending and questionable handling of $145 million in taxpayer funds.