Concept Schools *PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDS UNDER SCRUTINY*; November 23, 2010; NBC4i (Columbus, OH) "Concept Schools" runs 25 schools in five different states, serving 7,000 students. In Columbus, the schools are known as Horizon Science Academies. Horizon's ...
Texas charter schools (nepotism) *FUNDS MISUSE, NEPOTISM FEARED AT TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLS*; December 19, 2010; Dallas Morning News (TX) *Superintendent Ted Purcell's *family has collected about $500,000 in a year running Faith Family Academy sites in Oak Cliff (pictured) and ...
Confluence Preparatory Academy *19 CONFLUENCE HIGH STUDENTS ARE HOSPITALIZED*; December 18, 2010; STLtoday.com (St. Louis, MO) Nineteen students from Confluence Preparatory Academy charter high school were treated at two area hospitals Friday after security guards at the school ...
Horizon Science Academy – Columbus *HORIZON CHARTER SCHOOL IN FINANCIAL FIX: STRUGGLING SCIENCE ACADEMY $236,000 IN THE RED LAST FISCAL YEAR, STATE AUDIT SHOWS;* May 30, 2007; Columbus Dispatch (OH) Columbus' Horizon Science Academy is facing tough financial times, but the ...
Stetson Middle School (Edison-managed school) *EDISON SETTLES PHILADELPHIA LAWSUIT OVER STUDENT ASSAULT*; July 1, 2008; American School & University (Online Exclusive) Days after arguing in court that it was not responsible for the safety of its pupils, Edison Schools Inc. has settled a lawsuit ...
Texas charter schools (incorrect attendance reports) *CHARTER SCHOOLS OWE TEXAS $26M FOR OVERSTATED ADMISSIONS NUMBERS*, April 5, 2008, The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – Texas charter schools have reaped $26 million in undeserved state money by filing incorrect student attendance reports, according to ...
Highville Mustard Seed Charter School *FORMER SCHOOL EXECS MUST REPAY $176,707; OPERATORS OF HIGHVILLE MUSTARD SEED IN HAMDEN ACCUSED OF MISUSING STATE FUNDS*; December 23, 2010; New Haven Register (CT) HAMDEN — The former operators of a charter school will have to pay back the state ...
Classical Academies (Escondido and Oceanside, CA) *EX-SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHO ADMITTED MOLESTATION GETS 12 YEARS;* May 18, 2009; San Diego Union Tribune (CA) VISTA – A former North County school administrator was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday after admitting he molested a girl for several ...
Newark Charter School Fund *NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL FUND SPENDING MORE ON ITSELF THAN IT'S GIVING OUT;*December 8, 2010; New Jersey Newsroom In its first two years of operation, the Newark Charter School Fund spent more on consultants and internal compensation than it gave in ...
