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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:
| August 10, 2019 |
| Parents left scrambling after school says it won't open days before new year |
| The school put out a statement Friday, saying students will have to wait another year for the school to open. |
| Source: www.wsbtv.com |
| August 9, 2019 |
| Utah charter school students 5 times more likely to get... |
| A report from the Utah Department of Health finds that vaccination rates for students at Utah charter schools are lower than those at public schools, meaning charter students are five times more likely than public school students to get chickenpox. |
| Source: www.deseretnews.com |
| August 7, 2019 | How a Truly Epic Charter School Fraud Unfolded in Oklahoma - Progressive.org |
| A case of ghost students, straw teachers, and parent bonuses sets a new low for privately operated schools. |
| Source: progressive.org |
| August 4, 2019 |
| Indianapolis charter school for troubled youth closes days before school starts |
| Marion Academy was created for students who have been in the juvenile justice system, were expelled or were at-risk of expulsion. |
| Source: chalkbeat.org |
| August 4, 2019 |
| Feds: Missing funds, uncertified teachers among problems at Palmetto charter school |
| A Manatee County charter school is facing a host of problems, before the school year even gets underway. |
| Source: www.fox13news.com |
| August 4, 2019 |
| Controversial Washington County charter school hit with fraud lawsuit | News | fox10tv.com |
| CHATOM, Ala. (WALA) "” A controversial charter school Friday got hit with a lawsuit accusing organizers of fraud. |
| Source: www.fox10tv.com |
| August 3, 2019 |
| Gureghian charter school cut corners for money’s sake,’ N.J. ex-principal says in suit |
| An ex-principal says students at the Atlantic Community Charter School weren't being evaluated for special education services, and that federal money was being misused. The school's management said it planned to fight the "false allegations." |
| Source: www.inquirer.com |
| August 3, 2019 |
| Alabama teacher association sues [Gulen] charter school, alleges fraud |
| The Washington County Education Association filed suit against Woodland Prep charter school's board and operator, alleging the charter contract was obtained through fraud. |
| Source: www.al.com |
| August 2, 2019 |
| A Classic Conflict of Interest’: Entangled Business Deals at Charter School Chain Learn4Life - Voice of San Diego |
| An executive vice president at Learn4Life, a nonprofit network of more than 60 charter schools, discovered a way to collect not just one, but two paychecks from California’s cash-strapped public school system. |
| Source: www.voiceofsandiego.org |
| August 1, 2019 |
| Feds open investigation of Lincoln Memorial Academy charter school, former officials |
| The U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General has opened an investigation into possible fraud, bribery and other crimes connected to the Lincoln Memorial Academy charter school and former principal Eddie Hundley. |
| Source: bradenton.com |
| July 31, 2019 |
| Trib Talk’: A recently closed charter school leaves unpaid debts and unanswered questions in its wake |
| The recent closure of the American International School of Utah "” a public-private hybrid charter "” has displaced more than 1,300 students and left potentially millions of dollars in unpaid debts, including hundreds of thousands of allegedly misspent special education dollars owed to, but unlikely to be repaid to, the state of Utah. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
| July 28, 2019 |
| Charter school founder who spent school funds on trips, gym membership is being sued |
| Trish McCarty, the founder of a Phoenix charter school, spent taxpayer money in Hawaii, is being sued in federal court for fraudulent transfers. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| July 20, 2019 |
| New Beginnings to surrender its school charters amid 'incredibly disturbing' management problems | Education | nola.com |
| After allegations of grade-fixing and a major fiasco involving class credits that left dozens of students unable to graduate, the public charter board overseeing John F. Kennedy High School voted |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| July 19, 2019 |
| Salinas charter school conflict of interest case involving $138k in payments referred to DA |
| Perea "directly and unilaterally hired and approved the payments to Jimenez Gardening," her husband's business, FPPC officials wrote. |
| Source: www.thecalifornian.com |
| July 18, 2019 |
| Law enforcement seizes records of closed L.A. charter school |
| Federal law enforcement agents have seized the records of an L.A. charter school that recently closed amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement. |
| Source: www.latimes.com |
| July 17, 2019 |
| Search Warrant Alleges Embezzlement, Use of 'Ghost Students' by Epic Schools | KOSU |
| A state investigator’s search warrant filed in court Tuesday seeks evidence of alleged embezzlement of state funds and obtaining money under false |
| Source: www.kosu.org |
| July 11, 2019 |
| When Charter Schools Fail, Parents Are Left Scrambling | Capital & Main |
| There has been no shortage of charter school failures in California, and the rate of abrupt school closures is very high across the nation. |
| Source: capitalandmain.com |
| July 11, 2019 |
| Costly academic turnaround takes St. Paul charter school from buckets of cash’ to deep in debt — Twin Cities |
| Dugsi Academy, a St. Paul charter school, finished the 2018-19 school year with a negative fund balance and numerous unpaid bills, two years into a costly effort to improve the school academically. (Josh Verges / Pioneer Press) |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| July 10, 2019 |
| Did a California Charter School Group Fund an Effort to Overthrow the Turkish Government? - LA Weekly |
| The unrest in Turkey has drawn attention to the worldwide network of more than 1,000 charter schools — including L.A.-based Magnolia Educational and Research Foundation — with alleged ties to influential Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen. |
| Source: www.laweekly.com |
| July 10, 2019 |
| State could seek $40M after probe finds Indiana Virtual [charter] School inflated enrollment "” even counting a student who had died |
| Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy allegedly inflated their enrollment to at least twice its actual size, according to the state examiner. |
| Source: chalkbeat.org |
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