Adelanto Charter Academy
“Adelanto Charter School’s Demise Involved Postmus & DeFazio.” San Bernardino County Sentinel (CA), 5/27/2011
ADELANTO—The Adelanto School District has revoked the Adelanto Charter Academy’s charter, based on a laundry list of operational shortcomings...While charter schools are by law non-profit entities, it appears that those involved with the school
Horizon Charter School
“Rocklin Charter School Shuts Its Doors Amid Controversy.” CBS13 (CA), 10/16/2012
ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Six weeks into the school year a charter school in Rocklin is closing its doors. Four hundred kids were told Friday that their school would close, and Tuesday was their last day.But many parents say the Horizon CEO is making up false excuses for why he’s closing the doors at Horizon’s Accelerated Learning Academy campus. Fired up families were fuming even more
WayPoint Academy
MUSKEGON, MI -- Barbara Stellard, the former director of WayPoint Academy in Muskegon Township, will face trial on multiple felony counts after waiving her preliminary examination on charges she obtained state school aid under false pretenses and falsified school records...Because she waived the hearing, Stellard's case was bound over to 14th Circuit Court for trial.
"Build a charter school, get a green card"
“The new U.S.visa rush: Build a charter school, get a green card.” Reuters, 10/12/2012
It's been a turbulent period for charter schools in the United States, with financial analysts raising concerns about their stability and regulators in several states shutting down schools for poor performance.The volatility has made it tough for startup schools to get financing.But an unlikely source of new capital has emerged to fill the gap:
Advantage Academy of Hillsborough
“Plant City charter school principal with multiple DUIs steps down.” The Tampa Tribune (FL), 10/18/2012
TAMPA -- A charter school principal with a history of drunken driving arrests has resigned, and the operators of the school will change a key part of their hiring process in the wake of a Tampa
Manatee School of Arts & Sciences
“Manatee school's offer raises eyebrows.” FOX 13 News, 10/9/2012 -
Sure, most kids love video games, but you don't see many schools encouraging them, much less buying them for students.But that's just what a charter school in Manatee County is doing. Over the last two years, enrollment at the Manatee School of Arts and Sciences has dropped by nearly 40 percent.
CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS
A compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged with, or are highly suspected of, tampering with admissions, grades, attendance and testing; misuse of funds and embezzlement; engaging in nepotism and conflicts of interest; engaging in complicated and shady real estate deals; and/or have been engaging in other questionable, unethical, borderline-legal, or illegal activities. This is also a record of charter school instability and other unsavory tidbits.
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