Omni Prep Academy-North Pointe *SCHOOL'S OUT-TROUBLES AT OMNI PREP CHARTER SCHOOL LEAVE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS IN LIMBO AND RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REGULATED*; April 14, 2011; Memphis Flyer (TN) …[Courtney] Eskew and another kindergarten teacher ...
Philadelphia School Reform Commission *SRC CHAIR FACES CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST QUESTIONS;* April 19, 2011; Philadelphia Notebook (PA) Just over a month ago, the chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission took part in a pivotal closed-door meeting to discuss the fate of a ...
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School *RESIDENTS CONCERNED OVER CHARTER SCHOOL'S MAILINGS- SEVERAL READERS ARE REPORTING A POTENTIAL BIAS IN YOUNG SCHOLARS' APPLICATIONS PROCESS*; April 13, 2011; Baldwin-Whitehall Patch (Pittsburg, PA) …Young Scholars is accepting admissions ...
Twin Cities Academy High School *CHARTERS ASK FOR TOO MUCH INFO; SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS SEEK MORE DATA THAN THEY SHOULD ON PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS. OFFICIALS SEE NO SIGN IT IS USED TO DENY ADMISSION*; July 10, 2007; Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) A St. Paul mom's concern about the ...
The New School *SCHOOL IN FALLBROOK SHUTS DOWN FOR GOOD, RELOCATING EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS TO TEMECULA *September 14, 2007 North County (San Diego, CA) Times TEMECULA - The board of directors of The New School, an embattled charter school that operated in downtown ...
Midland Academy Charter School *FORMER MIDLAND TEACHER SENTENCED IN CHILD SEX ASSAULT*; July 26, 2007; Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (TX) MIDLAND (AP) - A former Midland Academy Charter School teacher was sentenced to 26 years in prison Wednesday after a jury convicted him of two ...
Florida charter schools (proficiency levels not much higher) *DATA SHOWS STUDENT PROFICIENCY LEVELS NOT MUCH HIGHER AT CHARTER SCHOOLS*; December 14, 2010; The Florida Independent Florida legislators gathered last week to watch Waiting for Superman, a documentary that advances two solutions for the problems ...
Mexican American Community Services Agency (two schools) *SAN JOSE AGENCY SUES FORMER LEADERS, ALLEGING FINANCIAL MISAPPROPRIATION*; January 13, 2011; Oakland Tribune San Jose's troubled Mexican American Community Services Agency has sued its former chief executive, financial officer, accountant and ...
Texas Serenity Academy Charter School *ALDINE CHARTER SCHOOL SUES SUGAR LAND MAN*; December 2, 2010; Ultimate Fort Bend (TX) A charter school is suing after a former employee wrote himself a $240,000 check from the school’s account. Texas Serenity Academy Charter School filed a lawsuit ...
Texas Serenity Academy Charter School *ALDINE CHARTER SCHOOL SUES SUGAR LAND MAN*; December 2, 2010; Ultimate Fort Bend (TX) A charter school is suing after a former employee wrote himself a $240,000 check from the school’s account. Texas Serenity Academy Charter School filed a lawsuit ...
City View Charter School *EX-SCHOOL BOOKKEEPER ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT*; January 23, 2008; The Oregonian HILLSBORO -- The former bookkeeper of City View Charter School, who has a criminal record for stealing from charity, is under investigation on accusations of ...
Horizons K-8 Charter School *HORIZONS CHARTER FOUNDER FACING THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES*; November 13, 2007; DailyCamera.com (Boulder, CO) A founder of Boulder's Horizons K-8 Charter School has been arrested on suspicion of theft, forgery and embezzlement based on alleged ...
New Hope Institute of Science and Technology *FORMER CHARTER SCHOOL HEAD ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT INDICTMENT ALLEGES WOMAN STOLE MORE THAN $300,000 IN FEDERAL MONEY;* January 24, 2008; Associated Press The U.S. attorney's office accused the former head of a Milwaukee charter school Wednesday of ...
Allen Village School *INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI ON SEPT. 25: FORMER CHARTER SCHOOL PRESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO MORTGAGE, INVESTMENT FRAUDS;* September 25, 2006; US Fed News Service The U.S. Department of Justice's ...
New York City charter schools (don’t serve poorest kids) ** *STUDY FINDS NYC CHARTERS DON'T SERVE THE CITY'S POOREST*; WNYC, NY, January 16, 2011 New York City has long boasted of studies finding charter schools do a better job of educating low-income students than regular public schools. But a new study ...
Worcester (MA) charter schools *CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUND LACKING ON LEARNING GAP*; March 18, 2011; Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) WORCESTER — Data from two local charter schools showed the School Committee last night that the two schools are not likely to help solve the ...
