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Indiana Pays Millions to Virtual Charters that Educate No One

The only fraud bigger than Indiana’s online charter schools is Donald Trump.

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What a Business!

The stateof Indiana shells out millions of dollars to virtual charter schools that educate no one.

Even Republican legislators thank this this could be a waste of taxpayers’ dollars.

“Top state education leaders called it a “scandal” and “serious” that two Indiana virtual charter schools are accused of counting toward their enrollment thousands of students who either never signed up for or completed classes.

“This should be a massive alarm bell that outright fraud has been committed against Hoosier taxpayers to the tune of millions of dollars,” said Gordon Hendry, a state board of education member who led a committee last year to review virtual schools. “If this isn’t a scandal, I don’t know what is.”

“The harsh words came a day after Indiana Virtual School and its sister school, Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy, were put on notice that their charter agreements could be revoked by their…

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Posted by on March 5, 2019 in Uncategorized

 

Los Angeles: Tomorrow, Vote for Jackie Goldberg for School Board

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Tomorrow is the day when voters in Los Angeles will pick the swing vote on the school board.

Mid you live in District 5, please vote for Jackie Goldberg.

She is the most experienced and most knowledgeable candidate in the race. She will speak out against the billionaires who hope to control the board. She will speak up for students, teachers, parents, and public schools.

To learn where the money is coming from and who is getting it, read the latest from Sara Roos, the Red Queen in LA.

The Money In LAUSD5’s Mouth

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Posted by on March 4, 2019 in Uncategorized

 

California: Legislature Passes Historic Charter Accountability Bill

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During Governor Jerry Brown’s tenure in office, he vetoed all efforts to hold charter schools accountable, to consider their fiscal impact, or to limit their numbers. Those days are over under Governor Gavin Newsom. 

Edsource reports:

“The chairman of the Assembly Education Committee and several Democratic colleagues introduced a package of bills Monday that would impose severe restrictions on the growth of charter schools.

“Three of the bills would eliminate the ability of charter schools to appeal rejected applications to the county and state, place an unspecified cap on charter school growth and enable school districts to consider the financial impact of charter schools when deciding whether to approve them. A fourth bill would abolish the right of a charter school that can’t find a facility in its authorizing district to locate a school in an adjoining district.

“Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, D-Long Beach, who chairs the Education Committee, said the…

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Posted by on March 2, 2019 in Uncategorized