National Center for Charter School Accountability
NCCSA
The National Center for Charter School Accountability provides research and recommendations on increasing transparency and accountability for charter schools.
More than one million school children have been stranded when their charter school closed. How many charter schools fail and why? Read our report and find out.
Our Schools Our Democracy Launches Report on the need to reform Texas Charter laws
Our Schools Our Democracy (OSOD), a new partner in our work to protect, defend, and improve public schools. Its comprehensive research exposes the harm charter schools do to Texas Public Schools and serves as a blueprint for reforming charter school laws not only in Texas but in every state.
OSOD will focus on fighting school privatization in Texas, with a special emphasis on the impact of charter schools. Along with the organizational launch is the launch of a comprehensive report: Facing Facts: Charter Schools in Texas. The report presents startling facts on the financial drain of charter schools on public schools, the lack of charter transparency, and the irresponsible practices presently enabled by Texas law. It provides readers with the arguments they need to actively advocate for charter reform.
According to a recent article by financial reporter Jennifer Shea in The Bond Buyer, charter schools have become a much riskier investment. In January, there was a significant spike in technical charter credit defaults.
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether charter schools can be religious in both control and curriculum. At the heart of the argument is whether a charter school truly is a public school or a privately owned and run school that contracts with the state to offer a taxpayer-funded educational option.
New Orleans charter operator used over $ 2 million of taxpayer funds for “personal expenses,” according to an audit. According to a New Orleans City Business report, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor reported that Education Explosion’s CEO, Chakesha Scott, diverted more than $1.5 million of the charter school funds to an account she controlled under Friends of Impact Charter School. Additional monies were diverted to other accounts, and over $71,000 in cash payments were not deposited.
