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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:
| February 7, 2020 |
| Students: Amistad Faked Suspension Stats | New Haven Independent |
| Suspensions have plummeted at Amistad High School to only 30 students so far this school year, reported Principal Simon Obas. That came as news to students, who said the principal... |
| Source: www.newhavenindependent.org |
| February 4, 2020 |
| Agassi scores again with $61M charter school sale |
| Turner-Agassi Charter School Facilities sold Franklin Academy at 5000 Southwest 207th Terrace in Pembroke Pines for $60.5 million |
| Source: therealdeal.com |
| January 31, 2020 |
| Former Manatee charter school principal accused of sexual harassment and discrimination |
| A former Manatee charter school principal is accused of sexual harassment and discrimination. According to court records, three former teachers are suing Manatee School of Arts and Sciences, the former principal, MSAS school board president and former board secretary. |
| Source: www.mysuncoast.com |
| January 31, 2020 |
| Dallas Charter School CEO Donna Woods Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Prison For Role In Kickback Scheme |
| In October, a federal jury found Nova Academy CEO Donna H. Woods, 65, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and three individual counts of wire fraud. |
| Source: dfw.cbslocal.com |
| January 31, 2020 |
| After backlash over $2M luxury jet, IDEA charter schools to stop spending $400K on Spurs tickets - HoustonChronicle.com |
| Several weeks after IDEA Public Schools nixed plans to spend millions of dollars on a charter jet lease, the charter network’s leader announced the end of additional “hard to defend " spending practices Thursday, including the purchase of tickets and a luxury box for events at San Antonio’s AT&T Center. |
| Source: www.houstonchronicle.com |
| January 30, 2020 |
| OFF COURSE: ACS charter school former staffers say school is consumed by chaos | Sentinel Colorado |
| AURORA | Children playing in parking lots and alleyways strewn with trash and broken glass. Principals accused of asking staff to lie to parents, to fill in false grades for classes that didn’t exist. An entire school based out of a hotel conference room. |
| Source: sentinelcolorado.com |
| January 29, 2020 |
| Prosecutors: Employee of Puna charter school overrun by lava embezzled $628,000 |
| Authorities said she used the money to pay for her family’s personal expenses and to pay off her Capital One credit cards. |
| Source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com |
| January 28, 2020 |
| Update: Charter school employee arrested for sexual abuse of a minor | News | triplicate.com |
| The Del Norte Sheriff’s Office (DNSO) arrested an Uncharted Shores Academy staff member, Daniel Aiken Smithson, 41, on Sunday, Jan 26, for child sex abuse allegations. |
| Source: www.triplicate.com |
| January 28, 2020 |
| The 5 most serious charter school scandals in 2019 "” and why they matter - The Washington Post |
| What they reveal about oversight of charter schools. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| January 27, 2020 |
| In Indiana, school choice means segregation - kappanonline.org |
| Indiana’s voucher program has created a new generation of segregation academies. |
| Source: kappanonline.org |
| January 25, 2020 |
| Child Molester Victims to Get Nearly $11M in Settlement With Richmond School |
| Twelve former students of a man convicted of sexually abusing them when he was their teacher at a San Francisco Bay Area school will receive a combined $10.9 million to settle a lawsuit against the school, an attorney said. |
| Source: www.nbcbayarea.com |
| January 25, 2020 |
| Victory Prep Charter School Acknowledges $425,000 Settlement In First Amendment Case |
| Two days after CBS4 reported a Commerce City charter school was refusing to discuss how much it paid to settle a First Amendment lawsuit, Victory Preparatory Academy revealed on Friday that it paid plaintiffs in the 2018 case $425,000. |
| Source: denver.cbslocal.com |
| January 25, 2020 |
| The state accuses a Utah charter of not tracking its special education spending |
| A popular Utah charter school could have to pay back more than $4 million in special education funding "” which the state alleges was not properly documented and may have been misspent. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
| January 24, 2020 |
| Audit shows missing test scores, other issues at New Orleans charter high schools | Education | nola.com |
| The Orleans Parish school district's first-ever audit of local public high schools' record-keeping practices has revealed widespread problems that could impede graduation for students across the city if left unresolved. |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| January 21, 2020 |
| Wilmington charter school suspends use of seclusion room after illegal usage | Port City Daily |
| In response to the parents’ grievance against Cape Fear Center for Inquiry, pictured, the school said its seclusion room did not meet minimum state… |
| Source: portcitydaily.com |
| January 18, 2020 |
| Two charter schools should repay $5.5 million, state audit recommends |
| A state audit questions the student counts at Innovation Charter School in Pompano Beach and Imagine Charter in Weston. Officials at the two schools say they can verify their enrollments and plan to appeal. |
| Source: www.sun-sentinel.com |
| January 18, 2020 |
| Charter school founder arrested, accused of stealing from school - KYMA |
| Harvest Preparatory Academy’s founder is in hot water after he was arrested for stealing from the school. |
| Source: kyma.com |
| January 16, 2020 |
| Kennesaw charter school announces closure | News | mdjonline.com |
| KENNESAW "” A Kennesaw charter school announced Wednesday it will be closing permanently at the end of the school year, leaving parents looking for places to send their children in |
| Source: www.mdjonline.com |
| January 15, 2020 |
| Low-performing online school posts unprecedented enrollment growth, again |
| The remote Southeast Idaho district's home-learning program has added 2,500 students since 2016, far exceeding growth at any other district or charter in Idaho. It's now Idaho's largest virtual school. |
| Source: www.idahoednews.org |
| January 14, 2020 |
| State: City on a Hill broke law by failing to investigate bullying |
| NEW BEDFORD "” Years before declining enrollment and other problems at the City on a Hill charter school in New Bedford led to its impending closure in June, the school’s response to a series of cyberbullying incidents broke state law, The Standard-Times has learned. |
| Source: www.southcoasttoday.com |
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