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01/17/2024 - Moms for Liberty activists starting taxpayer-funded charter school

SC chapter of Moms for Liberty — a group best known for opposing LGBTQ rights, pushing for the removal of library books, & fighting racially inclusive curriculum starting their own charter school w/ taxpayer money

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11/05/2023 - Tulsa Charter School Faces Accusations Of Racism, Bullying

One of the parents behind the claims includes Shari Alspach, who said her son, Kayden Matthews, was subjected to racist language and bullying at Tulsa Honor Academy. The abuse got so bad that she unrolled her son earlier this week.

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09/29/2023 - Cary charter school illegally retaliated against math teacher, federal ALJ rules

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Hearings and Appeals has ruled that Cardinal Charter Academy in Cary engaged in illegal, retaliatory actions when it fired a math teacher who made “protected disclosures,” claiming the school did not provide students with the special education services their Individual Education Plans required.

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09/20/2023 - Religious charter schools are the latest front in the battle over ‘school choice’

Opponents, on the other hand, say religious charters would undermine one of America’s founding principles: that government funds should not endorse any one faith over another. They also worry that religious charters will discriminate against people of other faiths and LGBTQ students in ways that would be patently illegal for public schools.

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09/16/2023 - Utah charter school agrees to remedy restraint, seclusion concerns

An OCR investigation found significant underreporting of restraint and seclusion at Spectrum Academy, a charter program serving students with autism.

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09/14/2023 - Charter Schools Can’t Claim to Be Public Anymore

A recently-passed bill in North Carolina allows the charter industry to screen students and charge tuition, just like a private school.

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09/09/2023 - Monument Academy in Colorado Discriminates and Harrasses Transgender Students

This Tik Tok video shows legal counsel for Monument Academy in Colorado. MA will support parents who want to take legal action against parents of transgender students.

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08/19/2023 - Philadelphia school’s charter revoked after admissions lottery allegations

A Philadelphia charter school had its charter revoked after allegations the school’s previous administration mishandled the admissions lottery, district officials confirmed Friday.

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08/14/2023 - Philadelphia district seeks to revoke Franklin Towne’s charter over discrimination allegations

A highly ranked Philadelphia charter school is in danger of losing its charter following allegations of discrimination within their admissions process.

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07/19/2023 - NC lawmakers seek to put pants-wearing charter school girls back into skirts. Here’s how

Following a court ruling that said it is unconstitutional for North Carolina’s taxpayer-funded charter schools to make girls wear skirts in school instead of pants, some North Carolina lawmakers want to exempt charter schools from respecting the Constitutional rights of their students.

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06/26/2023 - SCOTUS Lets Stand Decision Ensuring ‘Publicly Funded Charter Schools Are Not Above the Law’

“Girls at public charter schools have the same constitutional rights as their peers at other public schools—including the freedom to wear pants,” said the ACLU Women’s Rights Project director.

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06/19/2023 - Math Civics and Sciences bars student who was shot from graduation

Math Civics and Sciences bars student who was
shot from graduation

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