Language Academy *CHARTER SCHOOL FACES FINANCIAL INQUIRY-THE SUPERINTENDENT ASKS FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LANGUAGE ACADEMY. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WANTS TO KNOW IF IT'S EMBEZZLEMENT OR JUST BAD ACCOUNTING;* August 22, 2006; St. Petersburg Times (FL) LAND ...
Atlantic County (N.J.) charter schools (high failure rate) *AS MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS PLAN TO OPEN, SOUTH JERSEY'S TRACK RECORD SUGGESTS A TOUGH PATH AHEAD;* March 31, 2011; Press of Atlantic City (NJ) Three new charter schools in Atlantic County and one in Millville have been approved to open in September. ...
Pennsylvannia Leadership Charter School *ARREST MADE IN CHARTER SCHOOL LAPTOP THEFT; *September 16, 2010; The Daily Local News (Chester County, PA) EAST GOSHEN — An arrest has been made after the PA Leadership Charter School reported 37 laptops — valued at almost $30,000 — went missing ...
Red Apple Entheos Academy *TEACHER CHARGED IN THEFT;* Aug 17, 2010; Salt Lake Tribune (UT) A charter school teacher is accused of stealing $4,277 from his school’s bank account. The teacher, 34, allegedly went to a Wells Fargo Bank and emptied the bank account of the Red ...
Explorer Charter School *FORMER PRINCIPAL ARRESTED ON GRAND THEFT CHARGES; *January 6, 2009; WFTV (FL) BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- The former principal of Explorer Charter School, a Brevard County elementary and middle school, turned himself in at the Brevard County jail ...
Hoggetowne Middle School *FORMER CHARTER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED THEFT OF SCHOOL FUNDS; *October 14, 2009; Gainsville Sun (FL) The ex-principal of a local charter school faces felony charges for allegedly spending more than $18,000 in school funds for personal ...
New York City charter schools (less qualified for city's specialized high schools) *CHARTER SCHOOLKIDS' ELITE STATUS SLIPPING;* March 11, 2011; New York Post The percentage of charter-school eighth-graders who performed well enough to qualify for one of the city's specialized high schools has declined by nearly half since 2009, ...
Stone Creek Elementary *SCHOOL FOUNDER ARRESTED FOR THEFT;* July 19, 2007; Vail Daily AVON — As Stone Creek Elementary opened its doors to Eagle County kids last fall, its founder was stealing money from the struggling charter school checking account, Avon police say. ...
Good Schools for All Leadership Academy *LOW ENROLLMENT CAUSES CHARTER SCHOOL TO CLOSE;* September 12, 2007; Palm Beach Post (FL) A week before classes were set to begin, Good Schools for All Leadership Academy chose to close its doors. The K-5 charter school, which operated out of the ...
Montessori Academy of Northern Palm Beach *CLASSES DISMISSED: 2 CHARTER SCHOOLS TO REMAIN CLOSED; *August 22, 2007; Palm Beach Post Two Palm Beach County elementary charter schools will remain empty today when classes resume across the district, officials said Tuesday. Montessori Academy ...
New Voyage Academy *STORMY END FOR CHARTER SCHOOL: NEW VOYAGE ACADEMY HAD FINANCIAL, STAFFING PROBLEMS; *March 18, 2006: Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) A St. Paul charter school plagued by management and financial problems was dissolved Friday, leaving about 50 ...
Martin Hughes Charter School *BUHL SCHOOL LOSES CHARTER, GOES PRIVATE; THE IRON RANGE OPERATION WAS MIRED IN A DISPUTE OVER WHO WAS IN CHARGE;* December 4, 2001; Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) The Martin Hughes Charter School in Buhl, Minn., embattled for months over whether ...
Fort Snelling Academy *NEW CHARTER SCHOOL AT FORT SNELLING LOSING KIDS, CASH; *May 15, 2001; Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) A charter school at Fort Snelling will end the school year early because of financial trouble. Classes at Fort Snelling Academy will end June 1 ...
Dakota Open Charter School *DAKOTA OPEN'S SECONDARY GRADES TO CLOSE;* September 16, 1997; Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) The state Board of Education on Monday finalized a decision to close the secondary grades of the Dakota Open charter school, located on the Lower Sioux ...
Minnesota Business Academy *BUSINESS CHARTER SCHOOL IS CLOSING; THE MINNESOTA BUSINESS ACADEMY IS THE LATEST CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE STATE TO FAIL BECAUSE ENROLLMENT NEVER HIT PROJECTIONS;* April 28, 2006; Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Another Minnesota charter school is ...
Success Academy (two campuses) *CHARTER SCHOOL LEFT $1.2 MILLION DEBT; SUCCESS ACADEMY IN ST. PAUL LEFT A TRAIL OF FINANCIAL DEBRIS*, AN AUDITOR'S REPORT FOUND; December 30, 2000; Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Before losing its charter and closing its doors last spring, the Success ...
