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Unchartered Territory: County Charter Schools Take $15.8M in Federal Small Biz Loans
Publicly funded charter schools in San Diego County have received more than $15.8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP,) a federal government fund aimed at helping small businesses from shutting down during the coronavirus pandemic.
Success Academy spokesperson resigns over ‘abusive’ practices at NYC’s largest charter network
A spokesperson for New York City’s largest charter network resigned in protest, stating she can no longer defend Success Academy’s “racist and abusive practices” that are “detrimental to the emotional well being” of its students.
Bullis Charter gets over $2M federal pandemic relief loan
Bullis Charter School recently received more than $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.
The Frontier: Trial date set in state’s attempt to access virtual school records
An Oklahoma County judge has set an August trial date as the state auditor’s office attempts to access financial records from a private company that manages a virtual charter school.
Charter commission flags finances at three of its schools
Commissioners voted during a Zoom meeting to leave in place “notifications of fiscal concern” for Bingham Academy and the Village Charter School, which both received the same notifications last year. Commissioners also issued a notification for Boise-based Peace Valley Charter School.
Success Academy Faces Fierce Criticism Over its Handling of Racial Issues
The new Instagram page has seen message after message from current and former families and staff members, questioning the long-term effect of the school’s exacting standards on young children of color.
A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.
Four days after the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police, a Brooklyn Success Academy teacher emailed her network’s CEO, one of the nation’s most prominent charter school leaders, asking why she hadn’t said anything publicly.
Southeastern San Diego’s Gompers charter school laid off more than a third of its teachers
Phylicia Johnson isn’t sure what to do for her son’s education next school year. Her 12-year-old son, who goes to Gompers Preparatory Academy in southeastern San Diego, is going to lose five of his six teachers next school year due to layoffs.
Why NC needs to hit the pause on school choice until we meet students’ basic needs
In North Carolina, charter schools and vouchers increase the costs of educating students. Both programs should be paused until we have a system that meets students basic needs.
Glendale charter school parts ways with principal following anti-Semitic, racist texts
Heritage Elementary charter school in Glendale parted ways with its principal on Monday after an employee posted to social media a series of anti-Semitic and racist messages the principal had sent to the employee.
Head of Pa. charter schools group steps down after posting that Floyd protesters ‘disgust me’
The executive director of a Pennsylvania charter school advocacy group has stepped down after posting on Facebook that protesters of the death of George Floyd “disgust me” and “all lives matter.”
Palisades Charter High School takes money from a program meant for small businesses without a plan of how it will be spent.
Since the government funds its operations, Palisades Charter High School’s revenue has not been affected by Covid-19. The school is also supposed to operate as a non-profit, not a business.
One year after Kennedy HS graduation scandal, New Beginnings charter group votes to dissolve
One year after a graduation scandal rocked John F. Kennedy High School, its independent nonprofit operator, the New Beginnings Schools Foundation, quietly and succinctly voted in a pandemic-allowed virtual meeting to dissolve the organization.
State Law on Superintendent Severance Excludes Charter Schools
State law gives the Commissioner of Education power to reduce a school district’s funding by the amount that a superintendent’s severance payment exceeds one year’s salary and benefits. But the relevant section of the Texas Education Code doesn’t apply to charter schools, a Texas Education Agency spokesman said Monday.
Professor, students examine charter school hiring practices
Despite the importance of nurses, librarians and counselors, according to the researchers, there has been little research about the extent to which charter schools — schools that receive government funding but operate independently of the established state school system in which they are located — employ these crucial personnel.