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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:
| April 9, 2022 |
| NC charter school poses 'immediate threat,' must close, State Board of Education determines |
| That means students must find a new school for the final weeks of the school year. |
| Source: www.wral.com |
| April 7, 2022 |
| EHT charter school founder allegedly misrepresented contracts to his own company |
| The founder of an Egg Harbor Township charter school is accused of misrepresenting contracts that paid his business $115,000. |
| Source: breakingac.com |
| April 5, 2022 | MAHS charter revoked, school to close in may – FOX13 News Memphis |
| The decision follows allegations of former school administrators misspending school money, accused of misappropriating nearly $800,000 in funding. “At least six years of mismanagement, and it’s hard to un-ring that bell,” said a member of the state charter school board. |
| Source: www.fox13memphis.com |
| March 31, 2022 |
| State investigating abuse, neglect allegations within Longview ISD charter school system |
| The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is investigating allegations of child abuse or neglect within East Texas Advanced Academies. |
| Source: www.news-journal.com |
| March 29, 2022 | Ann Arbor charter school: Management firm made up student count |
| The school's authorizer did no investigation of the claims, which are now part of dueling lawsuits. |
| Source: amp.freep.com |
| March 25, 2022 | Former Charter School Board President Found Guilty of Embezzlement and Wire Fraud |
| On March 23, 2022, following a week and half-long trial, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida found Jimika I. Williams, a/k/a Jimika Mason, guilty of two counts of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and 18 counts of wire fraud. |
| Source: justice.gov |
| March 24, 2022 |
| Critics want 1,100 charter schools to repay more than $1 billion in PPP loans to government |
| Critics say charter schools, with most losing no money during the pandemic, should repay $1 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans. |
| Source: www.usatoday.com |
| March 23, 2022 |
| Inside the chaotic charter schools run by a for-profit company - NationofChange |
| Former teachers and board members say charters run by Accel Schools are designed to fail. |
| Source: www.nationofchange.org |
| March 23, 2022 |
| How the Minneapolis Foundation Bankrolls the Destruction of Public Schools |
| With hopes of creating an education “marketplace,” the business foundation floods the city with charter schools while vilifying teachers' unions. |
| Source: racketmn.com |
| March 21, 2022 |
| Did charter schools game the system? Many cashed in on forgiven PPP loans they didn't actually need |
| Nearly all U.S. charter schools lost no money during the pandemic, but they got a $1 billion windfall from the government forgiving their PPP loans. |
| Source: www.yahoo.com |
| March 21, 2022 |
| Students walked out of Newark charter school to protest treatment of Black faculty |
| Hundreds of students walked out of one of the campuses of North Star Academy charter school in Newark on Friday and held a rally outside City Hall. They said some Black teachers who felt disrespected have left the school. |
| Source: newark.chalkbeat.org |
| March 21, 2022 |
| Nevada charter schools got millions in PPP loans - Nevada Current |
| They’re ‘public schools when it is convenient and something else when it’s not,’ NSEA says |
| Source: www.nevadacurrent.com |
| March 15, 2022 |
| Executive director of Foxboro charter school on leave pending investigation | Local News | thesunchronicle.com |
| FOXBORO — The executive director of the Foxborough Regional Charter School has been placed on leave “pending an investigation” after less than a year on the job, school officials said |
| Source: www.thesunchronicle.com |
| March 15, 2022 |
| Audits show lucrative family venture at soon-to-be shuttered charter school | NC Policy Watch |
| Torchlight Academy; charter schools; N.C. Department of Public Instruction; conflicts of interest; fiscal mismanagement |
| Source: ncpolicywatch.com |
| March 12, 2022 | Utah charter school sanctioned by school board, denied $4M allotment |
| USBE staffers told the board that APA has failed to turn in their complete financial statements which is required by the state. APA is the only school districts or public charter school out of 156 who has not turned in those reports. |
| Source: kutv.com |
| March 12, 2022 | Tennessee education: Charter schools, vouchers harm Tennessee students |
| History shows that unregulated school privatization will provide our neediest students with a substandard education while enriching private companies. |
| Source: amp.tennessean.com |
| March 11, 2022 |
| FBI searches home of Wisconsin woman who helped St. Paul charter school make hedge fund investment that lost millions – Twin Cities |
| Woman suspected of running Ponzi scheme referred Hmong College Prep to another hedge fund |
| Source: www.twincities.com |
| March 8, 2022 |
| Teachers without licenses taught at Seattle-area charter schools, audits find |
| Teachers who lacked proper accreditation taught at charter schools in Seattle and Tacoma, in violation of state rules. This was discovered through an audit; State Auditor Pat McCarthy called these findings “unprecedented.” |
| Source: www.kuow.org |
| March 5, 2022 |
| Kairos charter school in St. Louis under scrutiny for private management | Education | stltoday.com |
| A spinoff nonprofit employs 36 staff members out of 56 who work at the school, including 10 teachers and all administrators. |
| Source: www.stltoday.com |
| March 4, 2022 |
| Parents Fights To Keep Baseball Charter School In Elverta Open |
| Parents are in a rush against time to save a local charter school that is set to close at the end of this year. When Alpha Charter opened a decade ago in Elverta, it attracted national attention. |
| Source: sacramento.cbslocal.com |
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