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Acton-Agua Dulce School District Ordered To Pay Over $726,000 In Charter School Fraud Scheme

The Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District has agreed to pay over $726,000 to the state as part of a settlement in a charter school fraud scheme. Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District agreed to pay $726,606 to the state, as part of a settlement, in one of the largest fraud schemes targeting educational dollars for kindergarten through 12th grade students in ...

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Santa Clarita Schools Perform Above State Standards: How Does Your District Rank?

The California Department of Education (CDE) and State Board of Education (SBE) launched the 2019 California School Dashboard on Thursday, a key component of the state’s school accountability system, officials said. The dashboard includes the latest data available on statewide, district and school 2018–19 graduation rates, suspension rates, test scores, English learner progress, college/career readiness and chronic absenteeism, according to ...

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Former Hart District Employee Wayne Crathorne Dies At 84, Remembered For Kind Nature

Wayne Crathorne, a former long-time William S. Hart Union High School District employee, has died at the age of 84, leaving a community of educators, faculty and students in mourning. Following several years of declining health, Crathorne died on July 20, according to Bob Webber, a friend and former Hart District administrator. Crathorne is expected to be buried in Idaho, ...

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iLEAD Agua Dulce Receives $475,000 Federal Grant

iLEAD Agua Dulce recently acquired a $475,000 federal grant that is anticipated to allow the creation of several new educational spaces for students, including a robotics lab and greenhouse. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Allocated and administered by the Federal Public Charter Schools Grant Program, the grant is set to allow ...

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New iLead Agua Dulce Campus Approved To Open Fall 2018

A new public charter school, iLEAD Agua Dulce, has been approved by district officials, and is set to open in the fall of 2018, serving students through 6th grade. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The school’s charter status was granted by a unanimous vote of the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District ...

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Candidates For Santa Clarita Valley School And Water Board Elections Confirmed

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The final deadline to file for office in the Nov. 3 school and water board elections came and went Wednesday, and the results are in. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. This is the first year that the William S. Hart Union High School District will be holding separate elections in geographical voting ...

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UPDATE: Acton-Agua Dulce To Decide On Einstein Academy Charter

A Superior Court judge held off on a ruling about Einstein Academy’s charter petition last week, citing an appeal filed by the Newhall School District prior to the hearing.

Acton-Agua Dulce officials plan to announce a decision on Einstein Academy’s new charter school petition Jan. 8, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Officials with the Albert Einstein Academy for the Letters, Arts and Sciences are introducing a new revised petition on that date, according to AADUSD Superintendent Brent Woodard. There was ...

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Einstein Academy Re-applies For AADUSD Charter

From left, Larry Layton, Ed Porter, Mark Distaso, Michael Fox (foreground), and Matt Ridenour discuss Einstein Academy's charter petition at a hearing in December.

Einstein Academy officials Thursday sought a second charter school petition from Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District officials to replace the one a judge set aside due to a Newhall School District lawsuit. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. AADUSD officials gave both the Albert Einstein Academy for the Letters, Arts and Sciences, ...

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Einstein Academy To Seek Charter School Approval Again

LAPD Detectives with the Sexually Exploited Child Unit’s Juvenile Division are investigating an allegation of crimes against multiple Einstein Academy students, LAPD officials said this week.

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON Nov 18, 2014 @ 12:01 p.m. Einstein Academy officials are set to re-apply for a charter school approval from the Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District in December, according to AADUSD officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The district plans to reconsider the charter school petition at a public hearing ...

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Auditors Continue Probe Of Einstein Academy Charter School Finances

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Almost one year after county officials requested an audit for Einstein Academy charter school, experts are still investigating “complaints alleging fiscal mismanagement,” officials said. In a letter dated Oct. 28, 2013, Los Angeles County Superintendent Arturo Delgado stated that a Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team would be requested to investigate the “extraordinary request.” “We consider this to be an extraordinary ...

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