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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:
| July 11, 2019 |
| Costly academic turnaround takes St. Paul charter school from buckets of cash’ to deep in debt — Twin Cities |
| Dugsi Academy, a St. Paul charter school, finished the 2018-19 school year with a negative fund balance and numerous unpaid bills, two years into a costly effort to improve the school academically. (Josh Verges / Pioneer Press) |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| July 10, 2019 |
| Did a California Charter School Group Fund an Effort to Overthrow the Turkish Government? - LA Weekly |
| The unrest in Turkey has drawn attention to the worldwide network of more than 1,000 charter schools — including L.A.-based Magnolia Educational and Research Foundation — with alleged ties to influential Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen. |
| Source: www.laweekly.com |
| July 10, 2019 |
| State could seek $40M after probe finds Indiana Virtual [charter] School inflated enrollment "” even counting a student who had died |
| Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy allegedly inflated their enrollment to at least twice its actual size, according to the state examiner. |
| Source: chalkbeat.org |
| July 5, 2019 |
| Epic obtained personal information of state teachers |
| In late April, Norman High School teacher Jeremy Davis received a recruitment email from Epic Charter Schools, an online Oklahoma charter school that has earned praise, criticism and scrutiny in |
| Source: www.enidnews.com |
| July 5, 2019 |
| Grand jury indicts two former Alma d'Arte employees |
| A grand jury revived charges that two former employees engaged in fraud and embezzlement. A former principal also awaits trial. |
| Source: www.lcsun-news.com |
| July 3, 2019 |
| Who is Choosing Who? A Charter School Places Barriers to Entry |
| Granada Hills Charter High School not only requires incoming students to attend a summer program, they also make it as inconvenient as possible for incoming students and their families. |
| Source: medium.com |
| June 29, 2019 |
| More New Orleans students barred from graduating amid school's grade-fixing scandal, officials say | Education | theadvocate.com |
| A week after officials overseeing John F. Kennedy High School announced that a review of allegations of grade-fixing and other issues had left 87 seniors short of meeting graduation requirements, |
| Source: www.theadvocate.com |
| June 28, 2019 |
| News 5 Investigates: Pueblo principal and executive director arrested | KOAA.com |
| Court records obtained by News 5 Investigates show Logan Gogarty, the executive director, principal and founder of a brand new charter school in Pueblo District 70 has been arrested and charged with criminal mischief and harassment. |
| Source: koaa.com |
| June 27, 2019 |
| Chicago Virtual Charter School CEO On Paid Leave As CPS Watchdog Investigates Questionable Spending |
| The CEO of Chicago Virtual Charter School is in deep trouble, and others could be too, amid investigation into questionable spending. |
| Source: chicago.cbslocal.com |
| June 25, 2019 |
| A report that detailed up to $1 billion in wasted federal funds on bad charter schools may have underestimated the problem - The Washington Post |
| An update on an advocacy group's March report on the federal Charter Schools Program provides new details showing the problem is worse than originally thought. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| June 25, 2019 |
| Ex-Oakland charter school head gets probation in fraud case |
| Benford Chavis, 61, was sentenced to one year probation. |
| Source: www.mercurynews.com |
| June 24, 2019 |
| State refiles theft charge against former charter school director |
| The ousted director of the now-defunct Halau Lokahi Public Charter School has again been charged with one of four felony theft counts that had been dismissed because the state Attorney General took too long to take the case to trial. |
| Source: www.staradvertiser.com |
| June 23, 2019 |
| Teachers at Detroit's Hamilton Academy say they won't receive last paycheck as school closes |
| Hamilton Academy, a charter school run by Educational Partnerships Incorporated, is closing. |
| Source: www.clickondetroit.com |
| June 23, 2019 | School districts bleeding money to cyber charter schools | News, Sports, Jobs - Williamsport Sun-Gazette |
| As the end of the school year passes, students are beginning to enjoy summer vacation, but for district administrators this time of year brings with it dealing |
| Source: www.sungazette.com |
| June 22, 2019 |
| West Side Summit school closes due to low test scores — Twin Cities |
| West Side Summit, a public charter school established six years ago to help bridge the achievement gap for students living in St. Paul’s West Side, announced Friday that it is closing at the end of the month due to poor scores. |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| June 22, 2019 |
| More possible misuse of funds at Odyssey Charter School | Delaware First Media |
| More examples of possible misuse of state funding at Odyssey Charter School are coming to light. |
| Source: www.delawarepublic.org |
| June 22, 2019 |
| Allentown charter school sues over embezzled payroll taxes |
| Executive Education Academy has sued its former business consultant for its failed oversight of the payroll administrator the firm hired. |
| Source: www.wfmz.com |
| June 20, 2019 |
| Valley Charter School Teacher Sentenced For Molesting Students |
| Valley Charter School Coach Sentenced - Encino-Tarzana, CA - A former teacher and lacrosse coach who sexually abused 18 underage students was sentenced to jail Wednesday. |
| Source: patch.com |
| June 19, 2019 |
| Safety, other concerns prompt BESE committee to recommend Baton Rouge charter school's closure | Education | theadvocate.com |
| A committee of Louisiana's top school board Tuesday recommended revoking the charter for Laurel Oaks Charter School in Baton Rouge over concerns about the safety of students, questionable financial practices |
| Source: www.theadvocate.com |
| June 19, 2019 |
| Utah boy sues Soldier Hollow Charter School, saying it ignored red flags’ before his principal raped him on a field trip |
| He was 10 years old when his charter school principal took a group of students on a trip to the bowling alley as a reward for doing well in class. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
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