ICE Contractor Used Charter Bus to Smuggle Migrants, Says Prosecutor
Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas allege that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractors used charter buses to move large groups of illegal immigrants north. The defendants allegedly claimed to be transporting unaccompanied minors at the request of her company. U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 35-year-old Nancy Berenice Fernandez […]
Supreme Court asked to consider Oklahoma religious charter school's case
The Oklahoma Charter School Commission announced that it has asked the Supreme Court to reverse its ruling that the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school is unconstitutional. The board's petition asking the high court to take up the case could spark a major controversy over the separation of church and state. “Both questions posed […]
Ex-principal accused of abusing 5-year-old autistic student canned from new charter gig as special education coordinator
A special education coordinator who was accused of abusing a 5-year-old autistic student at a Catholic school has been fired from her most recent job at a Bronx charter school following an inquiry by The Washington Post. Mary Ellen Sanchez, the former principal of St. Joseph School in Bronxville, was accused of beating, violent grabbing […]
NYC can’t open any more charter schools, regulator complains
Gov. Kathy Hokul and the state Legislature will come under pressure next year to lift New York City’s charter school caps after New York state education officials on Wednesday allocated the last of 14 “zombie” slots that lawmakers reluctantly approved last year. The SUNY Charter Commission voted to allow the high-performing charter school networks of […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Against First Publicly-Funded Religious Charter School
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the charter of what would have been the nation’s first publicly funded religious school was unconstitutional, according to court records. Oklahoma’s Virtual Charter School Board voted to approve an application for a virtual religious charter school in June 2023, but Republican state Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit […]
Hofstra University stabbing: 6 face gang assault charges for attack after charter school graduation
Six people have been arrested and are now facing gang assault charges in connection with a stabbing that took place this week after a graduation ceremony at Hofstra University charter school on New York’s Long Island. Nassau County Police said five people were taken into custody following Wednesday’s incident, which took place just after a […]
Pennsylvania charter schools hit hard in proposed funding formula
A bill that would change the state’s public school funding formula passed the House on Monday, sparking both jubilation and confusion among lawmakers. Supporters call the plan a victory for students whose education has been denied due to economic inequality, but critics point out that 64 of the bill’s 87 pages are focused on cutting […]
The WNBA prioritizing the Fever in its initial charter flight rollout plan isn’t going over well
time WNBA All teams announced on May 9th. There will be charter flights this season, but it felt like a problem that had existed for far too long was over.But what some missed in this announcement was that all match charters Doesn’t start until May 21st. Unfortunately, the season began on May 14th, and the […]
Liberty eagerly await charter after season-opening bus trip
WASHINGTON — Brianna Stewart has long advocated for charter flights in the WNBA. The league announced plans for league-wide charter flights this month, but she was sitting on the Liberty bus Monday afternoon en route to the season opener in Washington. “Two of the five WNBA teams on the road today are participating in the […]
Gunman shoots stepmom, then tries to stomp her after she tries to hug him at charter school graduation: ‘It’s a bad dream’
A 21-year-old man allegedly opened fire on his stepmother as she tried to hug him during a New Mexico school graduation ceremony. – He also tried to trample her. This was announced by Albuquerque Police.. At Thursday’s graduation ceremony at Southwest Secondary Learning Center, an Albuquerque charter school, Christian Bencomo was tackled to the ground […]