School ALarm
Controversial private school reaps public funding
Will Evans
The Center for Investigative Reporting
wevans@cironline.org
@willCIR @CIRonline
What is this School?
- federal court records
- local court records
- accredited?
-
interviews
- 990s? (not for churches)
The Money
Title I: extra instruction for struggling students
Title II: teacher training
federal money shared with private schools
Who's in COntrol?
State sends federal money to district
District responsible for control of funds
Services, not money, go to private schools
Teachers should be independent
Are the Numbers Padded?
Numbers reported on private school affidavit
Under penalty of perjury
No one checks
Claimed: 195 students
Fack check:
fire department inspection
stakeout
current/former students/parents
court records