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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:
| 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 |
| April 19, 2025 |
| MN charter school leaders broke rules to benefit themselves |
| More than half of MN's charter schools in the past five years flunked governance standards, and many violated state's open meetings law. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| April 13, 2025 |
| Failing Charter School Will Continue To Operate |
| Northridge-Chatsworth, CA - Ignoring the LAUSD and its staff, the Los Angeles County Office of Education renewed KIPP Sol's charter petition for another five years. |
| Source: patch.com |
| April 11, 2025 |
| MN threatens to terminate nonprofit that oversees 16 charter schools |
| The MN Department of Education said Pillsbury United Communities failed to address problems at the Twin Cities charter schools it oversees. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| March 31, 2025 |
| A MN Teacher of the Year - from a charter school - is accused of sexual abuse. It’s not the first time. |
| A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year now charged with sexually abusing a student previously faced allegations that he sexually assaulted two of his co-workers, according to police records obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators. |
| Source: www.fox9.com |
| March 23, 2025 | Golden Valley charter school removes CEO after sexual misconduct lawsuit |
| The Harvest Best Academy board plans to vote Tuesday on an interim executive director. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| March 22, 2025 |
| Questioning the Mississippi Miracle Again |
| By Thomas Ultican 3/21/2025 The national assessment of education progress (NAEP) is a biennial effort of the Department of Education. At the end of February, Chad Aldeman of The 74 - a billionaire created propaganda rag - asks, “How did Mississippi go from 49th in the country a decade ago to near the top today?”… |
| Source: tultican.com |
| March 20, 2025 |
| New lawsuit filed against metro school over sexual abuse allegations toward former staff |
| Golden Valley's Harvest Best Academy is being sued after the plaintiff alleged it was negligent in protecting students from alleged sexual misconduct from staff. |
| Source: www.kare11.com |
| March 12, 2025 |
| This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students. |
| On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents. |
| Source: www.propublica.org |
| February 26, 2025 |
| Former charter network leader pleads guilty to defrauding schools |
| Former Tindley CEO Brian Metcalf admitted to helping three other individuals submit false invoices for services that were never rendered, according to a plea agreement. |
| Source: www.chalkbeat.org |
| February 26, 2025 | Court rules Minneapolis charter school may be liable for hiring sexual abuser |
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a Minneapolis charter school can be held liable for hiring a gym teacher who had prior sexual assault allegations. |
| Source: sahanjournal.com |
| January 18, 2025 |
| Star Tribune review finds 10 MN charter schools could face termination |
| In 2024, nine Minnesota charter schools closed, the most ever. But a new Star Tribune review found that another 10 charter schools could face termination. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| December 31, 2024 | Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers. |
| Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, academic performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices. |
| Source: www.propublica.org |
| December 26, 2024 |
| Johnson: Additional evidence for stronger charter school oversight |
| Too often, charter school regulation in Minnesota is excessively lenient — state leaders must step in. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| December 25, 2024 |
| Amid state talk of more charter school accountability, Eagan OKs financing for school expansion |
| The City Council debate over conduit financing for Great Oaks Academy could be a preview of charter school discussion in the Minnesota legislative session. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| December 22, 2024 |
| MN charter schools often face lenient, inconsistent reviews |
| A new Minnesota Star Tribune review of MN charter school evaluations found that the nonprofit authorizers often overlook problems. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| December 6, 2024 |
| State sues charter school superintendent over $4M hedge fund loss |
| Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Christianna Hang, seeking the return of $4.3 million in charter school money she allegedly lost in a hedge fund. |
| Source: www.kare11.com |
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