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School Millage Whack-A-Mole: How to Convince Voters Every Time to Vote NO Pretending to Be a Local Property Owner
Sunday , 10, November 2019 Section 16 Leave a commentAnother election day in Michigan fades from memory and people are either celebrating or trying to figure out what went wrong. In Baldwin, Michigan, dismally low voter turnout sank yet another millage vote for an aging school building with a leaky roof and crumbling infrastructure that would be cheaper to replace than repair. Baldwin Community […]
Shell Game The CSA Way: Chuck and Maria’s Partners Properties
Monday , 14, October 2019 Section 16 2 CommentsThe best thing with sharing warm and fuzzy stories about Michigan’s for-profit charter schools and the hi-jinks they get themselves into is when a voice in the crowd is eager to share their experiences. Up North Progressive early this morning received an anonymous comment. Some time in the mid-2000’s Chuck wanted to build a […]
Eviction Notice The CSA Way: And Where’s Mr. Beyer Going?
Wednesday , 9, October 2019 Section 16 1 CommentOctober has been a bizarre month for Charyl Stockwell Academy. An email went out to parents on Monday, October 7, 2019, that Steven Beyer, the principal turned superintendent for the last 60 days abruptly resigned. On October 8, 2019, it was officially announced that CSA would lease the building across the street owned by Michael […]
Keeping Your Children Safe The CSA Way: Pay No Attention to the Threat Behind the Curtain
Tuesday , 1, October 2019 Section 16 Leave a commentOne of the unfortunate realities of attending school in the United States is putting the burden of protecting children from threats of violence while they attend school on everyone but the people responsible. Any instance of any person claiming they want to shoot up a school or bomb a school must be taken as a […]
Extorting Money The CSA Way: New Middle School Bait and Switch
Saturday , 28, September 2019 Section 16 3 CommentsFor-profit Charyl Stockwell Academy likes to call itself a school district even though they don’t have boundaries, an elected school board, nor can they hold elections to approve bonds or millages. Those are methods of funding reserved for real public school districts that have real boundaries and real elected school boards. Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy […]
Teacher Says Every Time a Politician Mutters ‘Literacy Crisis” a Corporate Education Lobbyist Gets Their Wings
Tuesday , 19, February 2019 Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Section 16 Leave a commentOne of the happiest days of 2019 was watching Governor Gretchen Whitmer on February 12 give her first State of the State address in Michigan’s capital in Lansing. After eight very long, difficult years of the Nerd and Republican policy gutting the wealth of Michigan, there’s the possibility Michigan will get back on track and […]
The PACE of Embezzlement by Michigans’ For-Profit Charter Schools is the True Measure of “Success”
Wednesday , 23, January 2019 Section 16 3 CommentsNancy Paris, founder of The Paris Academy based out of Saginaw was charged with embezzlement of $100,000 or more on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, when a May 2018, audit revealed her student count of 715 included 153 fake enrollees. The total amount of taxpayers’ money Paris is charged with embezzling is $800,000. Paris opened her […]
CSA Founder Chuck Stockwell’s Rant Letter May Have Violated Campaign Finance Laws
Wednesday , 26, September 2018 Section 16 Leave a commentOn September 17, 2018, Charyl Stockwell Academy founder Chuck Stockwell sent out a letter to parents declaring it wasn’t fair that real public school districts could hold elections to raise funds while charter schools which are not districts can’t and ordered the parents of CSA to vote NO on upcoming millage elections. The only problem […]
When Even the For-Profit Charter School You Founded Asks “WTF?”
Tuesday , 25, September 2018 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentThis letter is available as a PDF on the CSA for-profit charter school website. What’s going on, Chuck? Do you need an intervention?
What is Chuck Stockwell Complaining About: Michigan Taxpayers Pay My Mortgage or Else!
Saturday , 22, September 2018 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 1 CommentIn a letter sent out to the parents of students attending Charyl Stockwell Academy for-profit charter school, Chuck Stockwell demanded parents punish the area real public school districts by voting no on their millage elections because it’s not fair they can raise money like any other government entity, and he can’t because he runs charter […]