THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: The Ben Chavis / American Indian Public Charter School saga continues

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: The Ben Chavis / American Indian Public Charter School saga continues:

The Ben Chavis / American Indian Public Charter School saga continues

by The Perimeter Primate

Ben Chavis’s crooked charter school reign is finally being exposed. A preliminary investigation into his management has found evidence of fraud and multiple violations of state laws. As a result, the Oakland Unified Office of Charter Schools is recommending a denial for the renewal of one of Chavis’s three Oakland American Indian Model design charter schools. The school board is scheduled to vote tomorrow night (April 4, 2012).

Chavis has been held up as a hero by Washington Post columnist George Will and rabid charter school advocate Whitney Tilson. He's been promoted by the Los Angeles Times, John Stossel on 20/20 and many others.

Then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called Chavis’s work an “education miracle.” The National Reviewdescribed Chavis as “undeniably one of the country’s finest educators.” Chavis’s school was one of six "no