As distraught parents plead, school board votes to keep Acero charter schools open, despite financial warning
The Chicago school board voted to keep open all of the seven schools slated for closure in the Acero Charter Network through ...
Dozens rally against closings of Acero charter schools, report of ICE agent near a school
The Chicago Teachers Union said a father was arrested by immigration agents Wednesday morning as he was dropping off his kids ...
Former CEO of Indianapolis charter schools defrauded network of nearly $1 million
Former Tindley charter school network CEO Brian Metcalf pleaded guilty to two of the nine counts of wire fraud outlined in an ...
Rutherford County Schools seek community input on 2 more charter school applications
Rutherford County Schools wants the public to provide input about two charter school applications to start by 2026-27.
Multiple Oakland charter schools facing closures once the school year ends
There would be five closures, and it includes high schools, elementary, and middle schools as well as Oakland's only public ...
EdKey charter network to close 2 schools over spring break
Students from two charter schools will be relocated after spring break amid EdKey's "significant financial challenges." ...
I was punished for exposing charter school scam and grade fixing, N.J. superintendent says
He also said the school board ignored his concerns about a dispute over payments for students attending Asbury Park’s College ...
State moves to revamp charter school laws after damning NJ.com reports
It was all part of a hotly debated, nearly four-hour legislative hearing regarding the state’s public charter school sector, ...
Should IPS share tax dollars with charter schools? Tensions arise at board meeting
IPS community members turned out in a big way to show either their support or disagreement over sharing property tax funds with charter schools.
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Former CEO of Tindley charter schools admits to defrauding network of nearly $1 million
Brian Metcalf, who led the charter network from July 2019 through December 2022, pleaded guilty to two of the nine counts of ...
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Future of property tax revenue for IPS and charter schools fuels intense debate
A property tax revenue bill moving through the Indiana Statehouse is highlighting tensions between the school district and ...
What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private
Charter schools have some characteristics of both public and private institutions. Like traditional public schools, they are government-funded, free and open to all students. However, like private ...