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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:
| October 12, 2018 | Maricopa charter school closes with just days' notice; reports show over-spending | Education | pinalcentral.com |
| MARICOPA — Some Maricopa parents are rushing to find alternate schools to place their children in after one local charter school closed with just two days’ notice. |
| Source: www.pinalcentral.com |
| September 28, 2018 |
| Ivy Prep Gwinnett, a former charter school icon, not re-opening |
| Leaders of Ivy Preparatory Academy have ceased all planning to re-open the Gwinnett County campus they'd temporarily closed |
| Source: www.ajc.com |
| August 23, 2018 |
| A Palmdale charter school borrowed nearly $30 million to build a new campus. Then it got shut down |
| Founded in 2001, Guidance Charter School in Palmdale seemed like it was on stable footing when it issued more than $29.5 million in bonds to construct a brand new campus last year. Now it's been forced to shut down, though it's still on the hook for the debt. |
| Source: www.latimes.com |
| August 22, 2018 |
| Primavera charter CEO gets $8.8M despite having Arizona's third-highest dropout rate |
| Primavera online charter school test scores lag state averages, and about half of its students drop out, but its CEO got an $8.8 million payout. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| August 13, 2018 |
| 'A serious error': Charter official will return cash from insider deal |
| The Arizona Charter Schools Association will force its No. 2 executive to return cash from an insider deal after Republic investigation |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| July 11, 2018 |
| Arizona charter school founder makes millions building his own schools |
| Deals at American Leadership Academy, an Arizona charter school chain, yielded at least $18 million in profits to Glenn Way's businesses. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| May 7, 2018 |
| At Basis charter schools, another way to boost teacher pay: Parent donations |
| Basis charter schools ask parents to give $1,500 per child to subsidize pay for teachers, who typically make thousands less than district schools. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| March 1, 2018 |
| Dozens of Arizona charter schools are at risk of closing due to financial woes |
| An analysis of charter-school finances statewide shows dozens of schools could be on the brink of financial ruin, and the state has little power. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| January 30, 2018 |
| Goodyear charter school abruptly closes, locking out hundreds of students |
| Discovery Creemos Academy, formerly the Bradley Academy of Excellence, notified parents via letter that the school was closing effective immediately. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
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