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State Chamber has warning for judge in Epic Charter Schools case
Oklahoma County District Judge Natalie Mai is being asked to order Epic’s management company to turn over records to the state auditor for an investigative audit. The state auditor subpoenaed bank statements, credit card payments, emails, vendor contracts and other records from the company.
Charter Schools Are Still Getting Public Funding. So Why Are They Applying For PPP Loans?
The board of Gabriella Charter Schools, which operates two campuses in Echo Park and South L.A., authorized a $1.3 million PPP loan.
So did Ivy Academia in the west San Fernando Valley. That charter school’s board accepted $962,300 through PPP.
Former principal sues White Pine Charter School
Jeremy Clarke, whom trustees fired in March, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the District of Idaho on May 7, contending that the school’s board members violated his rights under the Americans With Disabilities and Idaho Human Rights acts, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Idaho Wage Claim Act and other laws.
Central Pa. charter school official charged with stealing more than $60K in federal funds
According to filings in U.S. Middle District Court, Eliseo Sierra, operations manager for the Lincoln Charter School in York, already has struck a tentative deal to plead guilty in return for a pledge by prosecutors to recommend a probationary sentence.
Ross Valley Charter gets $270K small business relief loan
The Ross Valley Charter school has secured a $270,563 loan from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, a relief effort for small businesses during the coronavirus economic slump.
The move has prompted criticism from some residents who note that the Fairfax school, a nonprofit organization, also receives state per-student financing.
Reading City Council signs off on I-LEAD settlement
The Reading City Council signed off Monday on its part of the I-LEAD global settlement agreement, which could lead to the closing of the charter school.
“This is something that we have been working on and anticipating for several months now,” said council Vice President Lucine Sihelnik.
Your tax dollars may be going to charter schools with major financial, academic problems
During a recent Utah State Charter School Board meeting, Carol Lear’s criticisms of the process that the charter school board follows to approve expansion and satellite campus was notable.
Eva Moskowitz and Success Academy found guilty of violating NY State student privacy Law
The Chief Privacy Officer of the NY State Education Department issued a ruling on Tuesday May 12 that Eva Moskowitz and Success Academy had violated Education Law 2d, the state student privacy law, that prohibits the disclosure of personal student information without parental consent except under specific conditions required to provide a student’s education.
State school board takes ‘final action’ related to AISU charter school’s financial obligations
American International School of Utah shuttered nearly a year ago but the Utah State Board of Education is still taking steps intended to wrap up the public charter school’s financial obligations.
Charter administrators received $51,000 in undocumented payments
The former head administrator and the former business manager at an Idaho Falls charter school received more than $51,000 in undocumented payments over an 11-month period, according to an Idaho Education News investigation. Amounts paid to the men do not appear in board agendas or minutes.
Carondelet Leadership Academy charter school in south St. Louis to close for poor academics
Last month, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission declined to renew the school’s charter contract because of poor academic performance.
98 Success Academy Students Accepted To College
But is that a lot?
The New York Post seems to think so.
But a responsible reporter would ask the logical follow up question. Is 98 really all the students in the class of 2020?
Former EAGLE Charter teacher files lawsuit for violating whistleblower laws, retaliation
A parent and former teacher at EAGLE Charter School in Salem recently filed a lawsuit alleging school leaders retaliated against him and violated state whistleblower laws after he expressed concerns about the treatment of his child with disabilities.
Citizens Of The World Charter School: The Unwelcomed House Guest
From the beginning, the neighborhood did not need another school while other schools in the community remained under-enrolled. The school’s finances were an “abomination,” and the leadership was ill-equipped to oversee the schools.
Court hearing delayed in State Auditor’s quest for records of Epic Charter Schools spending
Coronavirus mitigation efforts forced the delay of a court hearing set for this week in the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office’s quest to get Epic Charter Schools’ for-profit operator to comply with the state’s investigative audit.