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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 26, 2019 |
| Indianapolis Charter School To Close In June, Numerous Problems Cited As Reason |
| Indianapolis Lighthouse East will close in June due to dwindling enrollment, low test scores, and high teacher and principal turnover. |
| Source: www.wfyi.org |
| March 25, 2019 |
| Report: U.S. government wasted up to $1 billion on charter schools and still fails to adequately monitor grants - The Washington Post |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| March 25, 2019 |
| Hinojosa: Charter Schools Cost More, Educate Less | Rio Grande Guardian |
| Charter students make up about six percent of the total student population, but charter schools will receive approximately 17 percent of all Foundation School Program state aid this year. |
| Source: riograndeguardian.com |
| March 23, 2019 |
| Parents call for head of charter school to resign, allege mismanagement |
| A multitude of parents and former parents of students at Coastal Preparatory Academy gathered to speak during the public comment period at the school board’s meeting Thursday. |
| Source: www.wect.com |
| March 22, 2019 | Ex-Olive Grove Charter employee alleges mismanagement, misuse of funds | Local News | santamariatimes.com |
| Olive Grove Charter School, a nonprofit charter program with locations throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, is facing scrutiny this month after a former employee filed a lawsuit |
| Source: santamariatimes.com |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Prescott PD investigating derogatory,’ racially-charged notes left at charter school |
| Source: www.dcourier.com |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Paterson fifth-graders sexually harassed their teacher, lawsuit says |
| A teacher terminated from a Paterson charter school last year says she was sexually harassed by students, according to a lawsuit filed this week. |
| Source: www.northjersey.com |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Indianapolis Lighthouse East charter school is set to close in June |
| The charter school, which includes grades 7-12, anticipated a budget deficit and fewer students next year, amid other problems. |
| Source: chalkbeat.org |
| March 22, 2019 |
| Village Charter School faces closure due to financial crisis | Idaho Statesman |
| The Village Charter School in Boise is facing the possibility of closure after years of financial losses and mounting debt. The Idaho Public Charter School Commission recommends its closure. |
| Source: www.idahostatesman.com |
| March 21, 2019 |
| APS says new evidence shows Vega charter school officials pressed teachers to lie about special ed troubles - Sentinel Colorado |
| AURORA | Aurora Public Schools officials say the principal of a popular but embattled charter school told an employee to lie to district investigators in an attempt to get past a dispute over special education instruction endangering the school. School district officials say malpractice in the school’s special education program led to a pending legal […] |
| Source: www.sentinelcolorado.com |
| March 21, 2019 |
| Acclaimed BASIS charter schools nearly $44 million in the red, audit shows | Local news | tucson.com |
| The globally renowned BASIS charter school system is nearly $44 million in the red, according to a recent report from a Phoenix-based watchdog group. |
| Source: tucson.com |
| March 20, 2019 |
| Republicans want to turbocharge privatization of Florida public schools | Randy Schultz - Sun Sentinel |
| Republicans want to turn Florida’s public school students into lab rats. |
| Source: www.sun-sentinel.com |
| March 19, 2019 |
| SCHOOL DRUG BUST: School employee caught with extensive drug stash, sold to coworker in school parking lot |
| An employee at an Allegheny County charter school is facing charges after police said he was selling drugs to another employee in the school's parking lot. |
| Source: www.wpxi.com |
| March 19, 2019 |
| Clayton Valley Charter must pay school district in lawsuit |
| Clayton Valley Charter High School owes more than $850,000 to the Mt. Diablo Unified School District for using one of its campuses, a judge has ruled. |
| Source: www.eastbaytimes.com |
| 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 |
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