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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:
| April 12, 2019 |
| Former MPS board president indicted in alleged charter school bribery scheme | BizTimes Media Milwaukee |
| Former Milwaukee Public Schools board of directors president Michael Bonds was charged in federal court Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a charter school bribery scheme while serving as MPS board president. |
| Source: www.biztimes.com |
| April 12, 2019 |
| Execs at Kenny Gamble’s charter school operator implicated in federal bribery probe |
| Prosecutors accused two unnamed officials at Gamble's Universal Companies of paying kickbacks to the former president of the Milwaukee Public School board. |
| Source: www.philly.com |
| April 11, 2019 |
| Philadelphia charter school closed Thursday due to bed bugs, officials say |
| Some students in Philadelphia have the day off on Thursday after bed bugs were found in their school. |
| Source: 6abc.com |
| April 11, 2019 | Apex Collegiate Academy to close next month, Baton Rouge charter school official tell parents |
| In yet another shakeup for the Baton Rouge charter school world, Apex Collegiate Academy broke the news to its parents Wednesday that it will close its doors on May 31 |
| Source: www.theadvocate.com |
| April 10, 2019 |
| How a Washington County charter school failed at every step, and was approved anyway |
| Woodland Prep is a charter school horror story "” and it hasn’t even been built yet. Located in rural Washington County, Woodland Prep, which will open as a K-7 school this fall and add a |
| Source: www.alreporter.com |
| April 9, 2019 |
| SPECIAL REPORT: Taxpayer-backed charter school experiment goes toxic in Easton |
| Taxpayers from the Easton Area and neighboring communities have invested millions of dollars in the Easton Arts Academy Charter Elementary School. Some teachers say the school has become a toxic workplace environment. They’ve left at an alarming rate. |
| Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com |
| April 9, 2019 |
| Los Altos parents outraged over agreement to move junior high for charter school |
| More than 100 parents and students packed a Los Altos School Board meeting Monday night, upset with a tentative agreement to relocate hundreds of junior high school students to make room for a... |
| Source: www.ktvu.com |
| April 8, 2019 |
| Reform sought as cyber charter school costs top $42M in NEPA districts |
| The 37 school districts in Northeast Pennsylvania pay a combined $42 million in cyber charter school tuition each year. The total amount paid "” and the way the state determines tuition "” has many people calling for reform. |
| Source: www.citizensvoice.com |
| April 8, 2019 |
| NC charter school that would pay millions to an Arizona businessman gets state backing |
| A North Carolina advisory board is recommending state approval for Wake Preparatory Academy, a charter school that wants to open in 2020. The school would pay millions to companies owned by Arizona charter school operator Glenn Way. |
| Source: www.newsobserver.com |
| April 8, 2019 |
| Charter Schools: The New Private Prisons? |
| The following essay was written by Mitchell Robinson and is cross-posted on his most-excellent blog at MitchellRobinson.net. Robinson is associate professor and |
| Source: www.eclectablog.com |
| April 8, 2019 | Study: Missouri's charter school policies hinder integration |
| Limits on where charter schools can open have contributed to the racial isolation of students in Missouri's charter schools, according to a new report. Two bills moving through the legislature |
| Source: www.columbiamissourian.com |
| April 7, 2019 |
| Parent, teacher defections from Detroit charter school could close it |
| Andre Agassi backed Southwest Detroit Community School in 2013. But poor test scores, lack of trust between teachers and administration signal trouble. |
| Source: www.freep.com |
| April 7, 2019 |
| State recommends closing Smothers Academy charter school amid financial, special education issues |
| Officials with the Louisiana Department of Education are recommending the closure of Smothers Academy Preparatory School, an F-rated charter school in Jefferson Parish, amid allegations of financial mismanagement and a |
| Source: www.theadvocate.com |
| April 7, 2019 |
| Laurel Oaks Charter School in Baton Rouge could be forced to close over alleged mismanagement |
| A small charter school in Baton Rouge that got off to a troubled start and continued to face problems with its operations could be forced to close in May. |
| Source: www.theadvocate.com |
| April 7, 2019 |
| Chicago Charter School For Girls Is Closing |
| Young Women’s Leadership Charter School is slated to close in June after 20 years due to low enrollment and greater competition. |
| Source: www.wbez.org |
| April 6, 2019 |
| Charter school superintendent, IT employee charged with embezzlement |
| The head of a Houston-area charter school and another school employee have been indicted on federal embezzlement charges, accused of siphoning more than $250,000 from the school for themselves and using some of the money to buy a car and condominium. |
| Source: www.chron.com |
| April 5, 2019 |
| New federal study: Charter middle schools didn’t boost college enrollment or graduation |
| A new U.S. Department of Education study finds that attending a charter middle school does not make a student more likely to attend or graduate college. |
| Source: www.ajc.com |
| April 5, 2019 |
| Promesa: Worst Charter Chain or Just the Tip of the Iceberg? |
| In December 2018 the New York Times published an expose on Southwest Key. The Texas company is notorious for operating inhumane border shelters for incarcerated migrants hoping to secure refugee st... |
| Source: www.dailykos.com |
| April 5, 2019 |
| NC charter school teacher taped student’s mouth |
| A middle school teacher at Southern Wake Academy put masking tape over a student’s mouth a month ago. The charter school says the teacher is still employed and was put on a disciplinary action plan for the rest of the school year. |
| Source: www.newsobserver.com |
| April 4, 2019 |
| Additional money scammed from Caddo charter school is recovered |
| Since January, investigators have tracked and retrieved thousands as investigation continues. |
| Source: www.shreveporttimes.com |
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