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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:
| March 18, 2019 |
| Crime still legal for charter operators under reform’ bill |
| The state Senate passed a bill saying charter school owners can continue to operate in a way that would put district school administrators in jail. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| March 17, 2019 |
| Southwest Key, Known for Migrant Shelters, Cashes In on Charter Schools |
| The schools are struggling with debt even as the charity sits on tens of millions. |
| Source: www.nytimes.com |
| March 16, 2019 |
| Charter school companies feast at the public trough | Editorial - Sun Sentinel |
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants to do something about “bad actors " in the charter school industry, but has yet to say what that would be. The problem is the very existence of the for-profit sector. Charter schools should be non-profit in all respects. |
| Source: www.sun-sentinel.com |
| March 15, 2019 |
| Monument charter school's hiring decisions questioned after unexplained departure of French teacher | Education | gazette.com |
| The unexplained departure of a French language teacher who was related to the director of the Monument Academy and has a criminal record has some parents questioning the school’s hiring |
| Source: gazette.com |
| March 14, 2019 |
| Are Pa. school districts paying too much for cyber charter students? |
| “The taxpayers are being fleeced by this model in most cases, " said Greg Richmond, CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, a group that says it supports quality charters. |
| Source: www.philly.com |
| March 14, 2019 |
| Parent says College Park charter school teacher threatened daughter |
| A College Park charter school investigated an allegation that a teacher cussed at an eighth-grade student, threatening to “beat the (expletive) out of her, " Channel 2 Action News reported. |
| Source: www.ajc.com |
| March 14, 2019 |
| Singleton Charter School warned it’s violating special education law again: report |
| The Orleans Parish school district has issued its most severe warning to James M. Singleton Charter School for the third time this school year, saying the school again violated federal and state special education law, The Lens reports |
| Source: www.nola.com |
| March 14, 2019 |
| Parents And Teachers Fleeing Chicago Virtual Charter School Over Questionable Spending, Missing Curriculum |
| Missing curriculum and missing textbooks are just some of the problems uncovered at Chicago Virtual Charter School. |
| Source: chicago.cbslocal.com |
| March 13, 2019 | Former Employee Sues Olive Grove Charter School, Alleging Wrongful Termination | School Zone - Noozhawk.com |
| Noozhawk.com delivers local breaking news, local sports, schools, nonprofits, obituaries, business, arts and entertainment, calendar, local opinions and more. |
| Source: www.noozhawk.com |
| March 13, 2019 |
| A virtual charter school divorce’ leaves 2,400 students caught in the middle |
| N.C. Connections Academy wants state permission to no longer be managed by Pearson Online and Blended Learning. Both sides blame each other for the state labeling the online charter school as a continually low-performing school. |
| Source: www.newsobserver.com |
| March 13, 2019 |
| St. Louis College Prep To Close; Lafayette Prep Poised To Step In | KBIA |
| Seniors at St. Louis College Prep will be the independent public school’s first, last and only graduating class. St. Louis College Prep, a charter middle |
| Source: www.kbia.org |
| March 12, 2019 |
| 12 Pepper-Sprayed At Flatbush Charter School: FDNY | Ditmas Park, NY Patch |
| 12 Pepper Sprayed At Flatbush Charter School: FDNY - Ditmas Park-Flatbush, NY - Twelve people were pepper sprayed inside Uncommon Schools Kings Collegiate Charter School Monday afternoon, the FDNY said. |
| Source: patch.com |
| March 12, 2019 |
| Arizona charter operator made millions on the schools he runs. He now wants to be in NC. |
| Wake Preparatory Academy would be managed by a company whose owner also owns the company that would build and lease back the facility to the charter school. The owner of those companies made millions from charter schools in Arizona. |
| Source: www.newsobserver.com |
| March 11, 2019 |
| A new story of school segregation in North Carolina: A private white-flight academy is turning charter - The Washington Post |
| And how it will impact the public school district in which it is located when it takes in public funds that would have gone to that system. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| March 8, 2019 |
| Sackler family opioid fortune backed CT charter schools - New Haven Register |
| NEW HAVEN "” The Sackler family "” which owns Stamford-based OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma "” has donated millions to political and philanthropic causes in Connecticut for years, while a recent lawsuit alleges the family’s money comes from “a web of illegal deceit. " |
| Source: www.nhregister.com |
| March 8, 2019 | Teachers say charter school is closing over union efforts - The Washington Post |
| Teachers at the only unionized charter school in Washington, D.C., say the charter network is closing the school as retaliation against their unionization efforts |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| March 8, 2019 |
| Two teens arrested for distributing cocaine at Colorado Springs charter school |
| Officers are investigating after several teenagers were caught using cocaine at a Colorado Springs charter school Wednesday, according to police. |
| Source: www.fox21news.com |
| March 8, 2019 |
| Charter school employee accused of charging $75K on school credit card at casino |
| Former Team Success employee Melissa Tapia is pleading not guilty to charges that she stole more than $360,000 from the school, management firm |
| Source: www.heraldtribune.com |
| March 7, 2019 |
| Global Village Academy will permanently close at the end of the school year |
| The Fort Collins charter school made the announcement the day before it was set to go through mediation with the Colorado Charter School Institute. |
| Source: www.coloradoan.com |
| March 7, 2019 |
| New Vision Academy to close this week, forcing more than 150 students to find new schools |
| The New Vision Academy charter school is closing its doors following a year of local, state and federal investigations and the recent revelation that its facility violates fire code. |
| Source: www.tennessean.com |
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