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Founder of shuttered charter school arrested on embezzlement charges
Richard S. Rose, who served as superintendent, CEO and chief financial officer of Zoe Learning Academy, is expected to make his initial appearance in a federal courtroom at 2 p.m., where he will answer to charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, theft of government funds, money laundering and false bankruptcy declarations.
Stamford Academy, the city’s charter high school, set to close
Having weathered the closing of one of its charter schools over the summer, Stamford will say goodbye to its remaining one at the end of the current school year.
Francis Marion Military Academy suddenly closes its doors
Having weathered the closing of one of its charter schools over the summer, Stamford will say goodbye to its remaining one at the end of the current school year.
Opinion | Problems continue for Montgomery’s first charter school
As former LEAD Academy principal Nichole Ivey-Price prepares for another hearing in her ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit against the charter school, a number of current and former LEAD employees have told APR that the environment at the school remains one of near-chaos.
School Board has no takers for Mary D. Coghill Charter School
All four groups that applied to operate Mary D. Coghill Charter School in Gentilly Woods have either withdrawn their interest or were ineligible for the school, Marta Jewson reports in The Lens.
Utah orders charter school to shut down at the end of the school year
A northern Utah charter school that lost more than $1 million last year — the first year it was open — has been ordered to shut its doors.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah’s State Charter School Board has voted unanimously to close Capstone Classical Academy in Pleasant View despite a long line of parents and teachers pleading to keep it open.
Flight canceled: IDEA charter school nixes plan to lease private jet
Texas’ largest charter school network abruptly grounded its plan to spend millions of dollars leasing and operating a private jet Monday, hours after the Houston Chronicle and a state teachers union raised questions about the arrangement.
Inspire charter school says it sometimes struggles to monitor student work
School leaders within the Inspire homeschool charter network — where parents pick their children’s curricula — say they are struggling to ensure students meet statewide learning standards.
Sonoma Charter School finances raise alarm
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed a Newark charter school seeking information on the purchase by its nonprofit support group of two former public school buildings that were flipped at a markup of close to $10 million.
Memphis charter school leader fired after internal investigation
Wilkins declined to tell Chalkbeat what the investigation revealed or why Johnson was fired. Chalkbeat attempted to reach Johnson Wednesday, but the phone number was disconnected.
Newark charter school subpoenaed over $10M building markup after NorthJersey.com investigation
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed a Newark charter school seeking information on the purchase by its nonprofit support group of two former public school buildings that were flipped at a markup of close to $10 million.
Charter school run by former Utah lawmaker faces allegations of mismanagement
Phil Faulkner couldn’t believe what his bosses were asking him to do. So he didn’t do it. Instead, he blew the whistle.
Up until last September, Faulkner was an employee of Charter Solutions, a charter school management company, and he was assigned to Utah Military Academy, a public charter school.
Most Philly charter schools failed to test water for lead –– and city gave them a pass
Two years after Philadelphia officials pledged to crack down on lead in drinking water at school buildings, most city charter schools still haven’t tested for the dangerous neurotoxin. The lapse was not caught until now because the city agencies tasked with oversight have failed to enforce Philadelphia’s post-Flint-crisis water quality standards.
What can we learn from Washington’s recent charter-school closures?
Two years after Philadelphia officials pledged to crack down on lead in drinking water at school buildings, most city charter schools still haven’t tested for the dangerous neurotoxin. The lapse was not caught until now because the city agencies tasked with oversight have failed to enforce Philadelphia’s post-Flint-crisis water quality standards.
State board deals a blow to IPS by backing charter operator
The Indiana State Board of Education dealt a blow Wednesday to a last-minute effort by Indianapolis Public Schools to retain control of three schools poised to be wrested away and handed to a charter school operator.