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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 15, 2023 |
| How a Brazen School-Voucher Scheme in Texas Got Derailed |
| Internal documents offer new insights into an unprecedented ploy in Wimberley to divert public-education dollars to private schools. |
| Source: www.texasmonthly.com |
| February 11, 2023 |
| Catholic Church in Oklahoma seeking government sanctioning, taxpayer funding for first religious charter school in U.S. |
| St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School wants to serve both existing Catholic school students with new online course offerings and rural students where no Catholic schools exist. #oklaed |
| Source: tulsaworld.com |
| January 23, 2023 |
| Lax Texas charter school laws allow splashy land buys, profits for leaders |
| In some cases, administrators own school facilities and collect millions by charging the schools rent. |
| Source: www.expressnews.com |
| January 21, 2023 |
| The Role of Real Estate in the For-Profit Charter School Grift - Bucks County Beacon |
| Many charter school businesses use public tax dollars to profit from real estate dealings rather than actually focusing on student needs. |
| Source: buckscountybeacon.com |
| January 19, 2023 |
| Erie School Board invokes 'surrender clause,' votes to close Erie Rise charter school |
| Erie schools Superintendent Brian Polito asked board to vote on Erie Rise's fate due to its poor test scores and failure to meet negotiated standards. |
| Source: www.goerie.com |
| January 16, 2023 |
| Religious Charter School Test Case Rests With an Oklahoma Board Lacking Enough Members to Meet - Oklahoma Watch |
| If approved, the school operated by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City would swing open the door for tax-payer funded, religious instruction at other charter schools. |
| Source: oklahomawatch.org |
| January 13, 2023 |
| La Salle Charter School in north St. Louis to close for academic failures |
| The school in the Carr Square neighborhood was founded in 2001 as De La Salle Catholic middle school and converted to charter in 2015. |
| Source: www.stltoday.com |
| January 13, 2023 |
| Apex Schools: Designed to Enrich |
| According to Arizona entrepreneur and charter school founder Raena Janes, schools are businesses, and students are the product. In a local Tucson publication she claimed that the Arizona charter schools she runs are “like free private schools” with strict dress and honor codes. She admits that her charters “expel quite a few kids a year” if they don’t fit her model. |
| Source: littlesis.org |
| January 10, 2023 |
| 'Like a slap in the face': Him By Her charter school closing shocks families |
| Around 200 students at the HIM By HER charter school now have to find a new school to attend after the school announced it would close on Jan. 20. |
| Source: www.indystar.com |
| January 6, 2023 |
| Denver officials: STRIVE Prep - Kepner charter school should be closed for low test scores |
| The Denver superintendent is recommending STRIVE Prep - Kepner charter middle school be closed for low test scores. The school board will vote Jan. 12. |
| Source: co.chalkbeat.org |
| January 6, 2023 |
| Kansas City charter school put on probation over low test scores, staffing problems |
| A state commission has placed Hogan Preparatory Academy on academic probation, threatening to revoke the K-12 school’s charter and putting it at risk of closing, over low test scores and its challenges hiring and retaining enough staff. |
| Source: |
| December 30, 2022 |
| Local charter school closes, leaving teachers jobless and families scrambling to find a new school |
| On Jan. 20, the Him by Her Collegiate School for the Arts will no longer serve its 200 students. One teacher says the announcement came as a shock with little communication. |
| Source: www.wrtv.com |
| December 29, 2022 |
| Abrupt notice of Rocklin charter school closure leaves families wondering where they'll go |
| Dozens of Placer Academy Charter families received an unwelcome holiday surprise on Friday that has them scrambling to find new places for their children to learn. |
| Source: www.kcra.com |
| December 17, 2022 |
| Sovereign Community School survives closure threat, but future still uncertain |
| Sovereign Community School is mired in $500,000 in debt and showed paltry academic results this year. |
| Source: www.oklahoman.com |
| December 12, 2022 |
| Parents scramble to find new schools following Rocklin charter's decision to close |
| Parents of Placer Academy Charter say the recent announcement came out of nowhere. |
| Source: www.cbsnews.com |
| December 12, 2022 | Maine “Town Academy” Voucher School Refused to Address Racial Intimidation - Public Voices For Public Schools |
| These voucher schools are "private schools'' when it is convenient and "public" when they want public money |
| Source: pv4ps.org |
| December 8, 2022 | New Hampshire: 8 out of 10 Failing High Schools Are Charter Schools | Dissident Voice |
| Low-performing charter schools in the U.S. are nothing new, they are everywhere. Recently, for example, 25% of charter schools in Duval County, Florida received a D or F, while 70% of North Carolina’s 200+ charter schools received a C or lower. In addition, more than 50% of the 65 charter schools in New Orleans are |
| Source: dissidentvoice.org |
| November 18, 2022 |
| How Many More Years of a Failed Reform Must Orleans Parish Endure? |
| Those of you looking for some folk to recall, ought to start with BESE and then work your way to the Orleans Parish School Board. |
| Source: theneworleanstribune.com |
| November 16, 2022 |
| Local charter schools share teachers as shortage continues |
| Tuesday night we learned about two St. Louis charter schools that are leaning on each other for help. |
| Source: www.ksdk.com |
| November 3, 2022 |
| 'Hallelujah': Kidnapping victims of former CT charter schools leader praise jury's quick verdict |
| A Hartford jury convicted Michael Sharpe, a former Connecticut charter school executive, of eight counts of kidnapping after 30 minutes of deliberations. |
| Source: www.ctinsider.com |
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