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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 25, 2022 |
| KUOW - A charter school chain promised a world-class education. Instead they billed the state and let kids ‘sit there quietly’ |
| Meanwhile, records from the state schools office show Impact Public Schools has billed the state more than $857,000 in the last four years for funding for English language programming. But teachers told KUOW that English language instruction is essentially nonexistent. |
| Source: www.kuow.org |
| May 21, 2022 |
| Titusville community leaders working to block new Memphis charter school from opening in neighborhood |
| A new charter school is looking to open doors in Birmingham after winning an appeal by the Alabama Public Charter Schools Commission. |
| Source: www.wbrc.com |
| May 20, 2022 |
| In apparent first, district moves to withhold charter school’s state funding over facility conditions |
| The NOLA Public Schools district plans to withhold education funding from Lower 9th Ward charter school group Friends of King Schools over the network’s alleged failure to make repairs to facilities on its Fats Domino Avenue (formerly Caffin Avenue) property, which is owned by the district. |
| Source: thelensnola.org |
| May 12, 2022 |
| North Las Vegas charter school principal placed on leave after accusations of discrimination |
| A North Las Vegas charter school principal was placed on administrative leave after allegations of discrimination. |
| Source: www.fox5vegas.com |
| May 10, 2022 |
| Charter school, accused of faking grades, was renewed despite poor academics | WBFF |
| BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Fox45 News investigation is raising questions about the process to approve charter schools in Baltimore City, after a school that’s now caught up in a scandal was renewed just months ago. |
| Source: foxbaltimore.com |
| May 9, 2022 |
| FOX 13 Investigates: Public school run by polygamous Kingston group continues appointing family members |
| FOX 13 News has learned that a public charter school run by the polygamous Kingston group continues to defy the state by appointing family members to handle millions of taxpayer dollars. |
| Source: www.fox13now.com |
| May 9, 2022 |
| Colorado Springs Charter Academy accused of financial, ethics violations |
| Peters issued a cease-and-desist order to the Colorado Springs Charter Academy on April 22, alleging that the school’s board committed several violations of the Colorado Charter School Institute’s School Compliance Policy. |
| Source: gazette.com |
| May 4, 2022 |
| Lafayette city and school officials critical of charter school plan |
| LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Lafayette officials are skeptical of a plan to open a charter school in the former New Community School building on Elmwood Avenue. |
| Source: www.wlfi.com |
| April 30, 2022 |
| IDEA assistant principal accused of punching 5-year-old boy who struck her |
| The boy admitted that he punched her, after which the assistant principal pushed him... |
| Source: www.expressnews.com |
| April 29, 2022 |
| Audit: NC charter school falsified student records, misused school funding |
| A new investigative report from the Office of the State Auditor states a North Carolina charter school falsified student records and misused school funding. |
| Source: www.wral.com |
| April 18, 2022 |
| An East Tampa charter school offered an alternative. Now it’s closing. |
| Envisioned as an option for families at a nearby F school, East Tampa Academy succumbed to rocky finances. |
| Source: www.tampabay.com |
| April 15, 2022 | Business-backed charter schools wouldn't answer to local school boards under proposal - Louisiana Illuminator |
| Business-backed charter schools in Louisiana wouldn't answer to local school boards under a proposal in the Legislature. |
| Source: lailluminator.com |
| April 13, 2022 | State shuts down Three Rivers Academy - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald | The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald |
| That decision was reached on Jan. 6 during a meeting of the State School Board and were based on findings that Three Rivers Academy failed to meet standards of student performance, as well as for ongoing and longstanding violations of federal and state law, for violations of the provisions of its charter, and for failure to provide required oversight and accountability over the school’s Education Management Organization (EMO). |
| Source: www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com |
| April 9, 2022 | School buses that disappeared from Lycée Francais charter school were repossessed, not stolen | Education | nola.com |
| An hour before they were set to pick up students to take them home on Thursday, three school buses disappeared from where they were parked in front of the Lycée |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| April 9, 2022 |
| NC charter school poses 'immediate threat,' must close, State Board of Education determines |
| That means students must find a new school for the final weeks of the school year. |
| Source: www.wral.com |
| April 7, 2022 |
| EHT charter school founder allegedly misrepresented contracts to his own company |
| The founder of an Egg Harbor Township charter school is accused of misrepresenting contracts that paid his business $115,000. |
| Source: breakingac.com |
| April 5, 2022 | MAHS charter revoked, school to close in may – FOX13 News Memphis |
| The decision follows allegations of former school administrators misspending school money, accused of misappropriating nearly $800,000 in funding. “At least six years of mismanagement, and it’s hard to un-ring that bell,” said a member of the state charter school board. |
| Source: www.fox13memphis.com |
| March 31, 2022 |
| State investigating abuse, neglect allegations within Longview ISD charter school system |
| The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is investigating allegations of child abuse or neglect within East Texas Advanced Academies. |
| Source: www.news-journal.com |
| March 29, 2022 | Ann Arbor charter school: Management firm made up student count |
| The school's authorizer did no investigation of the claims, which are now part of dueling lawsuits. |
| Source: amp.freep.com |
| March 25, 2022 | Former Charter School Board President Found Guilty of Embezzlement and Wire Fraud |
| On March 23, 2022, following a week and half-long trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida found Jimika I. Williams, a/k/a Jimika Mason, guilty of two counts of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and 18 counts of wire fraud. |
| Source: justice.gov |
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