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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:
| February 17, 2021 |
| Utah charter school tries to opt out of Black History Month |
| A weekly email newsletter from in the Public Interest for people fed up with the privatization of America’s public schools. |
| Source: www.inthepublicinterest.org |
| February 5, 2021 |
| To cover up anti-gay policies, Florida’s voucher school industry has launched a new P.R. campaign | Commentary |
| “They know discrimination is happening. " Florida legislator says voucher school backers should end anti-gay policies instead of trying to cover them up. |
| Source: www.orlandosentinel.com |
| January 30, 2021 |
| Charter school broadly overstates its brick and mortar’ offerings, must pay $300K, state says |
| The Indiana Agriculture and Technology School lied about how much instruction its students receive online, according to a state investigation. |
| Source: www.indystar.com |
| January 21, 2021 |
| Charter schools receive taxpayer dollars. Should their board members follow state ethics laws? | Mississippi Today |
| The Mississippi Ethics Commission says charter school board members are subject to state ethics laws, which prohibit conflicts of interest that could lead to the misspending of public dollars. Several charter operators and advocates say they should be exempt. |
| Source: mississippitoday.org |
| January 15, 2021 |
| Public school with ties to polygamous sect under investigation by Charter School Board |
| The Utah State Charter School Board has confirmed it will investigate the spending and lack of diversity at a public charter school in West Valley City. |
| Source: www.fox13now.com |
| January 13, 2021 |
| Florida lets voucher schools hire dropouts as teachers "¦ and keep it secret | Commentary |
| Voucher schools in Florida can hire unqualified teachers, even high school dropouts, and then hide that info from parents and the public. This $1 billion program needs accountability. |
| Source: www.orlandosentinel.com |
| January 1, 2021 |
| Court backs School Board terminating charter for Manatee school Lincoln Memorial Academy |
| The panel pointed to financial mismanagement and a failure to perform proper background screening on employees. |
| Source: www.heraldtribune.com |
| December 21, 2020 |
| Arizona charter school got a PPP loan, gave $10 million to shareholder |
| An Arizona Republic review found the overwhelming majority of the Arizona charter schools that obtained PPP loans didn't need the money. |
| Source: www.usatoday.com |
| December 21, 2020 |
| As cyber charter school costs soar, state fails to conduct required audits | Education | thetimes-tribune.com |
| Pennsylvania cyber charter schools could receive more than $1 billion in taxpayer money this year with little oversight as the state fails to conduct required financial audits, a Sunday Times |
| Source: www.thetimes-tribune.com |
| December 21, 2020 |
| Rejected charter school proposal in Lancaster might have new life thanks to controversial federal grant program |
| In late September, the federal government awarded the All Football Club Lancaster Lions soccer organization the grant, to be spent within five years on allowable expenses by law, such as |
| Source: lancasteronline.com |
| December 18, 2020 |
| Audit reveals Epic Charter Schools has 60 days to pay back millions |
| State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd publicly released the work papers supporting the questioned administrative costs and improper transfers of funds to California related to her recent audit of Epic Charter Schools. |
| Source: okcfox.com |
| December 16, 2020 |
| Charter schools are enabling white flight from public education |
| A publicly-funded charter school in Utah’s most racially diverse city is all white... |
| Source: www.inthepublicinterest.org |
| December 8, 2020 |
| Florida charter school leader allegedly spent school funds on new car while students went hungry |
| An email newsletter for people fighting to stop the privatization of America’s public schools. |
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| December 6, 2020 |
| Leader of closed charter school accused of embezzling nearly $400,000 |
| The funds were supposed to pay for the school’s operating expenses. They were allegedly used to purchase a new car, pay rent for a lavish home and other expenses. |
| Source: www.sun-sentinel.com |
| 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 |
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