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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:
| March 29, 2019 |
| Charter school teacher charged with sending teens nude photos |
| MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Prosecutors charged a former Minneapolis charter school employee for using Facebook to sexually exploit teenagers. Josiah Mosqueda worked at Hiawatha Academies from the fall o... |
| Source: kfgo.com |
| March 28, 2019 |
| This defunct Wellington charter school says it's bankrupt. Its ex-teachers are still fighting to be paid. |
| Eagle Arts Academy, the problem-plagued Wellington charter school forced to close in August, has filed for bankruptcy, as the school’s former teachers and landlord hound it in court for unpaid wages and rent.The nonprofit corporation that operated the school intends to dissolve itself as part of the bankruptcy process, its attorney said, a signal that it has abandoned its hope of winning more money from the county school board and the right to reopen.After years of financial woes and |
| Source: www.palmbeachpost.com |
| March 28, 2019 |
| South L.A. Teacher Struggles to Reconcile Charter School’s Conditions With Wealthy Founders | KTLA |
| The warning signs appeared soon after Denise Kawamoto accepted a job at Today’s Fresh Start Charter School in South Los Angeles. Though she was fresh out of college, she was pretty sure it wasn’t normal for the school to churn so quickly through teachers or to mount surveillance cameras in ea... |
| Source: ktla.com |
| March 27, 2019 | Former Hiawatha educator charged with sexually exploiting kids online |
| The man charged, Josiah Raul Mosqueda, 27, was a former Hiawatha paraprofessional who last worked at the school in June 2018, according to school spokeswoman Libby Stenger. ...In a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday, Mosqueda is accused of communicating with students ranging ages 13 to 17 over Facebook from July 2017 to November 2018. |
| Source: www.startribune.com |
| March 27, 2019 |
| Millions of your tax dollars have disappeared into NJ's flawed charter school experiment |
| NJ taxpayers are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to construct and renovate charter school buildings, but the public doesn't own them. |
| Source: www.northjersey.com |
| March 27, 2019 |
| Six Memphis charter schools agree to morality clause with the Catholic Church in lease |
| The schools are replacing the Jubilee Catholic Schools Network, and promised separation from the Catholic Church. Their lease agreement may refute that. |
| Source: www.commercialappeal.com |
| March 27, 2019 |
| How one couple worked California charter school regulations to make millions |
| California's charter law "” passed in 1992 "” allowed for charter schools to be authorized and overseen by hundreds of school districts. It also allowed for multiple appeals if schools were denied. Clark and Jeanette Parker were charter operators who used all the choices to make millions. |
| Source: www.latimes.com |
| March 27, 2019 |
| How investors and developers use properties to cash in on NJ charter school growth |
| Companies and investors, concerned with profits, see New Jersey charter schools and their taxpayer support as an opportunity |
| Source: www.northjersey.com |
| March 26, 2019 |
| Arizona Charter School Reform Stopped In House |
| Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers blocked the advancement of a bill that would begin to reform the state's charter school regulations.Sen. Kate Brophy McGee called her proposal to change the oversight of charter schools a compromise. |
| Source: kjzz.org |
| March 26, 2019 |
| Cell phone antennae on Aurora charter school prompt controversy - Sentinel Colorado |
| AURORA | Some parents at an Aurora charter school are concerned that cell phone antennas on the school’s roof could cause cancer or pose other health risks to their children and other students, despite reassurances of safety. Parents at Montessori del Mundo requested radiation tests from T-Mobile, the company that owns the three radiofrequency antennas […] |
| Source: www.sentinelcolorado.com |
| March 26, 2019 |
| Indianapolis Charter School To Close In June, Numerous Problems Cited As Reason |
| Indianapolis Lighthouse East will close in June due to dwindling enrollment, low test scores, and high teacher and principal turnover. |
| Source: www.wfyi.org |
| March 25, 2019 |
| Report: U.S. government wasted up to $1 billion on charter schools and still fails to adequately monitor grants - The Washington Post |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| March 25, 2019 |
| Hinojosa: Charter Schools Cost More, Educate Less | Rio Grande Guardian |
| Charter students make up about six percent of the total student population, but charter schools will receive approximately 17 percent of all Foundation School Program state aid this year. |
| Source: riograndeguardian.com |
| March 23, 2019 |
| Parents call for head of charter school to resign, allege mismanagement |
| A multitude of parents and former parents of students at Coastal Preparatory Academy gathered to speak during the public comment period at the school board’s meeting Thursday. |
| Source: www.wect.com |
| March 22, 2019 | Ex-Olive Grove Charter employee alleges mismanagement, misuse of funds | Local News | santamariatimes.com |
| Olive Grove Charter School, a nonprofit charter program with locations throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, is facing scrutiny this month after a former employee filed a lawsuit |
| Source: santamariatimes.com |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Prescott PD investigating derogatory,’ racially-charged notes left at charter school |
| Source: www.dcourier.com |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Paterson fifth-graders sexually harassed their teacher, lawsuit says |
| A teacher terminated from a Paterson charter school last year says she was sexually harassed by students, according to a lawsuit filed this week. |
| Source: www.northjersey.com |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Indianapolis Lighthouse East charter school is set to close in June |
| The charter school, which includes grades 7-12, anticipated a budget deficit and fewer students next year, amid other problems. |
| Source: chalkbeat.org |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Village Charter School faces closure due to financial crisis | Idaho Statesman |
| The Village Charter School in Boise is facing the possibility of closure after years of financial losses and mounting debt. The Idaho Public Charter School Commission recommends its closure. |
| Source: www.idahostatesman.com |
| March 21, 2019 |
| APS says new evidence shows Vega charter school officials pressed teachers to lie about special ed troubles - Sentinel Colorado |
| AURORA | Aurora Public Schools officials say the principal of a popular but embattled charter school told an employee to lie to district investigators in an attempt to get past a dispute over special education instruction endangering the school. School district officials say malpractice in the school’s special education program led to a pending legal […] |
| Source: www.sentinelcolorado.com |
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