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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:
| February 17, 2019 |
| Bridges Public Charter School Dismisses Well-Loved Teacher Who Spoke Out |
| “It sends a message to other teachers that they need to be quiet and comply, " says one parent. |
| Source: www.washingtoncitypaper.com |
| February 16, 2019 |
| Costs mount amid flurry of lawsuits over Las Vegas charter school |
| Joshua Kern, the receiver appointed to take over the Quest Preparatory Academy in 2015 after an audit detailed conflicts of interest and costly contracts at Quest, has been embroiled in six lawsuits since then. |
| Source: www.reviewjournal.com |
| February 16, 2019 |
| A top D.C. charter school faces federal review over discipline practices - The Washington Post |
| The Education Department is investigating BASIS DC over alleged racial discrimination. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| February 16, 2019 |
| State pulls charter of troubled Little Rock school |
| The state Board of Education on Friday voted to immediately revoke Covenant Keepers College Preparatory School's state-issued charter after learning that unauthorized withdrawals from the school's bank account had left the school's sponsor without enough money to operate. |
| Source: www.arkansasonline.com |
| February 15, 2019 |
| Boston: Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Breaking Point |
| When striking Los Angeles teachers won their demand to call for a halt to charter school expansions in California, they set off a domino effect, and now teachers in other large urban districts are making the same demand. |
| Source: schottfoundation.org |
| February 15, 2019 |
| Action expected today on failing charter school in SWLR, with possible move out of neighborhood it was supposed to serve |
| The state Board of Education is almost certain to act on an emergency basis today to revoke the charter of the financially and academically reeling Covenant Keepers charter school and allow the Friendship Aspire Academy to be allowed to open a year early to take its students. |
| Source: www.arktimes.com |
| February 14, 2019 |
| Camden Academy student told to remove Nigerian head wrap |
| A student at Camden Academy Charter High and her mother are enraged after the school told the girl to remove her Nigerian head wrap because it was in violation of the school's uniform... |
| Source: www.fox29.com |
| February 14, 2019 | Vote to close Nevada City Charter School | TheUnion.com |
| Nevada City Charter School is closing.The Nevada City School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to not renew the charter, thereby closing the 24-year-old school after the end of |
| Source: www.theunion.com |
| February 14, 2019 |
| Surprise: Add missing money to woes of problem-plagued charter school once run by Valerie Tatum |
| The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports today that a would-be charter school operator in Little Rock says his job's been made more difficult by the discovery that Valerie Tatum, the former leader of Covenant Keepers College Preparatory Charter School had, in recent days, drained more than $188,000 from an account necessary to operate the school. |
| Source: www.arktimes.com |
| February 14, 2019 |
| Man extradited from Spain faces charges in Santa Ana charter school embezzlement case |
| Emilio Vazquez arrived in Orange County to face charges including misappropriation of public funds, forgery and grand theft involving the defunct Albor school. |
| Source: www.latimes.com |
| February 11, 2019 |
| Florida School Hires 2 Combat Veterans to Take Down Active Shooters |
| A charter school in Palmetto, Fla., plans to protect its students by arming security guards with Glock handguns and semiautomatic rifles. |
| Source: www.nytimes.com |
| February 11, 2019 |
| SYVUHSD says charter school funding could bankrupt the district | KSBY.com |
| One Santa Barbara County school district says keeping a local charter school open could cause them to go bankrupt. |
| Source: ksby.com |
| February 7, 2019 |
| Former Alma d'Arte employees and ex-business manager charged with embezzlement |
| The charter school's former principal, business manager and special education coordinator all face embezzlement and other felony charges. |
| Source: www.lcsun-news.com |
| February 7, 2019 |
| Arizona's charter school board spends $4K a month on crisis PR expert |
| The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools should spend less on PR and more on demanding changes to this year's charter school "reform" bill. |
| Source: www.azcentral.com |
| February 6, 2019 |
| Pasco charter school faces threat of closure |
| MYcroSchool is 'not fulfilling its mission,' superintendent Kurt Browning says. |
| Source: www.tampabay.com |
| February 5, 2019 |
| Pittsburgh Christian Academy Tries to Become a Charter School to Cash in on Taxpayer Funding | gadflyonthewallblog |
| During the day, there would be an entirely secular school that just happens to teach comparative religious studies. Later in the day, it would transform into an optional religious school offering church functions!? |
| Source: gadflyonthewallblog.com |
| February 4, 2019 | Charter school parents press for details on director’s departure — Coastal Observer |
| Two weeks after the sudden departure of the Coastal Montessori Charter School director Nathalie Hunt, parents and staff asked the school’s board this week for details. About 30 people attended the charter board’s meeting. |
| Source: coastalobserver.com |
| February 1, 2019 |
| Taken For a Ride: Charter school bus firms cutting corners to save money |
| Public records the station collected from 90 New Orleans area charter schools showed the independent charter school operators generally lack control over their school bus vendors, leading to major safety violations and disturbing incidents. |
| Source: www.wwltv.com |
| January 31, 2019 |
| Charter school growth forces closure of two Granville public schools |
| As neighboring school districts work to build more schools to accommodate growth, Granville County Schools is closing down two campuses. |
| Source: www.wral.com |
| January 30, 2019 |
| Tacoma charter school SOAR Academy will close after 2018-19 | Tacoma News Tribune |
| SOAR Academy in Tacoma will close at the end of the 2018-19 school year because of financial issues, the school board announced this month. SOAR Academy opened in 2015 and had an enrollment of 180 students. |
| Source: www.thenewstribune.com |
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