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IDEA sues Texas attorney general to keep hotel purchase records secret
IDEA Public Schools filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in mid-October, attempting to block the release of records that may explain why the charter school system purchased a hotel in Cameron County.
Low test scores bring new scrutiny for Montgomery charter school
Low test scores bring new scrutiny for Montgomery charter school
Red Bank: Rummage Tees Up Charter Fight
Red Bank schools Superintendent Jared Rumage called on the borough council Wednesday to aid the district in a bid to shut down the Red Bank Charter School, whose authority to operate is up for renewal.
State report cards should be a wakeup call for Ohio’s charter, voucher hawks
The data paint a troubling picture. Vouchers and charters take critical resources and weaken the public schools that serve the vast majority of Ohio’s children while delivering worse educational outcomes for our kids. What’s worse is that now we have a school funding system worth investing in — the Fair School Funding Plan.
Arch Community Charter Loses its Sponsor
The University of Missouri-St. Louis will not renew its sponsorship of the Arch Community charter school in north St. Louis, potentially leading to its closure at the end of the school year.
Public school with ties to polygamous Kingston group looks to expand
A public charter school in West Valley City with ties to the polygamous Kingston group has decided it will look into the possibility of expanding, despite looming questions related to the school’s handling of millions of taxpayer dollars.
State Auditor sends report on Hmong school’s hedge fund investment to prosecutor’s office
The Office of the State Auditor on Monday released an investigative report finding that a St. Paul charter school’s $5 million investment with a hedge fund violated state law and the school’s own investment policy.
Parents say a Duluth charter school ignored a racially hostile environment for years
Katelyn Hansen happened to be waiting at the front office at Duluth Edison Charter Schools’ (DECS) Raleigh Academy when she says she saw a teacher forcefully pulling her ten-year old daughter down the hallway.
Parents sue Minnesota charter school alleging racist behavior
The parents of several Black and biracial students are suing the operator of a Minnesota charter school on behalf of their children, alleging that the school failed to prevent “racist, unfair, hurtful and at times dangerous interactions” at the hands of both students and staff.
District accuses Singleton Charter School of rehiring employee who failed background check
The parents of several Black and biracial students are suing the operator of a Minnesota charter school on behalf of their children, alleging that the school failed to prevent “racist, unfair, hurtful and at times dangerous interactions” at the hands of both students and staff.
Students question new policy that prohibits clubs at Great Hearts charter schools
One of Jack Miller’s favorite parts about high school has been participating in his school’s Key Club. The 17-year-old has been part of student group focused on public service ever since his freshman year at North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, a Great Hearts Academies charter school.
Charter school commission overrides Metro Schools, approves new school
One of Jack Miller’s favorite parts about high school has been participating in his school’s Key Club. The 17-year-old has been part of student group focused on public service ever since his freshman year at North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, a Great Hearts Academies charter school.
After hedge fund fiasco, Hmong charter school may keep superintendent
In the wake of a $4.3 million loss from an illegal hedge fund investment, Hmong College Prep Academy’s school board appears to be standing by its superintendent.
The board on Friday appointed a transition team whose tasks will include searching for a new authorizer by June. The current authorizer, Bethel University, has said it no longer wants to do that job beyond 2023.
This Massachusetts school lost all but 3 of 23 teachers; See the 50 school districts with the lowest percentages of teacher retention
In February 2020, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to renew the school’s charter through June 30, 2025, and placed the school on probation with conditions. The board also at that time voted to consolidate that school with City on a Hill Charter Public School Dudley Square. Before the 2020 meeting, the board of trustees voted to surrender the City on a Hill New Bedford charter.
In East Texas, Cleveland ISD Needed Money. The State Sent Charter Schools Instead.
Instead of offering funding and flexibility to the public schools, he said, the state fast-tracked the expansion of charter schools that aren’t held to the same standards of community accountability or required to find a seat for every student regardless of ability or disciplinary status.