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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:
| January 5, 2022 |
| Another New Orleans charter school will close; declining enrollment cited at IDEA Oscar Dunn |
| IDEA Oscar Dunn charter school, which opened in New Orleans less than three years ago, will close at the end of the 2021-2022 school year in May amid declining student |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| January 4, 2022 |
| Controversial NC charter school operator poised to lose charter amid fiscal, governance concerns |
| On Monday, the Charter School Advisory Board unanimously recommended that the State Board of Education close Three Rivers Academy, a K-8 school of about 80 students that McQueen operates in Bertie County. |
| Source: ncpolicywatch.com |
| January 4, 2022 |
| Epic Charter Schools using collections agency to try to track down lost school assets |
| The school's new leadership said 10,000 collections notices went out but former students who already returned Epic-owned laptops, iPads and mobile Wi-Fi devices can disregard them. #oklaed |
| Source: tulsaworld.com |
| January 3, 2022 | Chicago charter schools got COVID loans for struggling businesses |
| The CPS inspector general found that some of the 38 charter school operators that got federal COVID-19 loans used it to pad their reserves. |
| Source: www.wbez.org |
| January 3, 2022 |
| Duluth Edison Charter Schools settles discrimination lawsuits; jury trial expected in remaining claims |
| Both settlement agreements state that Duluth Edison Charter Schools denies all liability and wrongdoing. |
| Source: www.duluthnewstribune.com |
| December 23, 2021 |
| Memphis school may lose charter after leaders indicted |
| MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis school could lose its charter under Shelby County Schools, after three school leaders were indicted on charges of stealing $400,000 for personal use. Shelby County’… |
| Source: www.wreg.com |
| December 19, 2021 |
| Ohio determines Bishop Sycamore to be 'scam' after investigation |
| Bishop Sycamore, the alleged Ohio charter school that raised concerns when the football program was blown out by IMG Academy in an ESPN showcase earlier this year, was determined to be a “scam.” |
| Source: www.foxnews.com |
| December 18, 2021 |
| Epic Charter Schools: 'Very serious crimes' being investigated by multiple agencies, with new school leaders assisting |
| "They’re talking to me about Epic Youth Services. I have full confidence that the OSBI is not wasting our time and these are very serious investigations that are occurring." — |
| Source: tulsaworld.com |
| December 18, 2021 |
| After hedge fund loss, couple to leave top jobs at Hmong College Prep with $350,000 in payouts – Twin Cities |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| December 17, 2021 |
| A charter school feeds the hand that bit it |
| BY NOW MOST people who follow education in Minnesota are aware of the Hmong College Prep Academy's illegal $5 million investment in a hedge fund that ended up losing $4.3 million, costing the power couple who run the segregated St. Paul-based charter school their jobs and casting doubt on the long term viability of the institution. |
| Source: left.mn |
| December 17, 2021 |
| “Grossly negligent” NC charter school given 10 days to correct problems or face steep sanctions | NC Policy Watch |
| Torchlight Academy, Don McQueen, charter schools, oversight, State Board of Education, Board Chairman Eric Davis, Individual Educational Plan |
| Source: ncpolicywatch.com |
| December 12, 2021 |
| Eagle Prep charter schools in St. Louis under scrutiny for religious influence | Education | stltoday.com |
| The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to weaken church-state separation mandates for schools. |
| Source: www.stltoday.com |
| December 8, 2021 |
| University of Missouri loses sponsorship of three low-performing charter schools |
| The university's charter office has failed to close schools for poor performance as required under state law. |
| Source: www.stltoday.com |
| December 6, 2021 |
| Missouri City man sentenced for charter school embezzlement scheme |
| A Missouri City resident who founded a charter school will serve three years in federal prison for illegally using the school’s money to pay for personal expenses, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. |
| Source: |
| December 6, 2021 |
| Cary principal says charter school fired him over diverse hiring, COVID mask mandate |
| A principal of a charter school in Cary who was fired after less than two months in charge is suing the school’s parent company in federal court. |
| Source: www.newsobserver.com |
| December 3, 2021 |
| Utah charter high school promotes fundraising ‘jail event’ with image of a Black boy behind bars |
| A Utah charter school invited its students to send their classmates to “lunch jail” as part of a fundraising event — and then promoted the campaign with an image of a Black child in an orange jumpsuit behind bars. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
| December 3, 2021 |
| Houston charter school founder sentenced to three years in prison for mail fraud conspiracy |
| The founder of a now-shuttered Houston charter school on Wednesday was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $335,000 in restitution after being convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to embezzled school funds. |
| Source: www.houstonchronicle.com |
| December 2, 2021 |
| Memphis charter school leaders indicted; nearly $400K stolen |
| Three men who held leadership positions at a Memphis charter school have been indicted after police say they stole nearly $400,000 from the academy. |
| Source: www.wreg.com |
| November 28, 2021 | IDEA Public Schools had pilot on the payroll – Progress Times |
| IDEA Public Schools had a pilot on the payroll in 2019 and 2020. The pilot — Flyder DeCastro, 49, of McAllen — worked for IPS Enterprises, a nonprofit organization created and controlled by IDEA. |
| Source: www.progresstimes.net |
| November 18, 2021 |
| Unapproved bonuses, personal spending: Charter school superintendent allegedly misused taxpayer dollars |
| A searing investigative audit report of Justice Alma Wilson Seeworth Academy released Tuesday. |
| Source: news.yahoo.com |
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