Charter schools aren’t being held to the same standards as traditional schools. And now some Texas leaders want to add vouchers to the mix.
, IDEA Public Schools signed a $15 million lease for a luxury jet in 2019, purchased luxury boxes at San Antonio Spurs games, paid for lavish travel expenditures for executives, acquired a boutique hotel in Cameron County for more than $1 million, and faces other allegations of irresponsible or improper use of funds.On ExpressNews.
And then there is the too-sweet deal struck by Fernando Donatti, the Houston superintendent and founder of Diversity, Roots and Wings Academy. The academy’s most recent financial report reveals signed lease agreements to pay Donatti and his companies more than $6.5 million through 2031. How is it not illegal for a superintendent to lease property that he personally owns to the school that he runs? It’s hard to imagine a superintendent of a traditional public school district getting away with this type of financial arrangement. But charter schools don’t receive the same attention as their traditional public school counterparts.
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