What’s a Little Edu-Fraud Between Friends?

Back in September, leaders of the Gloucester Community Arts Charter [1] found themselves with a wee problem on their hands. An unending series of mini-scandals [2], not to mention test scores that are among the worst in the state [3], resulted in plummeting enrollment—and a resulting dip in state-provided edu-bucks. So to remedy the shortfall, the charter leaders did what any school administrators might do. They reached out to the head of another charter school and arranged to borrow $75,000 for three weeks, secured by their next fix of taxpayer money.

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