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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.
Former head of Livermore charter schools charged with misleading investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged former CEO of the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation, Bill Batchelor, with allegedly misleading investors when acquiring a $25 million bond for Livermore charter schools.
IDEA charter school network landed grants with political help from Education Department, congressman says
A U.S. congressman is demanding answers from the U.S. Education Department, alleging department employees complained to his office about political interference in the awarding of a multimillion-dollar federal grant to the controversial IDEA charter school network.
Whistleblower teacher put on leave by charter school
The teacher who contacted WRAL News with concerns about having to report to work at Youngsville Academy during a stay-at-home order was put on administrative leave by the school’s principal Wednesday.
Charter school company spends big on luxury travel
Last October, the CEO and president of the largest charter school company in Texas took a trip to Houston. They didn’t travel the way most public-school employees would have. Instead, they traveled by private jet, their spouses and five children came along for the trip, and they got around Houston not by Uber or rent car, but in a chauffeured SUV.
Education Advocates Say Cyber Charters Spend Millions on Ads
Cyber charter schools appear to be spending millions of dollars in taxpayer money on advertising, but at least one refuses to show the details.
Commonwealth Charter Academy is one of the biggest cyber charters in the state and recruits students through extensive and expensive advertising.
Epic Charter Schools’ for-profit management firm refuses to release documents to investigators, Oklahoma attorney general says
The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office went to court on Thursday because it says Epic Charter Schools’ for-profit operator has not been cooperating with the state’s investigative audit.
The School Says It’s Not A Virtual Charter. State Legal Experts Aren’t So Sure
An agricultural-focused charter school is under scrutiny from the Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE), because according to the board’s legal counsel the school is operating like a virtual charter school when state law says it shouldn’t be.
One of Rhode Island’s first charter schools is closing
The Academy for Career Exploration, which was one of Rhode Island’s first charter schools when it opened in 1997 as the Textron Chamber of Commerce Academy, informed the state Department of Education last month that it would close rather than craft a reform plan that might have kept it open.
The Detroit district considers reauthorizing two charter schools to allow them time to transition — or improve
District officials are considering extending contracts for the Barack Obama Leadership Academy and David Ellis Academy, but only for two years. The short extension, officials say, will give the schools time to show the kind of academic improvement that might warrant a longer contract, or to secure a different authorizer.