$50 million in public money reportedly stolen in online charter school scheme
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$50 million reportedly stolen in online charter school scheme. Eleven people have been indicted on criminal charges of conspiracy, personal use of public money without legal authority, grand theft, and financial conflict of interest in connection with a network of California charter schools. Los Angeles Times
Generally superfical and misleading. A new paper from the National Education Policy Center on the Center on Reinventing Public Education’s recent research briefs on the cost of charter schools in California concludes: “Taken together, the briefs are useful only in pointing to some important issues that policymakers should consider; their analyses of those issues are, however, generally superficial and misleading.” National Education Policy Center
Teacher asks the tough question. Erika Jones, a Los Angeles elementary school teacher, asks in EdSource: “Why would families of color want to put their faith in schools lead by businesses that are intent on privatizing schools and leaving our neediest students out?” EdSource
ICYMI. In the Public Interest has released a new report measuring the cost that charter schools create for West Contra Costa Unified in the Bay Area. Because some students that would’ve otherwise attended traditional public schools instead attend charter schools in the area, the district has $27.9 million less in funding to work with each year. In the Public Interest
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