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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:
| May 29, 2019 |
| Charter school CEO ran side businesses out of building while teachers missed paychecks |
| Art Fuller, the top official at Knowledge Academies, was fired last month after the board said it learned of financial and academic problems. |
| Source: www.tennessean.com |
| May 29, 2019 | Charter school board chair plans meeting with parents after half its students fail |
| Charter school board chair plans meeting with parents after half the school fails |
| Source: www.wbrz.com |
| May 29, 2019 |
| Online charter schools in L.A. and San Diego counties to close after indictments |
| The charges include conspiracy and personal use of public money. |
| Source: www.latimes.com |
| May 28, 2019 |
| Teen arrested after six classmates in Bronx charter school sickened by pot brownies: cops |
| Cops and medics were called to the Charter High School for Law and Social Justice on University Ave. in Morris Heights about 12:15 p.m. after the students "” all girls between 15 and 16 "” complained of stomach pains and feeling ill after eating the tainted brownies. |
| Source: www.nydailynews.com |
| May 28, 2019 |
| Utah charter school teacher faces felony charge after slamming student into wall |
| A gym teacher at Rockwell Charter High School became physically violent with a 14-year-old student when the student didn't follow his instructions, police said. |
| Source: www.deseretnews.com |
| May 28, 2019 |
| Charter school addressing 30 audit findings |
| An Albuquerque charter school entered into a $5.5 million lease purchase agreement without an appraisal. It paid $50,000 to the employer of its foundation president... |
| Source: www.abqjournal.com |
| May 24, 2019 |
| Paterson Arts and Science Charter School principal accused in sex lawsuit |
| A former science teacher at Paterson Arts and Science Charter School has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the school and the principal. |
| Source: www.northjersey.com |
| May 24, 2019 |
| Church tells Bergen charter school to cover up 'obscene' LGBT mural, and school obliges |
| A charter school student painted a mural in support of LGBT rights. The Catholic Church that owns the building demanded that the school cover it up. |
| Source: www.northjersey.com |
| May 24, 2019 |
| Finding: Charter Covered Up Misconduct | New Haven Independent |
| The Achievement First (AF) network covered up a principal’s aggressive interactions with students over the years, an investigator concluded in a newly released report detailing failures of leadership. |
| Source: www.newhavenindependent.org |
| May 23, 2019 |
| Detroit charter school plagued with problems suddenly facing June closure |
| The K-8 school with 347 students will close at the end of this school year. |
| Source: www.freep.com |
| May 23, 2019 |
| Innovative Arts Academy Charter School makes argument to stay open while Catasauqua blasts school’s poor academic scores |
| Innovative Arts Academy Charter School makes argument to stay open while Catasauqua blasts school’s poor academic scores |
| Source: www.mcall.com |
| May 22, 2019 |
| L.A. Charters Suspend Black and Disabled Students at Higher Rates | Capital & Main |
| Los Angeles charters suspended black students at almost three times the rate of traditional schools; students with disabilities were suspended at nearly four times the non-charter school rate. |
| Source: capitalandmain.com |
| May 22, 2019 |
| Andre Agassi fund evicts’ Detroit school after it fails to meet its lease agreement |
| The school was struggling. A tough lease agreement with Andre Agassi's investment fund appears to have pushed it over the edge. |
| Source: www.chalkbeat.org |
| May 21, 2019 |
| The Federal Government Has Poured Millions into Failing Charter Schools in Louisiana |
| Parents in New Orleans are sick of the instability that temporary charter schools have brought to their community, calling the schools an "illegal experiment" on their children |
| Source: www.commondreams.org |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Edmond Hockey School Not Authorized as Charter — Oklahoma Watch |
| A hockey-themed charter school planning to open this fall in Edmond does not have authorization to operate, according to the state Education Department. |
| Source: oklahomawatch.org |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Orlando charter school waited 30 days before telling police about employee's alleged lewd conduct |
| An Orlando charter school said it did not notify police until after conducting an internal investigation after an employee was accused of propositioning students, leaving a four-week gap before... |
| Source: www.wftv.com |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Police: Charter School Students Hospitalized After Ingesting Either Xanax Or Valium |
| Students at a San Fernando charter school were treated by paramedics Monday after they ingested an unknown substance, authorities said. |
| Source: losangeles.cbslocal.com |
| May 21, 2019 |
| Celerity charter school founder who misspent $3.2 million gets 30 months in prison |
| Vielka McFarlane pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to misappropriate and embezzle funds for personal use. |
| Source: www.latimes.com |
| May 20, 2019 |
| Charter Schools Are Quietly Gobbling Up My Public School District |
| I work in a little suburban school district just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that is slowly being destroyed by privatization. Steel Valley Schools have a proud history. We’re located (in part) in Homestead - the home of the historic steel strike of 1892. But today it isn’t private security agents and "¦ |
| Source: gadflyonthewallblog.com |
| May 17, 2019 |
| Open and accessible? Here’s what happened when we tried to attend 10 Detroit charter school board meetings in a month. |
| Detroit charter school boards oversee the educations of 36,000 kids. But the meetings aren't always easy to access. |
| Source: www.chalkbeat.org |
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