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.
Public Schools First NC Launches New Report
In its new report, North Carolina Charter Schools: Undermining Quality Education for All, Public Schools First NC analyzes the charter school landscape of North Carolina.
The report identifies and analyzes four concerning aspects of charter schools: increased racial segregation, exclusionary student discipline, high rates of school closures, and weakness in financial management.
This report has revealed how charter schools are worsening existing disparities and drawing resources away from public schools… and are failing to serve all students equally.
Public Schools First NC is a statewide, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused solely on pre–K–12 public education issues. It collaborates with parents, educators, business and civic leaders, and communities across North Carolina to advocate for one unified system of public education that prepares every child for productive citizenship.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — After Epic Charter Schools laid off hundreds of employees Tuesday, the teachers left behind say they’ve been given no answers, and some are now questioning whether the charter system that they work for truly puts students first.
Executive Director Carol Burris explains how charter schools, especially those run by for-profit companies, are magnets for fraud in this excellent investigative piece by ABC 9’s Dan Monk. Insider shady deals galore results in the sudden shutting of a charter school.
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.
