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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:
| October 29, 2019 |
| Attorney General Looks Into Closed Kansas City Charter School That May Owe Millions To Missouri | KCUR |
| A Kansas City charter school that closed in 2018 still owes millions of dollars to the state — and the Missouri Attorney General’s office has gotten |
| Source: www.kcur.org |
| October 29, 2019 |
| Cape Coral charter schools are losing money, causing the district to consider their future |
| The city manager said the charter schools are not sustainable because they are responsible for about $61.2 million of debt. |
| Source: www.nbc-2.com |
| October 25, 2019 |
| Arizona charter school chain paid $46 million to businesses owned or co-owned by its founder |
| American Leadership Academy, an East Valley charter school chain, paid this past fiscal year at least $46.8 million to companies owned or co-owned by founder Glenn Way or his relatives, newly released financial records show |
| Source: azcentral.com |
| October 24, 2019 |
| Memphis charter school could be forced to close in matter of weeks |
| The district launched an investigation after concerned parents, students and former employees came forward. |
| Source: www.wmcactionnews5.com |
| October 24, 2019 |
| Former charter school employee facing out-of-state child sex abuse charges | Local News Stories | nogalesinternational.com |
| Arturo “Pastel " Mireles was charged in California with seven counts of lewd acts upon a child and one count of continuous sexual abuse of a victim under the age of |
| Source: www.nogalesinternational.com |
| October 23, 2019 |
| Morning Report: Charter School Teachers Far Less Experienced Than Peers - Voice of San Diego |
| On average, charter school teachers have half as much experience as those in traditional public schools in San Diego Unified School District, according to a new data analysis by Voice of San Diego and the UC San Diego Extension Center for Research and Evaluation. The average charter teacher has 7.8 years of experience, while the […] |
| Source: www.voiceofsandiego.org |
| October 23, 2019 |
| Knowledge Academies, Accused Of Fraud, Could Receive Thousands Of Dollars From The State | Nashville Public Radio |
| A group of charter schools facing the threat of closure due to allegations of fraud could receive about $45,000 in new state funding, the state announced |
| Source: www.nashvillepublicradio.org |
| October 23, 2019 |
| Are Cyber Charters A Way To Hide’ From Child Welfare Scrutiny? Some PA Educators Say Yes | 90.5 WESA |
| On October 3, 2018, sometime before dawn, a toddler wandered alone from his home on the edge of a small Schuylkill County town and into a nearby car. |
| Source: www.wesa.fm |
| October 23, 2019 | The Charter-to-Prison Pipeline - Progressive.org |
| The charter system that often paints itself as a better option for black parents does not acknowledge the harm rigid disciplinary policies can impose on black students. |
| Source: progressive.org |
| October 23, 2019 | Parents sue St. Louis charter school, alleging teen was sexually abused by a fellow student | Law and order | stltoday.com |
| The lawsuit claims the teen was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom in May 2018 by another student, and school officials said it was a "one-time event." The parents later |
| Source: www.stltoday.com |
| October 23, 2019 |
| Bronx High School Dean Accused of Raping Student |
| Police say the victim is a 15-year-old boy, who came forward and made the complaint. |
| Source: www.ny1.com |
| October 22, 2019 |
| How a Washington County charter school failed at every step, and was approved anyway |
| Woodland Prep is a charter school horror story "” and it hasn’t even been built yet. Located in rural Washington County, Woodland Prep, which will open as a K-7 school this fall and add a |
| Source: www.alreporter.com |
| October 21, 2019 |
| Teachers at San Diego Charter Schools Are Far Less Experienced Than Traditional School Peers - Voice of San Diego |
| Teachers within San Diego Unified’s traditional public schools have twice as much experience, on average, as their charter school peers, according to an analysis of staffing data. |
| Source: www.voiceofsandiego.org |
| October 19, 2019 |
| Founder and CEO of embattled Inspire charter schools resigns |
| The announcement comes weeks after superintendents asked for a state audit of Inspire |
| Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com |
| October 18, 2019 |
| After years and amid protest, Board of Ed revokes two ASPIRA charters | The notebook |
| The Notebook | Philadelphia Public Schools - Philly education news and views, independent and reader supported. |
| Source: thenotebook.org |
| October 17, 2019 |
| Charter school that opened in Kent this fall abruptly closes |
| A charter school in Kent closed last week after several teachers quit and more than half of its 140 students left for other schools. |
| Source: www.seattletimes.com |
| October 16, 2019 |
| South L.A. Charter School Founder, Son Get Probation for Misusing $200,000 in Taxpayers’ Money | KTLA |
| The founder of a charter school in South Los Angeles and her son were each sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to misusing $200,000 in taxpayers' money meant for the campus, prosecutors said Tuesday. |
| Source: ktla.com |
| October 11, 2019 |
| Morning Report: Charter Scandal Exposes Holes in State Processes - Voice of San Diego |
| Just one process in California is designed to act as an early warning system when financial shenanigans are going on inside schools. It’s a yearly audit, by a “state-approved, " “independent " auditor, according to the Department of Education. But the auditors are not exactly independent, reports VOSD’s Will Huntsberry. Auditors are hired and fired at will […] |
| Source: www.voiceofsandiego.org |
| October 11, 2019 |
| Parents of 8-year-old barred from school photos because of 'extreme hairstyle': 'Race has everything to do with this' |
| A third grader in Michigan was pulled out of school pictures and put in the principal's office because of a hairstyle that the school deemed "extreme." |
| Source: ca.sports.yahoo.com |
| October 8, 2019 |
| State: Charter school managers fail to follow expense rules |
| Five senior managers at one of Long Island's fastest-growing public charter schools charged more than $60,000 in credit-card expenses without receipts or itemizations required by their school's own ru |
| Source: www.newsday.com |
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