Dozens of fixes proposed to deter more mega-cases of charter school fraud
Two now-defunct charter school operators capitalized on fee-hungry authorizers and lax auditing to embezzle millions.
Audacious, multimillion dollar scandals by two California charter school operators within the past decade exposed vulnerabilities to fraud resulting from inept and negligent oversight and inadequate auditing. A pair of inquiries into those weaknesses have concluded that several dozen actions could help spot, address and potentially deter future attempts by charter school operators to evade state laws and regulations.