Archive for the ‘charter schools’ tag
Debt, drop in enrollment bring Hearns Charter School to end
LITTLEROCK — State, district and charter school officials continue to sort through financial records of the defunct Henry Hearns Charter School of Academic Excellence, some of which show how precarious the school’s budget situation was at the end.
The school, which opened in 2000 with fanfare and high aims, ushered in the Antelope Valley’s first major encounter with the charter school movement. Charter schools operate independently from traditional school districts, though under their auspices, and obtain state funding for their operations. Read the rest of this entry »