NY charter school founder cheated state out of $70,000. Failed to pay taxes 2005-2010

[madfloridian]

9. Partly because they have been given so much unregulated power over schools.

This shared space stuff is so unfair to public schools. There's another NYC charter school that does it all the time in an arrogant way.

All it would take to stop this kind of thing is a Secretary of Education who won't tolerate it. But not a peep from Arne. Since he is remaining on this term, I must assume the president either approves or is unaware.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/6859

"The "Eva" Empire has expanded to the Bronx, bringing a Harlem turf war for school space into the borough. Eva Moskowitz, the City Council member-turned-charter school CEO, has opened two new academies from her charter school franchise, Success Charter Network, inside Public School 30 in Mott Haven, and PS 146 in Morrisania. And Bronx Success Academies 1 and 2 are already ruffling feathers with district school staffers.

..."Staffers at the district schools say their new neighbors have booted them from classrooms and stairwells, while sharing the libraries, cafeterias and playgrounds.

...."Staffers at PS 30 say Bronx Success 1 sealed off the third floor to its staff and students - even taking over a stairwell - so Success students don't mingle with their district school neighbors.

"We are not allowed there," said one PS 30 teacher, noting the classrooms taken over by Success were formerly used for tutoring children with special needs. Now we have to do therapy sessions in the hallway."