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Charter school scandals of the day

Charter schools are by design a griftogenic environment, so operators are at their most creative in figuring out ways to benefit themselves:

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

April 20, 2025
MN lawmakers propose reforms to boost charter school accountability
The MN Legislature is considering bills that would increase oversight of charter schools. But Republicans and Democrats disagree on some measures.
Source: www.startribune.com

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MN EDUCATION REFORM CORE

Great MN Schools $ 46,110,911
Teach for America Twin Cities $ 15,934,797
Hiawatha Academies $ 11,491,364
Minnesota Comeback CLOSED $ 11,139,019
KIPP Minnesota $ 7,693,564
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. (PIE Network) $ 7,057,289
Ed Allies $ 7,001,454
Educators 4 Excellence, Inc. $ 6,293,613
Center of the American Experiment $ 5,528,953
Charter School Partners CLOSED $ 4,871,464
MinnCAN CLOSED $ 4,180,592
The New Teacher Project $ 4,163,105
Education Evolving $ 3,280,750
Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED $ 3,099,438
Our Turn, Inc., nee Students for Education Reform (SFER) $ 2,927,556
Charlemagne Institute - nee Intellectual Takeout $ 2,283,310
Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED $ 1,692,256
Minnesota Parent Union $ 1,494,340
Advancing Equity Coalition $ 826,594
Total: $ 147,070,369