April 2011 ~ Chart School

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Omni Prep Academy-North Pointe

Posted on 20:44 by Unknown

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Posted in *Tennessee, 2011, Failure to implement program, Not paying employees, Questionable financial practices | No comments

Philadelphia School Reform Commission

Posted on 20:41 by Unknown

NUTTER ORDERS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE KING CHARTER SCHOOL FLAP; April 26, 2011; Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) Mayor Nutter has launched a city investigation into the withdrawal of an Atlanta charter school company from operating Martin Luther King High School, amid allegations of conflict of interest and political wrangling involving School Reform Commission Chairman Robert L. Archie Jr. and State Rep. Dwight Evans.Nutter said Monday that he had directed Joan Markman, the city's chief integrity officer, to conduct a series of fact-finding interviews...

Posted in *Pennsylvania, 2010, Conflict of interest | No comments

Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School

Posted on 20:37 by Unknown

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 applications on its website from all eligible parents and is listing open house sessions. [See important note below]However, several readers have sent the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch news tips claiming that mailings from Young Scholars to their homes over the past few weeks may show a bias toward potential applicants....

Posted in **Managed by Gulen movement, *Pennsylvania, 2011, Screening potential students | No comments

Twin Cities Academy High School

Posted on 20:26 by Unknown

Posted in *Minnesota, 2007, Screening potential students | No comments

The New School

Posted on 20:19 by Unknown

Posted in *California, 2007, Problems with site | No comments

Midland Academy Charter School

Posted on 20:17 by Unknown

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 counts of sexual assault of a child and two counts of an improper relationship with a student.Attorney Hal Brockett said he was surprised by the jury's verdict against client David van Houten."We respect the jury's decision, but I have worked in the system for 30 years and it was a bit of a surprise for...

Posted in *Texas, 2007, Child molestation/sexual misconduct or assault | No comments

Florida charter schools (proficiency levels not much higher)

Posted on 20:13 by Unknown

Posted in *Florida, 2010, Limited academic performance | No comments

Mexican American Community Services Agency (two schools)

Posted on 20:07 by Unknown

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This nonprofit operated the El Portal Leadership Academy charter school in Gilroy and the Academia Calmecac charter school in San Jose, along with youth programs, elder care and low-cost housing program. County education officials revoked those schools' charters in 2009 amid allegations that MACSA had cheated 50 to 100 MACSA employees out of more than $1 million promised for their retirement by diverting money from teacher pension accounts.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Posted in **Managed by Mexican American Community Services Agency, *California, 2011, Misspent funds: $400K, Misuse of funds | No comments

Texas Serenity Academy Charter School

Posted on 20:04 by Unknown

Posted in *Texas, 2010, Embezzlement, Lawsuit, Stolen: $240K | No comments

City View Charter School

Posted on 20:02 by Unknown

Posted in *Oregon, 2008, Embezzlement, Stolen: $64K | No comments

Horizons K-8 Charter School

Posted on 20:00 by Unknown

Posted in *Colorado, 2007, Embezzlement, Fraud and misrepresentation, Grand Theft | No comments

Hospitality Public Charter High School

Posted on 19:58 by Unknown

Posted in *Washington D.C., 2010, Grand Theft, Stolen: $3K | No comments

New Hope Institute of Science and Technology

Posted on 19:56 by Unknown

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 embezzling more than $300,000 in federal money.A grand jury indicted Rosella Tucker, 54, of Milwaukee, on two counts of theft from a program receiving federal funds.Tucker started New Hope Institute of Science and Technology in 2003, according to a U.S. attorney's office news release. It was a subsidiary...

Posted in *Wisconsin, 2008, Embezzlement, Not paying employees, Stolen: $300K | No comments

Allen Village School

Posted on 19:53 by Unknown

Posted in *Missouri, 2006, Embezzlement, Stolen: $47K | No comments

New York City charter schools (don’t serve poorest kids)

Posted on 19:49 by Unknown

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 questions that data.Bruce Baker, an associate professor at Rutgers' graduate school of education, said charters do serve the same proportion of children receiving free and reduced-price meals. But those two categories are lumped together when they're actually quite different, he said."The charters seem to...

Posted in *New York, 2011, Selective enrollment | No comments

Worcester (MA) charter schools

Posted on 19:46 by Unknown

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 achievement gap in this city, one of the goals the governor cited when he supported legislation to increase the number of charter schools in the state. Information was presented on students at the newly opened Spirit of Knowledge Charter School, which serves Grades 7-9. The district found data...

Posted in *Massachusetts, 2011, Selective enrollment | No comments

Language Academy

Posted on 19:43 by Unknown

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 O'LAKES - Pasco County schools superintendent Heather Fiorentino has asked for a criminal investigation into the Language Academy after someone told district officials that there had been embezzlement at the charter school, she said."It's my job to make sure that they're accountable to the public and...

Posted in *Florida, 2006, Debt: $150K, Financial mismanagement, Misspent funds: $500K ?, Record keeping | No comments

Atlantic County (N.J.) charter schools (high failure rate)

Posted on 19:40 by Unknown

Posted in *New Jersey, 2011, Poor academic performance | No comments

Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School

Posted on 19:37 by Unknown

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 from the school…The women told police they bought the laptops from Nakesha Wallace, who works at a Sunoco, according to police.Wallace told police she bought three laptops from a customer named Jay who lives close to the Sunoco. She later directed police to the vehicle Jay drives, police said. After...

Posted in *Pennsylvania, 2010, Stolen: $30K | No comments

Red Apple Entheos Academy

Posted on 19:34 by Unknown

Posted in *Utah, 2010, Stolen: $4K | No comments

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