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Charter school scandals of the day

Charter schools are by design a griftogenic environment, so operators are at their most creative in figuring out ways to benefit themselves:

December 3, 2019
Brooklyn mother sues charter school for negligence in daughter’s sexual assault
In a new federal lawsuit, Cherice Brown says her daughter was molested and harassed by a fellow student at Uncommon Charter High School in Brooklyn last year "” and school administrators proposed changing her schedule while letting her assailant keep normal school hours.
Source: www.nydailynews.com

December 3, 2019
Troubled Chicago Virtual Charter School Expected To Close
A troubled school where we uncovered questionable spending and missing curriculum is expected to closing at the end of the school year.
Source: chicago.cbslocal.com

December 2, 2019
Most virtual charter schools' students don't graduate | Local News | enidnews.com
Dressed in blue robes with gold-colored stoles around their neck, graduates of Epic Virtual Charter School walked across the stage at the Mabee Center arena in Tulsa earlier this year,
Source: www.enidnews.com

November 24, 2019
Nearly half of New Orleans' all-charter district schools got D or F grades; What happens next? | Education | nola.com
The release of the state's closely watched school performance scores earlier this month offered an overall update on New Orleans schools that seemed benign enough: A slight increase in overall
Source: www.nola.com

November 23, 2019
Turn in records, judge tells former head of Little Rock charter school
The former head of the defunct Covenant Keepers charter school has one week to return its missing financial records or answer to Pulaski County Circuit Judge Mary McGowan.
Source: www.arkansasonline.com

November 21, 2019
Ohio charter school accused by state of misusing nearly $168,000 in taxpayer dollars
Shell vendor is alleged to have been used and the school’s leader had access and another person withdrew money and deposited into personal accounts.
Source: www.cantonrep.com

November 20, 2019
Two New Orleans schools to lose charters this year after getting failing grades | Education | nola.com
Two New Orleans public schools are set to lose their charters this year after getting failing grades from the Louisiana Department of Education, parish school officials announced Tuesday.
Source: www.nola.com

November 20, 2019
Legacy Charter School in Titusville faces closure again over long list of problems
School officials have characterized much of the report  as "lies" and painted  it as the latest in a series of attempts to shut down the school.
Source: www.floridatoday.com

November 18, 2019
Auditor says charter school scammed state | FOX2now.com
ST. LOUIS - A Missouri state audit discloses how the state overpaid a St. Louis charter school $1.4 million dollars. The auditor calls it a scam by the owner of the facility. The State Auditor says the owner submitted false billing statements.
Source: fox2now.com

November 16, 2019
A Charter School Gets Canceled for Wanting to Teach Indigenous History
The case has it all: white-centrism, the "school choice" debate, and the obscene way in which North Carolina is failing its students.
Source: newrepublic.com

November 15, 2019
Charter school knew about toxic lead in drinking water but kept parents in the dark | The notebook
The Notebook | Philadelphia Public Schools - Philly education news and views, independent and reader supported.
Source: thenotebook.org

November 14, 2019
Taxpayer-Funded Charter Schools Are Being Used to Avoid California Vaccine Laws
Anti-vaxxers have found a new loophole.
Source: friendlyatheist.patheos.com

November 14, 2019
Utah charter school where students focused on nature, yoga, Love and Logic’ files for bankruptcy
A Provo charter school acclaimed for its unusual academic approach of teaching kids lessons based on nature, yoga and “Love and Logic " has filed for bankruptcy less than three years after it opened.
Source: www.sltrib.com

November 11, 2019
Morning Report: From Kumbaya to Bitter Breakup at Co-op Charter School - Voice of San Diego
On Wednesday night, the board of the San Diego Cooperative Charter School "” known as one of the most progressive schools around "” took the extraordinary step of shutting down one of its campuses mid-school-year.   Now, 184 students "” many of whom already have unstable home lives, according to some of the co-op school’s teachers […]
Source: www.voiceofsandiego.org

November 8, 2019
Former charter school CEO in Allentown accused of stealing $42,000
The former CEO of the Arts Academy Elementary Charter School in south Allentown was charged Thursday with stealing $42,000 from the school’s bank account, according to court records.
Source: www.mcall.com

November 7, 2019
Shining Rock demands illegal payment for public records
After months of ignoring more than a dozen public records requests filed by The Smoky Mountain News, the troubled charter school now says it won’t fulfill the requests until it gets a check for $1,537.50.
Source: www.smokymountainnews.com

November 5, 2019
Special education at 3 New Orleans charter schools found lacking
Three New Orleans charter schools have been given notice that their special education offerings don’t meet legal standards.
Source: www.wdsu.com

November 2, 2019
Students walk out of Boston charter school over policies they see as racist - The Boston Globe
More than 100 students poured out of Boston Collegiate Charter School in Dorchester after lunch Friday to protest policies, practices, and a school culture they consider discriminatory and racist.
Source: www.bostonglobe.com

November 2, 2019
Reaction strong after racist taunts aimed at Salt River Native American high school athletes
SCOTTSDALE "” Racial taunts directed at a girls volleyball team located in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reflects the larger societal issue of Native American oppression, a "¦
Source: www.yourvalley.net

November 2, 2019
How state-funded charter schools are avoiding vaccine requirements
California doesn't have a clear interpretation of whether home-based charter schools qualify for the exemption.
Source: www.politico.com

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MN EDUCATION REFORM CORE

Great MN Schools $ 40,765,411
Teach for America Twin Cities $ 15,379,047
Hiawatha Academies $ 11,446,114
Minnesota Comeback CLOSED $ 11,139,019
KIPP Minnesota $ 7,512,814
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. (PIE Network) $ 6,757,289
Ed Allies $ 6,676,454
Educators 4 Excellence, Inc. $ 6,129,113
Charter School Partners CLOSED $ 4,871,464
Center of the American Experiment $ 4,844,218
MinnCAN CLOSED $ 4,155,592
The New Teacher Project $ 4,145,605
Education Evolving $ 3,235,750
Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED $ 3,099,438
Our Turn, Inc., nee Students for Education Reform (SFER) $ 2,827,556
Charlemagne Institute - nee Intellectual Takeout $ 2,261,410
Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED $ 1,692,256
Minnesota Parent Union $ 1,414,340
Advancing Equity Coalition $ 826,594
Total: $ 139,179,484