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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:

April 23, 2025
Student Outcome Focused Governance is Impuissant
The night NPE2025 in Columbus ended; I ate dinner with two ladies from Pittsburgh. They informed me about Student Outcome Focused Governance (SOFG) which I had ignored but they were right to be concerned. It is one of those things like No Child Left Behind or Race to the Top that…
Source: tultican.com

April 20, 2025
MN lawmakers propose reforms to boost charter school accountability
The MN Legislature is considering bills that would increase oversight of charter schools. But Republicans and Democrats disagree on some measures.
Source: www.startribune.com

April 19, 2025
MN charter school leaders broke rules to benefit themselves
More than half of MN's charter schools in the past five years flunked governance standards, and many violated state's open meetings law.
Source: www.startribune.com

April 13, 2025
Failing Charter School Will Continue To Operate
Northridge-Chatsworth, CA - Ignoring the LAUSD and its staff, the Los Angeles County Office of Education renewed KIPP Sol's charter petition for another five years.
Source: patch.com

April 11, 2025
MN threatens to terminate nonprofit that oversees 16 charter schools
The MN Department of Education said Pillsbury United Communities failed to address problems at the Twin Cities charter schools it oversees.
Source: www.startribune.com

March 31, 2025
A MN Teacher of the Year - from a charter school - is accused of sexual abuse. It’s not the first time.
A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year now charged with sexually abusing a student previously faced allegations that he sexually assaulted two of his co-workers, according to police records obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators.
Source: www.fox9.com

March 23, 2025
Golden Valley charter school removes CEO after sexual misconduct lawsuit
The Harvest Best Academy board plans to vote Tuesday on an interim executive director.
Source: www.startribune.com

March 22, 2025
Questioning the Mississippi Miracle Again
By Thomas Ultican 3/21/2025 The national assessment of education progress (NAEP) is a biennial effort of the Department of Education. At the end of February, Chad Aldeman of The 74 - a billionaire created propaganda rag - asks, “How did Mississippi go from 49th in the country a decade ago to near the top today?”…
Source: tultican.com

March 20, 2025
New lawsuit filed against metro school over sexual abuse allegations toward former staff
Golden Valley's Harvest Best Academy is being sued after the plaintiff alleged it was negligent in protecting students from alleged sexual misconduct from staff.
Source: www.kare11.com

March 12, 2025
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
Source: www.propublica.org

February 26, 2025
Former charter network leader pleads guilty to defrauding schools
Former Tindley CEO Brian Metcalf admitted to helping three other individuals submit false invoices for services that were never rendered, according to a plea agreement.
Source: www.chalkbeat.org

February 26, 2025
Court rules Minneapolis charter school may be liable for hiring sexual abuser
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a Minneapolis charter school can be held liable for hiring a gym teacher who had prior sexual assault allegations.
Source: sahanjournal.com

January 18, 2025
Star Tribune review finds 10 MN charter schools could face termination
In 2024, nine Minnesota charter schools closed, the most ever. But a new Star Tribune review found that another 10 charter schools could face termination.
Source: www.startribune.com

December 31, 2024
Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.
Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, academic performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices.
Source: www.propublica.org

December 26, 2024
Johnson: Additional evidence for stronger charter school oversight
Too often, charter school regulation in Minnesota is excessively lenient — state leaders must step in.
Source: www.startribune.com

December 25, 2024
Amid state talk of more charter school accountability, Eagan OKs financing for school expansion
The City Council debate over conduit financing for Great Oaks Academy could be a preview of charter school discussion in the Minnesota legislative session.
Source: www.startribune.com

December 22, 2024
MN charter schools often face lenient, inconsistent reviews
A new Minnesota Star Tribune review of MN charter school evaluations found that the nonprofit authorizers often overlook problems.
Source: www.startribune.com

December 6, 2024
State sues charter school superintendent over $4M hedge fund loss
Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Christianna Hang, seeking the return of $4.3 million in charter school money she allegedly lost in a hedge fund.
Source: www.kare11.com

November 24, 2024
Nonprofits overseeing MN charter schools refuse to provide documents
Ten nonprofits that oversee charter schools in Minnesota refused to comply with state laws requiring them to provide the public with documents.
Source: www.startribune.com

November 17, 2024
Horne: Parents bought gift cards with ESA voucher money
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says his department has “an overwhelming problem” trying to process reimbursements for the voucher program.
Source: www.12news.com

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MN EDUCATION REFORM CORE

Great MN Schools $ 45,740,911
Teach for America Twin Cities $ 15,549,047
Hiawatha Academies $ 11,466,364
Minnesota Comeback CLOSED $ 11,139,019
KIPP Minnesota $ 7,538,064
Ed Allies $ 6,966,454
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. (PIE Network) $ 6,757,289
Educators 4 Excellence, Inc. $ 6,216,613
Center of the American Experiment $ 5,057,218
Charter School Partners CLOSED $ 4,871,464
The New Teacher Project $ 4,155,605
MinnCAN CLOSED $ 4,155,592
Education Evolving $ 3,280,750
Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED $ 3,099,438
Our Turn, Inc., nee Students for Education Reform (SFER) $ 2,827,556
Charlemagne Institute - nee Intellectual Takeout $ 2,261,410
Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED $ 1,692,256
Minnesota Parent Union $ 1,494,340
Advancing Equity Coalition $ 826,594
Total: $ 145,095,984