The new findings follow “Asleep at the Wheel,” the network’s March report, which said up to $1 billion was wasted over the life of CSP on charter schools that never opened or opened and then closed. California has the most charter schools and the most charter students; in Los Angeles, 20 percent of children attend such schools. In Iowa, for example, 11 charter schools received grants and 10 failed after receiving a total of $3.66 million. ADIn Michigan, 40 charter schools opened with CSP money and then closed. About 80 percent of charter schools are operated by for-profit companies with what Ulbrich said was unusual impunity.

Source: Washington Post December 09, 2019 21:13 UTC