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Charter school scandals of the day

Charter schools are by design a griftogenic environment, so operators are at their most creative in figuring out ways to benefit themselves:

February 15, 2023
How a Brazen School-Voucher Scheme in Texas Got Derailed
Internal documents offer new insights into an unprecedented ploy in Wimberley to divert public-education dollars to private schools.
Source: www.texasmonthly.com

February 11, 2023
Catholic Church in Oklahoma seeking government sanctioning, taxpayer funding for first religious charter school in U.S.
St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School wants to serve both existing Catholic school students with new online course offerings and rural students where no Catholic schools exist. #oklaed
Source: tulsaworld.com

January 23, 2023
Lax Texas charter school laws allow splashy land buys, profits for leaders
In some cases, administrators own school facilities and collect millions by charging the schools rent.
Source: www.expressnews.com

January 21, 2023
The Role of Real Estate in the For-Profit Charter School Grift - Bucks County Beacon
Many charter school businesses use public tax dollars to profit from real estate dealings rather than actually focusing on student needs.
Source: buckscountybeacon.com

January 19, 2023
Erie School Board invokes 'surrender clause,' votes to close Erie Rise charter school
Erie schools Superintendent Brian Polito asked board to vote on Erie Rise's fate due to its poor test scores and failure to meet negotiated standards.
Source: www.goerie.com

January 16, 2023
Religious Charter School Test Case Rests With an Oklahoma Board Lacking Enough Members to Meet - Oklahoma Watch
If approved, the school operated by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City would swing open the door for tax-payer funded, religious instruction at other charter schools. 
Source: oklahomawatch.org

January 13, 2023
La Salle Charter School in north St. Louis to close for academic failures
The school in the Carr Square neighborhood was founded in 2001 as De La Salle Catholic middle school and converted to charter in 2015.
Source: www.stltoday.com

January 13, 2023
Apex Schools: Designed to Enrich
According to Arizona entrepreneur and charter school founder Raena Janes, schools are businesses, and students are the product. In a local Tucson publication she claimed that the Arizona charter schools she runs are “like free private schools” with strict dress and honor codes. She admits that her charters “expel quite a few kids a year” if they don’t fit her model.
Source: littlesis.org

January 10, 2023
'Like a slap in the face': Him By Her charter school closing shocks families
Around 200 students at the HIM By HER charter school now have to find a new school to attend after the school announced it would close on Jan. 20.
Source: www.indystar.com

January 6, 2023
Denver officials: STRIVE Prep - Kepner charter school should be closed for low test scores
The Denver superintendent is recommending STRIVE Prep - Kepner charter middle school be closed for low test scores. The school board will vote Jan. 12.
Source: co.chalkbeat.org

January 6, 2023
Kansas City charter school put on probation over low test scores, staffing problems
A state commission has placed Hogan Preparatory Academy on academic probation, threatening to revoke the K-12 school’s charter and putting it at risk of closing, over low test scores and its challenges hiring and retaining enough staff.
Source:

December 30, 2022
Local charter school closes, leaving teachers jobless and families scrambling to find a new school
On Jan. 20, the Him by Her Collegiate School for the Arts will no longer serve its 200 students. One teacher says the announcement came as a shock with little communication.
Source: www.wrtv.com

December 29, 2022
Abrupt notice of Rocklin charter school closure leaves families wondering where they'll go
Dozens of Placer Academy Charter families received an unwelcome holiday surprise on Friday that has them scrambling to find new places for their children to learn.
Source: www.kcra.com

December 17, 2022
Sovereign Community School survives closure threat, but future still uncertain
Sovereign Community School is mired in $500,000 in debt and showed paltry academic results this year.
Source: www.oklahoman.com

December 12, 2022
Parents scramble to find new schools following Rocklin charter's decision to close
Parents of Placer Academy Charter say the recent announcement came out of nowhere.
Source: www.cbsnews.com

December 12, 2022
Maine “Town Academy” Voucher School Refused to Address Racial Intimidation - Public Voices For Public Schools
These voucher schools are "private schools'' when it is convenient and "public" when they want public money
Source: pv4ps.org

December 8, 2022
New Hampshire: 8 out of 10 Failing High Schools Are Charter Schools | Dissident Voice
Low-performing charter schools in the U.S. are nothing new, they are everywhere. Recently, for example, 25% of charter schools in Duval County, Florida received a D or F, while 70% of North Carolina’s 200+ charter schools received a C or lower. In addition, more than 50% of the 65 charter schools in New Orleans are
Source: dissidentvoice.org

November 18, 2022
How Many More Years of a Failed Reform Must Orleans Parish Endure?
Those of you looking for some folk to recall, ought to start with BESE and then work your way to the Orleans Parish School Board.
Source: theneworleanstribune.com

November 16, 2022
Local charter schools share teachers as shortage continues
Tuesday night we learned about two St. Louis charter schools that are leaning on each other for help.
Source: www.ksdk.com

November 3, 2022
'Hallelujah': Kidnapping victims of former CT charter schools leader praise jury's quick verdict
A Hartford jury convicted Michael Sharpe, a former Connecticut charter school executive, of eight counts of kidnapping after 30 minutes of deliberations.
Source: www.ctinsider.com

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MN EDUCATION REFORM CORE

Great MN Schools $ 39,345,556
Teach for America Twin Cities $ 14,379,047
Hiawatha Academies $ 11,271,114
Minnesota Comeback CLOSED $ 11,139,019
KIPP Minnesota $ 7,452,814
Ed Allies $ 6,292,454
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. (PIE Network) $ 6,094,789
Educators 4 Excellence, Inc. $ 5,936,613
Charter School Partners CLOSED $ 4,871,464
Center of the American Experiment $ 4,663,906
MinnCAN CLOSED $ 4,155,592
Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED $ 3,099,438
The New Teacher Project $ 2,895,605
Our Turn, Inc., nee Students for Education Reform (SFER) $ 2,777,556
Education Evolving $ 2,775,750
Charlemagne Institute - nee Intellectual Takeout $ 2,261,410
Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED $ 1,692,256
Minnesota Parent Union $ 1,289,340
Advancing Equity Coalition $ 701,594
Total: $ 133,095,317