Groups charge $30 million in charter school fraud, call for tougher oversight
A new report is calling for holding charter schools in Pennsylvania more accountable.
Produced by the groups Center for Public Democracy, Integrity in Education and Action United, the report says the $30 million in charter school fraud already discovered in Pennsylvania could be the tip of the iceberg because there isn't enough oversight.
Kia Hinton of Action United says they are calling for reforms such as targeted audits because $30 million could have been put to much better use.
"Do you know what that could get us? That could get us more teachers so our classrooms don't have 40 students, that could get us textbooks, so our students have textbooks and that could get us support staff to support our teachers and our students," Henson said.
The groups are also calling for a moratorium on any new charter schools until more controls are implemented.