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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 24, 2020 |
| Budget turmoil at Philly’s 2nd-largest charter school; officials quiet about why |
| The Bridesburg school has a large deficit, a CEO on leave, and some sort of problem related to the identification of special education students. |
| Source: whyy.org |
| February 23, 2020 |
| Epic Charter Schools shielding $50 million in taxpayer funds from public scrutiny | Education | tulsaworld.com |
| The taxpayer money goes to Epic Charter Schools, which transfers it to a private management company owned by the school's co-founders. “Once the funds are paid to the management company, |
| Source: www.tulsaworld.com |
| February 21, 2020 |
| Philly schools overpaying charters millions of dollars for special-education students, district says |
| The payment rate for charters is inflated, according to the district, because charters are serving a smaller share of students with severe disabilities, but are compensated based on the district’s average costs to educate its larger population of needier, more expensive special-education students. |
| Source: www.inquirer.com |
| February 20, 2020 |
| Kauffman Leadership Academy to Close Doors, Texas Education Agency Revokes Charter |
| The only public charter school in Johnson County will close its doors on Friday. |
| Source: www.nbcdfw.com |
| February 19, 2020 |
| Standardized tests voided at three dozen New Orleans schools due to irregularities | The Lens |
| Nearly half of the city’s public schools had at least one exam voided. Most were due to self-reported incidents. Statewide, 299 schools had voided tests. |
| Source: thelensnola.org |
| February 17, 2020 |
| Man Pleads Guilty For Charter School Theft - Canyon News |
| A Sherman Oaks man plead guilty on Friday, February 14 for what has been called the largest charter school theft in California history. |
| Source: www.canyon-news.com |
| February 15, 2020 |
| Arizona charter school principal pleads guilty in $2.5 million enrollment scheme |
| A second Arizona charter school official has pleaded guilty in a $2.5 million fraud case involving the defunct Discovery Creemos Academy in Goodyear. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| February 13, 2020 |
| In a damning audit, Indiana calls on two virtual schools to repay $85 million in misspent state funds |
| The state report seeks repayment for more than $85 million in public dollars inappropriately spent on companies connected to Indiana Virtual School officials. |
| Source: chalkbeat.org |
| February 9, 2020 |
| Bradenton school refuses homosexual’ parents. It got $1.1 million in vouchers, report says |
| A newspaper revealed that dozens of private schools accept taxpayer money and exclude students based on their sexual orientation, including one in Manatee County, sparking debates on religious freedom and, according to critics, state-sponsored discrimination. |
| Source: www.bradenton.com |
| February 9, 2020 |
| The inconvenient truth about charter success’: They weed out students; traditional public schools must teach all |
| Cheerleaders for New York City’s charter school sector typically trumpet the academic achievements of charter school students. |
| Source: www.nydailynews.com |
| February 7, 2020 |
| Students: Amistad Faked Suspension Stats | New Haven Independent |
| Suspensions have plummeted at Amistad High School to only 30 students so far this school year, reported Principal Simon Obas. That came as news to students, who said the principal... |
| Source: www.newhavenindependent.org |
| February 4, 2020 |
| Agassi scores again with $61M charter school sale |
| Turner-Agassi Charter School Facilities sold Franklin Academy at 5000 Southwest 207th Terrace in Pembroke Pines for $60.5 million |
| Source: therealdeal.com |
| January 31, 2020 |
| Former Manatee charter school principal accused of sexual harassment and discrimination |
| A former Manatee charter school principal is accused of sexual harassment and discrimination. According to court records, three former teachers are suing Manatee School of Arts and Sciences, the former principal, MSAS school board president and former board secretary. |
| Source: www.mysuncoast.com |
| January 31, 2020 |
| Dallas Charter School CEO Donna Woods Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Prison For Role In Kickback Scheme |
| In October, a federal jury found Nova Academy CEO Donna H. Woods, 65, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and three individual counts of wire fraud. |
| Source: dfw.cbslocal.com |
| January 31, 2020 |
| After backlash over $2M luxury jet, IDEA charter schools to stop spending $400K on Spurs tickets - HoustonChronicle.com |
| Several weeks after IDEA Public Schools nixed plans to spend millions of dollars on a charter jet lease, the charter network’s leader announced the end of additional “hard to defend " spending practices Thursday, including the purchase of tickets and a luxury box for events at San Antonio’s AT&T Center. |
| Source: www.houstonchronicle.com |
| January 30, 2020 |
| OFF COURSE: ACS charter school former staffers say school is consumed by chaos | Sentinel Colorado |
| AURORA | Children playing in parking lots and alleyways strewn with trash and broken glass. Principals accused of asking staff to lie to parents, to fill in false grades for classes that didn’t exist. An entire school based out of a hotel conference room. |
| Source: sentinelcolorado.com |
| January 29, 2020 |
| Prosecutors: Employee of Puna charter school overrun by lava embezzled $628,000 |
| Authorities said she used the money to pay for her family’s personal expenses and to pay off her Capital One credit cards. |
| Source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com |
| January 28, 2020 |
| Update: Charter school employee arrested for sexual abuse of a minor | News | triplicate.com |
| The Del Norte Sheriff’s Office (DNSO) arrested an Uncharted Shores Academy staff member, Daniel Aiken Smithson, 41, on Sunday, Jan 26, for child sex abuse allegations. |
| Source: www.triplicate.com |
| January 28, 2020 |
| The 5 most serious charter school scandals in 2019 "” and why they matter - The Washington Post |
| What they reveal about oversight of charter schools. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| January 27, 2020 |
| In Indiana, school choice means segregation - kappanonline.org |
| Indiana’s voucher program has created a new generation of segregation academies. |
| Source: kappanonline.org |
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