by David SafierReporters Rhonda Bodfield and Enric Volante have written an excellent investigative article on charter schools in the Star: Education at charters is spotty, oversight lax. It talks about César Chávez Middle School and Aztlan Academy not turning in necessary records and possibly padding their student enrollments, allowing them to get more money from … Read more
by David Safier [Note: North Star Charter is in Phoenix. I forgot to mention that in the post.] When I wrote about a hostile takeover of North Star Charter High School which occurred in April of this year, I promised there would be more to follow. There is more, much more, concerning the misuse of … Read more
by David SafierThis promises to be interesting. A few days after D legislators held a news conference announcing the formation of a committee to take a closer look at tax credits and inviting Rs to join, a few Rs actually agreed. Why? There are all kinds of possible answers. Maybe they were actually a bit … Read more
by David SafierWe don't know much about what's happening in charter schools here in Arizona, because they're unregulated and unmonitored. To make an analogy to the semi-regulated world of high finance, some charters are certainly solid institutions that are working in the best interests of their "investors" — the students and their parents. But there … Read more
by David SafierI've held off on telling this story for awhile because some of the details are sketchy. Also, I usually like to be able to say, "The moral of the story is . . ." but in this case, I'm not quite sure what that moral is. The story itself is so compelling, though, … Read more