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Man Pleads Guilty For Charter School Theft
A Sherman Oaks man plead guilty on Friday, February 14 for what has been called the largest charter school theft in California history.
Charter School Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Close To $2.2 Million From The Government
Harold Cadiz helped the Bradley Academy charter school in Goodyear create more than 450 fake students, in an effort to increase funding.
Arizona charter school principal pleads guilty in $2.5 million enrollment scheme
Arizona charter school principal pleads guilty in $2.5 million enrollment scheme.
State Board of Education directs closure of online charter school
The Colorado State Board of Education has directed the Douglas County School District to revoke the charter for HOPE Online Learning Academy Elementary School.
Struggling NC charter school on ‘life support’; state officials could soon pull the plug
That assessment was directed at leaders of Essie Mae Foxx Charter School in the Rowan County town of East Spencer. The school has struggled on all fronts since it opened in August 2018.
Two virtual schools defrauded Indiana of $68 million and funneled more to execs
A special investigation into malfeasance by Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy found that the schools inappropriately received more than $68.7 million collectively.
UPDATED: Epic charter school penalized $530K for excessive administrative costs
Epic One on One virtual charter school has been penalized more than $530,000 for exceeding the state limit on administrative spending, a limit imposed by state statute meant to keep the bulk of state education funding in the classroom.
Bank buys Dayton charter school property for $590K
With a go-ahead from a bankruptcy court, a Delaware bank recently bought the property of a Dayton charter school — owned by a bankrupt charter school operator — for nearly $600,000.
The inconvenient truth about charter ‘success’: They weed out students; traditional public schools must teach all
Though charters are open to all by lottery, as a group they enroll a significantly smaller percentage than public schools of our neediest children, such as English language learners, special education students or those from the poorest families.
Build a wall’: State puts Odyssey Charter under formal review after ‘discriminatory’ remarks
The Charter School Accountability Committee will now be tasked with determining whether Odyssey Charter has violated the terms of its charter and probationary conditions of its charter renewal.
Epic’s financial web includes related companies, organizations
The connection between Epic and Five Points Technology is just one example of how some of the state funding sent to Epic moves to companies and nonprofits managed by Epic staff or individuals with close ties to the virtual charter school, according to a review of tax records, audits and invoices by The Frontier.
Charter school backlash shows why oversight is needed in Texas [Opinion]
IDEA Public Schools recently cancelled a multimillion-dollar lease for a private jet and San Antonio Spurs tickets after a wave of negative backlash. State officials should dig a bit deeper to ensure IDEA and other charter management organizations, or CMOs, operating in Texas are behaving ethically and in the best interest of all Texas students.
State will close Jersey City charter school campus, report says
M.E.T.S. Charter School, which has one campus in Newark and one in the Jersey City Heights, has suffered from poor performance, high turnover, and a disruptive classroom atmosphere, according to a letter from state Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet, which was obtained by Chalkbeat.
Former Charter School Finance Officer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
A Hilo woman pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud by embezzling funds from the charter school where she worked. Kelaukila Estabilio, 39, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 19, 2020, before US District Judge Derrick K. Watson.
Alabama looks to shut down controversial charter school before it opens
Today’s vote by the Alabama Public Charter School Commission denied a request by Woodland Prep officials to extend the deadline to obtain a certificate of occupancy for the school. That denial opened the door for the Commission to begin revocation procedures.