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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:
| December 18, 2020 |
| Audit reveals Epic Charter Schools has 60 days to pay back millions |
| State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd publicly released the work papers supporting the questioned administrative costs and improper transfers of funds to California related to her recent audit of Epic Charter Schools. |
| Source: okcfox.com |
| December 16, 2020 |
| Charter schools are enabling white flight from public education |
| A publicly-funded charter school in Utah’s most racially diverse city is all white... |
| Source: www.inthepublicinterest.org |
| December 8, 2020 |
| Florida charter school leader allegedly spent school funds on new car while students went hungry |
| An email newsletter for people fighting to stop the privatization of America’s public schools. |
| Source: www.inthepublicinterest.org |
| December 6, 2020 |
| Leader of closed charter school accused of embezzling nearly $400,000 |
| The funds were supposed to pay for the school’s operating expenses. They were allegedly used to purchase a new car, pay rent for a lavish home and other expenses. |
| Source: www.sun-sentinel.com |
| December 5, 2020 |
| How a soccer club won a $1.2 million grant to open a charter school from DeVos’s Education Department - The Washington Post |
| The club didn’t have permission to actually open the school "” and never got it. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| December 5, 2020 |
| Charter school ordered to pay back $2.8 million in special education funds |
| American Preparatory Academy, a charter school with campuses in West Valley City and Draper, Utah, is responsible for repaying $2.8 million in misdirected special education funding... |
| Source: kjzz.com |
| November 23, 2020 |
| The Billionaire Financed Racist Attack on Camden’s Schools |
| The rape of public education in Camden, New Jersey is a classic example of “segrenomics. " In 1997, one of the only functioning organizations in the city of Camden was the public school system... |
| Source: tultican.com |
| November 21, 2020 |
| Former Philly charter school official charged with embezzlement |
| Darnell Smith, the former CFO of Khepera Charter School, misused hundreds of thousands of dollars while earning a six-figure salary, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Friday. |
| Source: www.inquirer.com |
| November 13, 2020 |
| Epic Charter School's standing in doubt as new concerns arise |
| New complaints from state officials could knock Epic Charter Schools’ accreditation status. State schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister and Oklahoma State Department of Education general counsel Brad Clark on Thursday alleged Epic has shown deficiencies in civil rights obligations and timely financial reporting. |
| Source: oklahoman.com |
| November 3, 2020 |
| Connecticut charter schools take advantage of PPP funding, while traditional public schools are left behind |
| Amid the coronavirus pandemic, charter schools in Connecticut accepted loans from the Small Business Administration Payment Protection Program (PPP)...None of these loans were available to traditional public schools, as they are not considered businesses. |
| Source: ctmirror.org |
| October 30, 2020 |
| Charter schools’ unexpected windfall: They got funds from two federal government programs; public schools only got from one |
| Kudos to the mayor, teachers and principals who worked so hard to bring New York City public school students back to school. Unfortunately, their tenacious efforts were poorly supported by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. New Yorkers knew there would be many extra expenses to open school safely... |
| Source: www.nydailynews.com |
| October 21, 2020 |
| Nearly a third of New Orleans charter schools being considered for renewal have D or F grades | Education | nola.com |
| Nearly a third of the 18 charter schools in New Orleans up for renewal this year could be given to new operators or shut down because of poor academic performance, |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| October 19, 2020 |
| Newly opened - then closed - charter school may reach settlement Tuesday with Lee school board |
| If the school board signs off, the school will close permanently and a pending case won't go to a judge. |
| Source: www.news-press.com |
| October 13, 2020 |
| Epic Charter School ordered to pay $11.2 million to the state |
| Oklahoma’s top school board has demanded Epic Charter Schools repay $11.2 million in state funds that auditors say was illegally used and falsely classified in financial reports. |
| Source: oklahoman.com |
| October 7, 2020 |
| The corruption of charter school funding in Alaska |
| The state has failed to ensure all students have equal education opportunities by supporting policies that are inherently discriminatory. |
| Source: www.adn.com |
| October 6, 2020 |
| Embattled Oklahoma charter school found to be pocketing 1 in 4 taxpayer dollars |
| An email newsletter for people fighting to stop the privatization of America’s public schools. |
| Source: www.inthepublicinterest.org |
| October 5, 2020 |
| A Charter School Faced Another Allegation of Endangering Children | Northridge, CA Patch |
| A Charter School Faced Another Allegation of Endangering Children - Northridge-Chatsworth, CA - A Granada Hills Charter School employee alleges that he was fired after advising the leadership of a potential hazard at its facilities. |
| Source: patch.com |
| October 2, 2020 |
| 'Deeply concerning' investigative audit of Epic Charter... |
| A partial investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools has revealed millions of dollars in questionable expenditures that will be referred to the FBI, state attorney general and other authorities for further action, state Auditor Cindy Byrd announced Thursday. |
| Source: oklahoman.com |
| September 24, 2020 |
| Second charter school executive sentenced in $2.5M enrollment scheme |
| Joann Vega, an executive from a shuttered West Valley charter school, Discovery Creemos Academy, was sentenced to jail for her role in a $2.5 million enrollment-inflation scheme. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| September 23, 2020 |
| Former charter school teacher fired after declining to stop wearing Black Lives Matter mask |
| Great Hearts Texas officials emailed KENS 5 stating a face-covering policy forbids masks with "external messages." |
| Source: www.wltx.com |
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