And here’s another example of charter mismanagement of funds. “Kent Amos, founder of one of the oldest and largest D.C. charter school networks, allegedly funneled millions of school dollars to a for-profit management company he owns, according to a legal complaint filed Monday by D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan. . . This is the second D.C. charter school in the past year to come under scrutiny for allegedly funneling tax dollars to a management company with ties to school leaders. The District sued Options Public Charter School in October alleging that its three former leaders diverted millions...
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Manhattan charter school another example of misappropriation of funds
And here’s another example of charter school misappropriation of funds, this time at a charter for special ed students. Could our legislature start having conversations about solutions that work instead of “solutions” that cause more problems? The ALEC faithful in the Kansas legislature got their tax credit scholarships. Watch for an aggressive push for massive expansion of neo-charters next session. (It would be very helpful to have more legislators who understand the problems with neocharters.) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/nyregion/state-audit-faults-spending-reports-by-a-manhattan-school.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0...
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Leave a Comment Kansas educators and parents decry cuts and ALEC policies hurting schools
“’We simply have to have a new group of people to work with, people who truly value public education and won’t divert public funds to corporate interests,’ [Kansas mom and Game On member Heather Ousley] said in reference to the amendment to the education finance bill that established tax credits of up to $10 million for corporations that make donations to scholarships to religious and unaccredited private schools. ‘And to pay for it they took $8 million from programs for at-risk kids who really need them,’ she said. The mother of three was outraged that legislators acted under...
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Leave a Comment Fliers targeted education supporters
Legislators supporting public education were targeted in a flier from Kansans for Liberty. The flier sought primary opponents for Reps Rooker, Finch, Becker, Doll, Hineman, Dierks, Hill, and Moxley and offered, “Should you decide to consider running for any of these positions (or others) we would be glad to assist you in any way possible. We will walk you through every step to get signed up. Provide you with templates for signs and palm cards. Even help with volunteers to get your message out.” You may want to visit the websites of these legislators and volunteer to help...
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