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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:

June 15, 2019
Defunct charter school owes over $400K; no one knows if they have it
The American International School of Utah (AISU) owes the federal government and the state of Utah’s special education fund more than $415,000. The money is due on June 26th, but no one knows if the school will be able to pay it.
Source: kutv.com

June 14, 2019
Have West Sacramento Charters Become Self-Segregated Enclaves? | Capital & Main
Borders, boundaries and barriers have been a way of life in the lower Sacramento Valley since the Gold Rush days. The newest form of green line here are charter schools.
Source: capitalandmain.com

June 14, 2019
Berkeley Unified closes its only charter school
After a months-long saga, the school board denied REALM's application to merge with an online charter system, then revoked the school's charter.
Source: www.berkeleyside.com

June 14, 2019
Arizona charter school operators agree to pay back $180K spent on sports tickets, personal care
An East Valley couple who run a Gilbert charter school will repay the state $180,000 after using public funds on pro sports tickets, personal care.
Source: www.azcentral.com

June 13, 2019
Sex offender working at Springdale charter school arrested
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) "” A convicted sex offender working at a public charter school in Springdale was arrested Tuesday, according to KATV content partner 40/29 News.
Source: katv.com

June 13, 2019
Court declines to exempt charters from school segregation case | MPR News
Some charter schools had sought to be excluded from the court's eventual ruling.
Source: www.mprnews.org

June 12, 2019
Inside the Charter School Empire Prosecutors Say Scammed California for $80M - Voice of San Diego
The indictment against the leaders of A3 Education lays out a complex organizational structure with two top leaders and several lieutenants who led the charge to enroll thousands of summer school students, who did not actually take classes. Several superintendents, knowingly or not, helped fuel the network’s growth. And untold coaches, students and parents were roped in to help boost enrollment.
Source: www.voiceofsandiego.org

June 12, 2019
Orleans school board considers revoking charter over grade-inflation, altered public records
Because of the grade irregularities, Kennedy was forced to hold graduation ceremonies last month without any diplomas, and only half the class got them last weekend.
Source: www.wwltv.com

June 11, 2019
Charter High School for Architecture and Design agrees to close after next year
The school board is expected to vote Thursday on the agreement, which contemplates the district continuing to operate an architecture-focused school program.
Source: www.inquirer.com

June 11, 2019
Parents react to sudden closure of Kent charter school
Families are scrambling to pick up the pieces - and figure out what went wrong - after Excel Public Charter School and Destiny Charter Middle School, both part of the multi-state Green Dot charter chain, announced they are shutting down this month due to low enrollment .
Source: www.kuow.org

June 10, 2019
Convicted Charter School Operator Hit With Racketeering Suit - Law360
A former charter school operator convicted of defrauding Florida schools out of millions of dollars is being sued for racketeering by schools that he and his business associates ripped off by  using shell companies to sell them school supplies at grossly inflated prices.
Source: www.law360.com

June 10, 2019
Graduation gone bad: Salutatorians rip their Detroit charter school
Two top students at a Detroit charter school used their graduation ceremony speeches to blast their new alma mater for what they said was an inferior education and a culture of secrecy.
Source: www.freep.com

June 8, 2019
A second Tacoma charter school will close for good. Low enrollment and money woes cited
Destiny Middle School in Tacoma will close its doors at the end of the month, Green Dot Public Schools announced Friday.
Source: www.kiro7.com

June 5, 2019
Churn & Burn: Charter Teachers Challenged by Working Conditions, Lower Pay | Capital & Main
Federal data show that charter-school teachers leave charters at higher rates than at public schools.
Source: capitalandmain.com

June 5, 2019
Monument Academy Public Charter School leadership votes to close facility at end of academic year
The board of Monument Academy Public Charter School voted Tuesday evening to close the school at the end of the academic year "” a stunning turn for a weekday boarding campus that has attracted big named-donors and received national attention for its approach to educating students who have extensive learning and emotional needs.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

June 5, 2019
Charter school honcho Eva Moskowitz leaked student’s disciplinary record after his mom criticized repeated suspensions, federal investigators find
The May 31 letter from the U.S. Department of Education came in response to complaints from Fatima Geidi, whose son Jamir was suspended multiple times from a Success Academy in the Upper West Side. The Brooklyn mom criticized the school’s suspension policy in the Daily News in 2013, when her son was only 7 years old.
Source: www.nydailynews.com

June 1, 2019
Charter school audit cites illegal payments
“The arrangement between the management company and the school appears to be a violation of (Ohio law) as the management at the school has an interest in the affairs of the management company, " the audit documents say.
Source: www.daytondailynews.com

May 31, 2019
An embattled Memphis charter school shuts down, forcing 150 students to make choices - The Daily Memphian
Now that Gateway is officially closed, parents and students are left to find a new high school. Many are headed to their zoned neighborhood schools; others are still searching.
Source: dailymemphian.com

May 30, 2019
East County Superintendent Charged in State-Wide Charter School Scandal
A network of charter schools in California stole more than $50 million from the state by creating phantom institutions that enrolled unwitting students it found through other schools and youth programs...
Source: www.nbcsandiego.com

May 29, 2019
Former charter school director fired following sexual harassment complaint
News, issues, and events from Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties in western North Carolina.
Source: www.smokymountainnews.com

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MN EDUCATION REFORM CORE

Great MN Schools $ 39,345,556
Teach for America Twin Cities $ 14,379,047
Hiawatha Academies $ 11,271,114
Minnesota Comeback CLOSED $ 11,139,019
KIPP Minnesota $ 7,452,814
Ed Allies $ 6,292,454
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. (PIE Network) $ 6,094,789
Educators 4 Excellence, Inc. $ 5,936,613
Charter School Partners CLOSED $ 4,871,464
Center of the American Experiment $ 4,663,906
MinnCAN CLOSED $ 4,155,592
Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED $ 3,099,438
The New Teacher Project $ 2,895,605
Our Turn, Inc., nee Students for Education Reform (SFER) $ 2,777,556
Education Evolving $ 2,775,750
Charlemagne Institute - nee Intellectual Takeout $ 2,261,410
Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED $ 1,692,256
Minnesota Parent Union $ 1,289,340
Advancing Equity Coalition $ 701,594
Total: $ 133,095,317