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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 8, 2020 |
| State education officials vote to close Memphis school | WREG.com |
| MEMPHIS, Tenn. "” Southwest Early College High School will close after a vote from the Tennessee State Board of Education on Monday afternoon. The State Board voted 8 to 0 against the school's revocation appeal. The school is run by Artesian schools. |
| Source: wreg.com |
| January 8, 2020 |
| 'Pedophile' teacher axed from job 'for performing sex acts on boy in classroom' |
| Valeria Costadoni agreed to be stripped of her qualifications amid ongoing administrative and criminal investigations into her behavior |
| Source: metro.co.uk |
| January 6, 2020 |
| Churches, private entities that served A3 charter school students say they're owed $1.8 million |
| Outside entities ran "underground public schools" funded by tax dollars through A3, prosecutors claim |
| Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com |
| January 6, 2020 |
| Loophole could give F-rated charter schools millions meant for better schools |
| Some F-rated charter schools may have found a way to receive part of Ohio's new $30 million fund meant to help the state's best charters |
| Source: www.cleveland.com |
| January 4, 2020 |
| Following Epic Charter’s $2.4M ad budget, proposed bill would ban tax dollar-funded school ads | KFOR.com |
| OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - New proposed legislation would ban Oklahoma schools from using tax dollars on advertising. It's an issue one state senator is saying needs to be addressed, after learning Epic Charter Schools spends nearly $2.5 million on ads. |
| Source: kfor.com |
| January 4, 2020 |
| Charlotte charter school closes suddenly |
| The Charlotte charter school close abruptly, leaving parents scrambling to find new schools for their kids. |
| Source: www.wcnc.com |
| December 31, 2019 |
| New Roots Charter School placed on probation for fiscal mismanagement and low enrollment |
| A note from the chair of the SUNY Board of Trustees Charter Schools Committee stated the school served as few as 110 students and owes $279,000. |
| Source: www.ithacajournal.com |
| December 23, 2019 |
| State: Closed Arkansas charter school's chief in contempt |
| The Arkansas Board of Education is seeking to have former charter school founder and operator Valerie Tatum held in contempt of court for failing to produce documents that will enable the state to audit the now-closed Covenant Keepers Charter School. |
| Source: www.nwaonline.com |
| December 22, 2019 |
| Charters for two New Orleans schools will not be renewed this year after contentious board meeting |
| Unable to find a nonprofit organization willing or able to grab the reins, the New Orleans public school district will at least temporarily take over one of two schools slated |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| December 19, 2019 |
| Charter panel favors closing F-rated school |
| The state's Charter Authorizing Panel voted Wednesday in support of closing Southeast Preparatory High School, a publicly funded charter school in Pine Bluff. |
| Source: www.arkansasonline.com |
| December 19, 2019 |
| Stamford Academy charter school to close in 2020 |
| Having weathered the closing of one of its charter schools over the summer, Stamford will say goodbye to its remaining one — Stamford Academy — at the end of the current school year. |
| Source: westfaironline.com |
| December 19, 2019 |
| Founder of shuttered charter school arrested on embezzlement charges |
| Federal agents arrested the founding superintendent of a shuttered Third Ward charter school Wednesday morning on charges that accuse him of embezzling school money for his personal use. |
| Source: www.chron.com |
| December 19, 2019 |
| In Midwood, It’s Jew Vs. Jew Over Charter School |
| Orthodox residents defend their opposition to synagogue’s decision to rent to a charter school instead of a yeshiva. |
| Source: jewishweek.timesofisrael.com |
| December 19, 2019 |
| Reporters faced resistance at every level when researching series on charter school waste |
| The five-part series showed the lack of accountability in real estate transactions by charter schools - from inflated rents to manipulation of subsidies |
| Source: www.northjersey.com |
| December 18, 2019 |
| Opinion | Problems continue for Montgomery’s first charter school |
| Montgomery’s first charter school remains a first-rate mess. As former LEAD Academy principal Nichole Ivey-Price prepares for another hearing in her ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit against the charter school, a number of current and former LEAD |
| Source: www.alreporter.com |
| December 17, 2019 |
| Marion Military Academy closes its doors |
| Charles deMenzes, chairman of the charter school’s board and major financial backer, said in a letter that financial struggles were the cause. |
| Source: www.ocala.com |
| December 16, 2019 |
| IDEA charter school’s newest expense: a private jet |
| As IDEA Public Schools rapidly expands throughout the southern United States, the charter district’s leaders have approved an efficient and expensive way of getting across the country: an eight-passenger private jet. |
| Source: www.houstonchronicle.com |
| December 14, 2019 |
| Utah Military Academy put on warning, director resigns after whistleblower reports questionable ethical practices’ "” including changing grades and paying former employees to keep quiet |
| The Utah Military Academy was placed on warning status Thursday "”and its director resigned "” after a whistleblower reported that the school was operating “with questionable ethical practices, " including inflating a cadet’s grades to get him into a prestigious Army training program. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
| December 13, 2019 |
| Utah school board votes to close charter school that lost $1 million after 1 year in operation |
| A northern Utah charter school that lost more than $1 million last year "” the first year it was open "” has been ordered to shut its doors. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
| December 11, 2019 |
| KIPP details assault, harassment claims against co-founder Feinberg |
| Feinberg has denied the allegations, and has since announced the creation of a new organization to help people start charter schools. |
| Source: www.chalkbeat.org |
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