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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:
| December 5, 2020 |
| How a soccer club won a $1.2 million grant to open a charter school from DeVos’s Education Department - The Washington Post |
| The club didn’t have permission to actually open the school "” and never got it. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| December 5, 2020 |
| Charter school ordered to pay back $2.8 million in special education funds |
| American Preparatory Academy, a charter school with campuses in West Valley City and Draper, Utah, is responsible for repaying $2.8 million in misdirected special education funding... |
| Source: kjzz.com |
| November 23, 2020 |
| The Billionaire Financed Racist Attack on Camden’s Schools |
| The rape of public education in Camden, New Jersey is a classic example of “segrenomics. " In 1997, one of the only functioning organizations in the city of Camden was the public school system... |
| Source: tultican.com |
| November 21, 2020 |
| Former Philly charter school official charged with embezzlement |
| Darnell Smith, the former CFO of Khepera Charter School, misused hundreds of thousands of dollars while earning a six-figure salary, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Friday. |
| Source: www.inquirer.com |
| November 13, 2020 |
| Epic Charter School's standing in doubt as new concerns arise |
| New complaints from state officials could knock Epic Charter Schools’ accreditation status. State schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister and Oklahoma State Department of Education general counsel Brad Clark on Thursday alleged Epic has shown deficiencies in civil rights obligations and timely financial reporting. |
| Source: oklahoman.com |
| November 3, 2020 |
| Connecticut charter schools take advantage of PPP funding, while traditional public schools are left behind |
| Amid the coronavirus pandemic, charter schools in Connecticut accepted loans from the Small Business Administration Payment Protection Program (PPP)...None of these loans were available to traditional public schools, as they are not considered businesses. |
| Source: ctmirror.org |
| October 30, 2020 |
| Charter schools’ unexpected windfall: They got funds from two federal government programs; public schools only got from one |
| Kudos to the mayor, teachers and principals who worked so hard to bring New York City public school students back to school. Unfortunately, their tenacious efforts were poorly supported by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. New Yorkers knew there would be many extra expenses to open school safely... |
| Source: www.nydailynews.com |
| October 21, 2020 |
| Nearly a third of New Orleans charter schools being considered for renewal have D or F grades | Education | nola.com |
| Nearly a third of the 18 charter schools in New Orleans up for renewal this year could be given to new operators or shut down because of poor academic performance, |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| October 19, 2020 |
| Newly opened - then closed - charter school may reach settlement Tuesday with Lee school board |
| If the school board signs off, the school will close permanently and a pending case won't go to a judge. |
| Source: www.news-press.com |
| October 13, 2020 |
| Epic Charter School ordered to pay $11.2 million to the state |
| Oklahoma’s top school board has demanded Epic Charter Schools repay $11.2 million in state funds that auditors say was illegally used and falsely classified in financial reports. |
| Source: oklahoman.com |
| October 7, 2020 |
| The corruption of charter school funding in Alaska |
| The state has failed to ensure all students have equal education opportunities by supporting policies that are inherently discriminatory. |
| Source: www.adn.com |
| October 6, 2020 |
| Embattled Oklahoma charter school found to be pocketing 1 in 4 taxpayer dollars |
| An email newsletter for people fighting to stop the privatization of America’s public schools. |
| Source: www.inthepublicinterest.org |
| October 5, 2020 |
| A Charter School Faced Another Allegation of Endangering Children | Northridge, CA Patch |
| A Charter School Faced Another Allegation of Endangering Children - Northridge-Chatsworth, CA - A Granada Hills Charter School employee alleges that he was fired after advising the leadership of a potential hazard at its facilities. |
| Source: patch.com |
| October 2, 2020 |
| 'Deeply concerning' investigative audit of Epic Charter... |
| A partial investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools has revealed millions of dollars in questionable expenditures that will be referred to the FBI, state attorney general and other authorities for further action, state Auditor Cindy Byrd announced Thursday. |
| Source: oklahoman.com |
| September 24, 2020 |
| Second charter school executive sentenced in $2.5M enrollment scheme |
| Joann Vega, an executive from a shuttered West Valley charter school, Discovery Creemos Academy, was sentenced to jail for her role in a $2.5 million enrollment-inflation scheme. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| September 23, 2020 |
| Former charter school teacher fired after declining to stop wearing Black Lives Matter mask |
| Great Hearts Texas officials emailed KENS 5 stating a face-covering policy forbids masks with "external messages." |
| Source: www.wltx.com |
| September 20, 2020 |
| Woodland District 50 sues to close Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake |
| The lawsuit, filed Wednesday with the Illinois State Board of Education, argues that Prairie Crossing failed to meet its state requirement to educate at-risk students and that by taking state funds the school diverts funding for services away from low-income families and underrepresented students in the school district. |
| Source: www.dailyherald.com |
| September 17, 2020 |
| Charter school in Fort Myers being shut down |
| A Collegiate Charter School in Lee County is being shut down after only being open for a few weeks. |
| Source: www.fox4now.com |
| September 16, 2020 |
| Former Valley charter school principal sentenced to prison, ordered to pay over $2 million |
| The former Valley charter school principal sentenced was sentenced to prison and was ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution. |
| Source: www.12news.com |
| September 11, 2020 |
| Scathing audit finds misspent tax money at Kansas City charter school |
| A scathing audit of a now-closed Kansas City charter school found tens of thousands of dollars were improperly spent on food, sports tickets and bonuses. A report by Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s Office gave Pathway Academy Charter School its lowest possible rating of poor. |
| Source: www.kshb.com |
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