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Charter schools are by design a griftogenic environment, so operators are at their most creative in figuring out ways to benefit themselves:
| July 15, 2025 |
| Twin Cities coach reported for sexual abuse continued working for years |
| A 12-year-old boy reported Excell Academy basketball coach Aaron Hjermstad for sexual abuse in 2015, but he kept teaching and abusing kids. |
| Source: sahanjournal.com |
| July 4, 2025 | Public Money, Private Control: Inside New Orleans’ Charter School Overhaul |
| After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became the nation’s first all-charter school district. Nearly 20 years later, the results are still contested—and the promises of equity remain unfulfilled. |
| Source: bigeasymagazine.com |
| June 28, 2025 |
| Wenham all-girls prep school closes its doors amid low enrollment |
| The Academy at Penguin Hall announced its immediate closure on June 13, citing declining enrollment and low funding. |
| Source: www.boston.com |
| June 27, 2025 |
| Pinellas charter school Plato Academy closes Largo site |
| The group continues to operate 8 schools in the Tampa Bay region. |
| Source: www.tampabay.com |
| June 27, 2025 |
| Explore Academy shuts high school with little notice - Las Cruces Bulletin |
| The governing board of Explore Academy in Las Cruces voted to close their high school last week, surprising some parents. On Friday, June 20, the board voted unanimously to shutter the high … |
| Source: www.lascrucesbulletin.com |
| June 26, 2025 |
| The future of these 2 Philadelphia charter schools is now uncertain |
| School board members said the poor academic performance of two charter schools led them to initiate a process that could lead to the schools closing. |
| Source: www.chalkbeat.org |
| June 26, 2025 |
| Tiny Indiana District With Online School Worth Millions Ordered To Close – The 74 |
| Legislators blame poor test scores while district says the fight is really over big e-school money. |
| Source: www.the74million.org |
| June 26, 2025 |
| One St. Cloud charter school closes, another takes its building |
| STRIDE Academy charter school in St. Cloud, MN, will move grades 5-8 to the former Athlos site, and many Athlos staff members and students will move to STRIDE this fall. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| June 26, 2025 | Sacramento charter school got $180 million it wasn't eligible for, audit finds |
| SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state audit found that a Sacramento area charter school received more than $180 million in funding it was not eligible for, engaged in wasteful spending, and assigned teachers to classes they did not have the credentials to teach. |
| Source: kcra.com |
| June 7, 2025 |
| Ex-leader of Indiana virtual charter schools pleads guilty to wire fraud |
| In the latest fallout from a statewide enrollment scandal, the ex-superintendent of two Indiana virtual charter schools agreed to pay a roughly $1.3 million judgment. |
| Source: www.chalkbeat.org |
| May 31, 2025 |
| Hmong charter lawsuit v. hedge fund: $400,000 in settlement still unpaid – Twin Cities |
| A settlement agreement was signed last November between Clark Reiner, the hedge fund Woodstock Capital Partners and the school Hmong College Prep Academy. |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| May 27, 2025 |
| California charter school network steers millions in taxpayer money to opaque firm tied to execs |
| Elite charter schools' close relationship with a third-party provider raises questions about transparency and potential conflicts of interest. |
| Source: www.mercurynews.com |
| May 19, 2025 |
| Charter school leaders balk at telling parents Minneapolis elementary closing at end of year |
| Skyline Math and Science is shutting down over low test scores and ‘poor financial management’ |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| May 12, 2025 | Voucher Expansion Could Bankrupt Public Schools » Urban Milwaukee |
| Budget-busting proposal could benefit 'subprime' voucher operators. |
| Source: urbanmilwaukee.com |
| April 30, 2025 |
| Parents of student at Chester charter school where 20 workers were charged with child abuse file lawsuit |
| The school also says it is a victim, putting the blame on Peak Performers Educational Staffing Corp., which hired the staffers who were later charged. |
| Source: www.inquirer.com |
| April 28, 2025 |
| Minnesota must protect itself from funding parochial schools |
| Minnesota may soon be faced with a stark choice: Publicly fund religious charter schools, or have no charter schools at all |
| Source: left.mn |
| April 28, 2025 |
| Grift and destroy - LeftMN |
| Minnesota's charter school experiment is a failure, academically and financially |
| Source: left.mn |
| April 25, 2025 |
| KIPP Charter Schools Conceal $52M in Unexplained Expenses - EXPOSEDbyCMD |
| A Center for Media and Democracy review of KIPP’s fiscal year 2023 IRS filings reveals that its schools in the U.S. reported more than $52 million in unexplained spending under the category “all other expenses.” |
| Source: www.exposedbycmd.org |
| April 24, 2025 |
| Another Judge Rules Against Private School Choice. Here’s Why |
| For the second time this school year, a court has deemed a state’s private school choice program unconstitutional and forced it to halt. |
| Source: edweek.org |
| April 23, 2025 |
| Student Outcome Focused Governance is Impuissant |
| The night NPE2025 in Columbus ended; I ate dinner with two ladies from Pittsburgh. They informed me about Student Outcome Focused Governance (SOFG) which I had ignored but they were right to be concerned. It is one of those things like No Child Left Behind or Race to the Top that… |
| Source: tultican.com |
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