Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Schools Matter: Case Against Ben Chavis Goes to District Attorney

Schools Matter: Case Against Ben Chavis Goes to District Attorney:


Case Against Ben Chavis Goes to District Attorney

Any public school with such a record of abuse, corruption, and anti-social malfeasance would have been shut years ago.  

The head of an Oakland charter school organization that has made national headlines for its low-income students' outstanding test scores is now faced with mounting evidence that he used his position to enrich himself and his family. 

A state investigation into allegations of operational fraud and other unscrupulous activity by Ben Chavis -- a businessman who has also served, off and on, as director of three publicly funded but independently run charter schools named American Indian -- and his wife, who provided financial