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And here we have the latest on a major charter school group in Connecticut. Kansas should retain its current law on charter schools. “The Jumoke Academy charter school operation was saddled with ‘rampant nepotism,’ imposed little or no oversight on former CEO Michael Sharpe and made repeated financial missteps that could sink the organization within three years, according to a 99-page investigative report ordered by the state Department of Education. “The report, released Friday afternoon and coming in the midst of an FBI investigation of Jumoke and the closely related Family Urban Schools of Excellence, mirrors reporting by...

Here’s another example of what we don’t want in Kansas. Charters like this one are a waste of taxpayer dollars and a disservice to students and their families. “He estimated that the charter school’s debts total at least $5 million – not including the $9 million it owes bondholders for its building in Northern Liberties…Gallard said that even though the Palmer charter has shuttered, the School Reform Commission will continue the process of revoking the school’s operating charter for poor academic performance as well as shaky finances. Revocation hearings concluded last month. “Said Gallard: ‘This charter was not...