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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:
| June 25, 2019 |
| A report that detailed up to $1 billion in wasted federal funds on bad charter schools may have underestimated the problem - The Washington Post |
| An update on an advocacy group's March report on the federal Charter Schools Program provides new details showing the problem is worse than originally thought. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| June 25, 2019 |
| Ex-Oakland charter school head gets probation in fraud case |
| Benford Chavis, 61, was sentenced to one year probation. |
| Source: www.mercurynews.com |
| June 24, 2019 |
| State refiles theft charge against former charter school director |
| The ousted director of the now-defunct Halau Lokahi Public Charter School has again been charged with one of four felony theft counts that had been dismissed because the state Attorney General took too long to take the case to trial. |
| Source: www.staradvertiser.com |
| June 23, 2019 |
| Teachers at Detroit's Hamilton Academy say they won't receive last paycheck as school closes |
| Hamilton Academy, a charter school run by Educational Partnerships Incorporated, is closing. |
| Source: www.clickondetroit.com |
| June 23, 2019 | School districts bleeding money to cyber charter schools | News, Sports, Jobs - Williamsport Sun-Gazette |
| As the end of the school year passes, students are beginning to enjoy summer vacation, but for district administrators this time of year brings with it dealing |
| Source: www.sungazette.com |
| June 22, 2019 |
| West Side Summit school closes due to low test scores — Twin Cities |
| West Side Summit, a public charter school established six years ago to help bridge the achievement gap for students living in St. Paul’s West Side, announced Friday that it is closing at the end of the month due to poor scores. |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| June 22, 2019 |
| More possible misuse of funds at Odyssey Charter School | Delaware First Media |
| More examples of possible misuse of state funding at Odyssey Charter School are coming to light. |
| Source: www.delawarepublic.org |
| June 22, 2019 |
| Allentown charter school sues over embezzled payroll taxes |
| Executive Education Academy has sued its former business consultant for its failed oversight of the payroll administrator the firm hired. |
| Source: www.wfmz.com |
| June 20, 2019 |
| Valley Charter School Teacher Sentenced For Molesting Students |
| Valley Charter School Coach Sentenced - Encino-Tarzana, CA - A former teacher and lacrosse coach who sexually abused 18 underage students was sentenced to jail Wednesday. |
| Source: patch.com |
| June 19, 2019 |
| Safety, other concerns prompt BESE committee to recommend Baton Rouge charter school's closure | Education | theadvocate.com |
| A committee of Louisiana's top school board Tuesday recommended revoking the charter for Laurel Oaks Charter School in Baton Rouge over concerns about the safety of students, questionable financial practices |
| Source: www.theadvocate.com |
| June 19, 2019 |
| Utah boy sues Soldier Hollow Charter School, saying it ignored red flags’ before his principal raped him on a field trip |
| He was 10 years old when his charter school principal took a group of students on a trip to the bowling alley as a reward for doing well in class. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
| June 18, 2019 |
| Three East County charter schools forced to close |
| Nearly 1,000 students left without answers after three charter schools forced to shut down. |
| Source: www.10news.com |
| June 16, 2019 |
| 'Home school charters' let families use state dollars to buy Disneyland tickets, horseback riding lessons and more |
| In California, there’s a way parents can use free money from the government to buy Disneyland Park Hopper passes, San Diego Zoo family memberships, tickets to Medieval Times and private dolphin encounters at SeaWorld. |
| Source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com |
| June 15, 2019 |
| Fourth family joins suit against Duluth Edison | Duluth News Tribune |
| A fourth family is alleging Duluth Edison Charter Schools allowed racial discrimination on the part of students, staff and administration to repeatedly occur. |
| Source: www.duluthnewstribune.com |
| 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 |
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