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Inspire charter school office is sued for alleged fraud
Two Inspire-affiliated schools are based in San Diego County — Pacific Coast Academy and Cabrillo Point Academy — which together enrolled about 8,500 students last school year.
In the lawsuit, Granite Mountain Charter School, which is based in San Bernardino County, is alleging that its parent corporation, Inspire District Office — also known as Provenance and formerly known as Inspire Charter Schools — moved $70 million in and out of Granite Mountain’s bank account during the last school year.
Scathing audit finds misspent tax money at Kansas City charter school
A scathing audit of a now-closed Kansas City charter school found tens of thousands of dollars were improperly spent on food, sports tickets and bonuses.
A report by Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s Office gave Pathway Academy Charter School its lowest possible rating of poor.
Do cyber charter schools really need millions in pandemic relief funding? | Opinion
It’s time we shine a light on a critically important issue and start asking some questions. As Pennsylvania’s school districts face revenue shortfalls of $1 billion or more due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania’s charter schools stand to see a windfall of pandemic relief funding while experiencing no loss of revenue.
Charter schools to get 100% of funds as public schools face cuts, say education advocates
New York’s public school districts must fully fund charter schools in the upcoming school year, according to a nonprofit public education advocacy organization.
The Alliance for Quality Education, based in Albany, says that even as public schools face 20% cuts in state aid, they must pay 100% of tuition for charters. Charter schools enroll 6% of students statewide.
Cyber charters may benefit from pandemic, but that doesn’t mean their students do | Editorial
It’s too early for the Pennsylvania Department of Education to have official tallies of cyber enrollment for this school session, but many districts have seen increases in interest in cyber charters. The School District of Philadelphia says cyber enrollment could be up by 18%, which could mean 1,200 more students.
Easton charter school loses its 4th principal at the start of its 4th year
Easton’s charter school principal has resigned, according to an email sent to the school parents.
The email sent Tuesday from Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School’s CEO doesn’t say why William Wright left just as school started this year. CEO Chadwick Antonio confirmed Wright’s departure.
Board Member Censured Removed from Board
Board member Mathew Hamrick was the target of the formal statement of disapproval by three of his fellow board members of the small state agency that sponsors six online public schools open to any student statewide, including Epic One-on-One.
Ross Valley OKs Notice Against Charter School
Ross Valley School District is giving Ross Valley Charter school 30 days to fix a list of alleged violations or face denial of the charter’s renewal petition.
The district’s board of trustees voted 5-0 on Wednesday to send the charter a 13-page notice of violation, with more than 100 pages of attachments and exhibits.
13 years after indictment, no trial or plea deal for California Charter Academy defendants
On Friday, Sept. 4, 2007, San Bernardino County prosecutors indicted former Hesperia Mayor Tad Honeycutt and California Charter Academy founder Charles Steven Cox on suspicion of misappropriating $5.5 million in state and federal funds.
Thirteen years later, they have never been tried, have not taken a plea deal and their case has never been dismissed.
Former Great Heart Students allege discrimination
Former students and teachers from Great Hearts Academies have come forward to draw attention to what they call a pattern of racist and sexist practices in the charter school network.
Nyomi Hidson was in sixth grade when she said school administrators told her that wearing her hair naturally was inappropriate.
A Philly school flunked students during the pandemic, then charged for summer school
Unlike Philadelphia’s public school system, New Foundations Charter decided to treat the end of the last school year as it would any other semester. Students received grades for their work, and suffered the standard consequences if they didn’t do that work well. Marcus fell into the latter category.
Arizona Charter Schools Found Double Dipping Can Keep Funds
In early August, The Show heard from Arizona Republic investigative reporter Craig Harris about concerns that about 100 charter schools in our state — and many more around the country — were double-dipping.
They had applied for — and received — funds from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. But at the same time, they hadn’t had a penny cut from their state funding.
Report: Indiana’s School Funding System Is Inherent Risk
An investigation by the Indiana State Board of Accounts into alleged fraud by two shuttered virtual charter schools found weaknesses in state code that make it difficult to ensure accurate student enrollment counts.
Monday numbers: a closer look at charter school performance in NC
Each year, the Office of Charter Schools combs though thousands of documents to create a report for the State Board of Education showing whether schools are meeting performance goals.
By the numbers, here’s what the most recent report — The 2019 Charter School Framework Report — said about the state’s charter schools.
Ross Valley School Charter Wrongly Obrained Virus Aid
A lawyer for the Ross Valley School District is accusing the Ross Valley Charter school of misconduct in its application for a $270,000 federal coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program loan.
“It is clear that RVC’s PPP loan was not obtained through the proper and required approval process, nor for the stated purposes of the PPP funding,” states a letter written by the attorney.