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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:
| October 15, 2022 | A Harpswell charter school will close at the end of the school year |
| The Maine Charter School Commission voted not to renew the Harpswell Coastal Academy's charter, pointing to enrollment, finance and academic challenges. |
| Source: www.mainepublic.org |
| October 7, 2022 |
| Alabama charter school misspent $311,000 on plane tickets, gift cards and massages, state audit finds |
| Birmingham’s Legacy Prep Charter School misspent or did not accurately track $311,517 in spending, over the course of two years, a state audit recently found. Some of that money was from public funds. |
| Source: www.al.com |
| October 5, 2022 |
| Former Concord Charter School Founder, Trustee To Pay $80K Settlement |
| Founder Stephanie Alicea and trustee Caroletta Alicea of the Capital City Public Charter School reached the agreement in bankruptcy court. |
| Source: patch.com |
| October 1, 2022 |
| Utah students protested body-shaming after homecoming dress code. Now their teacher is calling them a ‘mob.’ |
| A teacher at a Utah charter school chastised students for protesting a dress code they felt body-shamed girls at their homecoming dance. |
| Source: www.sltrib.com |
| October 1, 2022 |
| Audit of charter school program finds big problems - The Washington Post |
| Around half of all charter schools that grantees promised to open never did. There are other findings, as well. |
| Source: www.washingtonpost.com |
| September 26, 2022 |
| Students upset after nearly 60 girls kicked out of homecoming dance over dress code |
| SPANISH FORK, Utah (KUTV) — ...The classmates feel strongly, however, that the administration crossed a line while enforcing the dress code and body-shamed many of the girls. |
| Source: kutv.com |
| September 23, 2022 |
| 'Devastated': Weeks after opening, Red Hills Academy charter school set to close |
| Citing low enrollment and processing issues, Leon County's latest charter school is already expecting to close. |
| Source: www.tallahassee.com |
| September 9, 2022 |
| Judge grants legal victory to polygamist charter school in West Valley |
| Vanguard is a charter school run by and for students of the Kingston family, known as “The Order.” |
| Source: kutv.com |
| September 2, 2022 |
| Parents call Cleveland charter school 'chaotic' and 'dysfunctional' amid teacher shortage |
| A group of parents and teachers are alarmed and calling for help after the first weeks of students being back in classrooms at Lakeshore Intergenerational School, a non-profit charter school in Collinwood. |
| Source: www.wksu.org |
| August 29, 2022 |
| ‘I feel lost’: Families at two Philly charters scramble to find new schools after closure plans were announced |
| “What am I supposed to do? It’s a few days before school starts,” grandparent Gwendolyn Mills said. Her grandchildren were supposed to attend Daroff Charter School, which closed abruptly. |
| Source: www.inquirer.com |
| August 25, 2022 |
| NC charter school managed by national for-profit firm cited for failure to serve students with disabilities | NC Policy Watch |
| State officials say Cary's Cardinal Charter Academy must offer compensatory education to children denied special education services |
| Source: ncpolicywatch.com |
| August 24, 2022 |
| Polygamy charter school ordered to remove entire school board |
| WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KUTV) — In a dramatic move, the Utah State Charter School Board ordered Vanguard Academy to replace all seven members of its school board. In addition, the USBE will appoint a temporary director to work with the current director. |
| Source: kjzz.com |
| August 22, 2022 |
| Attorney General Candidate Palfrey Condemn Racists Incident at Mystic Valley Charter School |
| MALDEN – Yesterday, August 19, former Assistant Attorney General Quentin Palfrey condemned the racist incident involving a Muslim student that occurred at the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden. The student was sent home for wearing a hijab to school. |
| Source: framinghamsource.com |
| August 14, 2022 |
| Charter school tied to Sheriff Bob Fletcher won't open this fall |
| Ramsey County officials have challenged Fletcher’s use of department resources on the school |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| August 11, 2022 |
| NOLA Public Schools accuses KIPP of violating discipline policies, special education laws |
| The NOLA Public Schools district has accused KIPP New Orleans Schools, the city’s largest charter school operator, of suspending or expelling multiple students at three of its schools without due process or proper parental notification, allegedly violating state law and Louisiana Department of Education policy. |
| Source: thelensnola.org |
| August 9, 2022 |
| Minnesota AG issues new demands in its investigation of Hmong College Prep investment scandal |
| Hmong Prep confirmed with 5 INVESTIGATES that it received what's known as a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) nearly a year into the Attorney General's investigation of the school. |
| Source: kstp.com |
| August 8, 2022 |
| Leland charter school will appeal dress code lawsuit to US Supreme Court |
| The owner of Charter Day School described the ruling from the appeals court as disturbing, wrongheaded, and incorrect. |
| Source: www.starnewsonline.com |
| August 5, 2022 |
| Osceola County charter academy shut down days before start of school |
| The academy appealed the termination, tried to raise money and spoke out at school board meetings. |
| Source: www.wesh.com |
| July 31, 2022 |
| Judge Upholds Osceola School Board's Termination of Charter School Contract |
| Judge Lynne Quimby-Pennock issued a 65-page order backing the school board in the dispute with American Classical Charter Academy. |
| Source: flaglerlive.com |
| July 29, 2022 |
| 'No excuses' charter school magnate, Obama advisor sentenced for stealing $218K from NYC school he founded |
| An education advisor under former President Barack Obama and the founder of a network of hyper-punitive New York City charter schools was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for stealing more than $218,000 from school accounts. |
| Source: www.audacy.com |
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