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Charter school scandals of the day

Charter schools are by design a griftogenic environment, so operators are at their most creative in figuring out ways to benefit themselves:

March 31, 2019
Federal court rules Leland charter school’s dress code violates Constitution
A federal court ruled Thursday that Charter Day School’s dress policy requiring female students to wear skirts to school violates the Constitution.
Source: www.wect.com

March 30, 2019
WWL-TV Exclusive: Records, sources say charter school falsified board minutes on bus contract
WWL-TV has uncovered serious allegations that a charter school management organization falsified public meeting minutes to make it look like its board of directors properly approved a school bus contract worth upwards of $1 million a year.
Source: www.wwltv.com

March 30, 2019
Small districts reap big profits by approving charter schools with little oversight
Hit hard by the recession and declining enrollment, some of California's smallest school districts have been approving charter schools in exchange for fees. The practice, which is legal, has given districts an incentive not to monitor misbehaving charters.
Source: www.latimes.com

March 29, 2019
Charter Schools Are Scamming the U.S. Government at Will
A new report finds the Department of Education blew nearly $1 billion in grant money on schools that never opened or were quickly shut down.
Source: www.truthdig.com

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

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MN EDUCATION REFORM CORE

Great MN Schools $ 33,587,921
Teach for America Twin Cities $ 12,805,105
Minnesota Comeback CLOSED $ 11,139,019
Hiawatha Academies $ 11,095,449
KIPP Minnesota $ 7,093,764
Advancing Equity Coalition $ 6,349,594
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. (PIE Network) $ 6,069,789
Ed Allies $ 5,954,154
Educators 4 Excellence, Inc. $ 4,976,913
Charter School Partners CLOSED $ 4,871,464
Center of the American Experiment $ 4,291,071
MinnCAN CLOSED $ 4,155,592
Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED $ 3,099,438
Our Turn, Inc., nee Students for Education Reform (SFER) $ 2,768,250
Education Evolving $ 2,600,750
Charlemagne Institute - nee Intellectual Takeout $ 2,250,260
Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED $ 1,692,256
The New Teacher Project $ 1,526,206
Minnesota Parent Union $ 1,239,340
Total: $ 127,566,335