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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:
| May 9, 2019 |
| Murray charter school to close amid financial troubles |
| MURRAY (ABC4 News) – A Murray charter school facing financial hardship will close at the end of the school year. |
| Source: www.abc4.com |
| May 7, 2019 |
| Former MPS board president Michael Bonds convicted of bribery |
| Former Milwaukee Public Schools board president Michael Bonds was convicted Monday of accepting bribes for his votes to help a Philadephia-based charter school company operate three schools in Milwaukee. |
| Source: www.jsonline.com |
| May 4, 2019 |
| Easton school district launches investigation into charter school |
| The solicitor says district officials want to investigate former principal Susan Bostian's accusations that academy administrators rigged grades and changed employee evaluations to make the school appear more successful. |
| Source: www.wfmz.com |
| May 3, 2019 | Summit Prep charter school closes doors a month early and won't reopen |
| Summit Preparatory Charter School in South L.A. has taken the unusual step of closing its doors a month early after the L.A. Unified School Board voted not to renew its charter. Summit Prep leaders could have appealed the April 2 vote, but the LAUSD decision jeopardized a short-term loan the school was counting on and administrators said it could not afford to stay open through June. |
| Source: www.scpr.org |
| May 2, 2019 |
| South Florida Family Sue Charter School Over Sex Abuse Allegations |
| A local family is suing a Hollywood charter school after they say their daughter was sexually abused by a substitute teacher. |
| Source: miami.cbslocal.com |
| May 2, 2019 |
| Charter school teacher charged with raping 10-year-old boy |
| Deidre R. Smith, 34, was arrested Tuesday on charges of first-degree rape and felony indecent behavior with a juvenile after investigators from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office got a tip on April 30 from an administrator at Lake Charles Charter Academy regarding a teacher at the school. |
| Source: nypost.com |
| May 2, 2019 |
| AISU charter school may have to close its doors |
| MURRAY, Utah "” A charter school faces an uncertain future because of serious financial issues and the school's board decided Wednesday to hold off on making a decision of whether or not to close the school and when that could happen. |
| Source: fox13now.com |
| May 2, 2019 |
| Controversial charter school director avoids jail after fraud charges dropped |
| A former Oakland charter school director known for boosting student test scores through humiliation and harsh discipline has avoided jail time following a six-year federal investigation into allegations of fraud. |
| Source: www.sfgate.com |
| May 1, 2019 |
| Two Communities Fight Against “Carpetbagger " Charter School | Capital & Main |
| For many California charter schools, co-location is everything. |
| Source: capitalandmain.com |
| April 30, 2019 |
| Jonetta rose barras: Are charter school leaders ignoring DC laws? |
| When I read the email exchange between Michael Musante, a lobbyist for local charter schools, and Scott Pearson, executive director of the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB), I became enraged. I think, perhaps, you would have had a similar reactio |
| Source: thedcline.org |
| April 29, 2019 |
| Sequioa Union High School District sues charter |
| Sequoia Union High School District filed a lawsuit against nonprofit Aspire Charter Schools regarding proposition 39. |
| Source: www.mercurynews.com |
| April 29, 2019 |
| Investigation of $1M New Orleans bus deal left to law firm after report of falsified meeting minutes |
| The Orleans Parish School Board has decided not to independently investigate allegations that the CEO of the New Beginnings charter network falsified meeting minutes after entering into a nearly $1 |
| Source: www.theadvocate.com |
| April 25, 2019 |
| Sex abuse complaints could be underreported at charter schools, watchdog says |
| The rate of sex misconduct allegations reported by charter students is less than a third of the rate of complaints by district public school students. |
| Source: chicago.suntimes.com |
| April 25, 2019 |
| For all the Talk About School Competition in Camden, Families Really Haven’t Had a Choice |
| Publicly funded charter schools were presented with the unique opportunity to shape their schools as reflective of their student populations. They have not done that. |
| Source: progressive.org |
| April 24, 2019 |
| Plato Academy charter schools in turmoil over management, family feud |
| The board for the popular charter school system recently fired its management company. Now, two lawsuits could affect Plato Academy’s future. |
| Source: www.tampabay.com |
| April 22, 2019 |
| 26 charter schools have the same accountant, but investigators say his work is woefully bad |
| Officials say charter school audits assure the public that the schools are using public funds properly. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| April 22, 2019 |
| Flint Board of Ed says charter schools alledgedly dump students after count day but keep money |
| FLINT, MI — Some Flint Community Schools Board of Education members and the district’s superintendent say enrollment for Flint increases after charter schools send students back before required state testing but after student count day.The board did |
| Source: flintbeat.com |
| April 22, 2019 |
| Charter Schools Have By Far The Highest Rates Of Unvaccinated Kids |
| The statewide percentage of students exempted by their parents from being immunized is 8.1% at charter schools, 2.7% at private schools and 1.4% at traditional public schools. |
| Source: www.civilbeat.org |
| April 19, 2019 |
| Utah charter school teacher fired after altercation with student, official says |
| Anthony Chidester, a charter school physical education teacher, was fired Thursday. Police issued him a citation. |
| Source: www.kplctv.com |
| April 18, 2019 |
| $4.4 Million Seized From Houston Charter School Fraudsters |
| The husband and wife founders of a Houston charter school amassed a fortune preying on their students’ parents. The duo pocketed fees they charged students to go on field trips and to wear street clothes on Fridays instead of school uniforms. |
| Source: www.courthousenews.com |
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