n 2004, Walter French Academy charter school in Lansing closed after accumulating a $656,000 deficit and not meeting the terms of a $135,443 federal grant it was ordered to pay back. In 2013, Buena Vista Public Schools was dissolved after accumulating a $3.6 million deficit and not meeting the terms of a $580,000 state grant it was ordered to pay back. Although Buena Vista accumulated a deficit that was almost $3 million more than the charter public school and was ordered to repay a grant that was more than four times as high, Democratic politicians and union officials reacted far more negatively to the Walter French Academy issues. Public school advocates talk of a crisis among traditional public schools and point to the closing of Inkster and Buena Vista. However, there have been 77 charter schools that have closed since 1994, many for financial reasons. michigancapitolconfidential/18969
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:02:56 +0000
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