The students of the three Newpoint Education Partners’ charter schools that were shut down last year have begun calling themselves “Newpoint Survivors.” The photo attached to this article is of the Newpoint…
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In Pinellas County, records show Newpoint followed similar pattern of cost inflation
The Tampa Bay Times reports that one of Newpoint Education Partners’ St. Petersburg charter schools paid $4,300 to equip a classroom with a teacher’s desk, two cabinets, three tables and 25 chairs….
Podcast: Bergosh praises Newpoint whistleblower
On Tuesday, Escambia County School Board member Jeff Bergosh appeared on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” to discuss the recent indictment of Newpoint Education Partners, the company that ran the Pensacola…
And there is more on the NEP labyrinth, a connection to Magnolia charter schools shut down in Broward County
The David Stiles mentioned in the prior post is also tied to two other charter school closings. Stiles was once listed as the head of operations for Cambridge Education Group, which runs…
Pinellas School District staff recommends closing three Newpoint charter schools
Pinellas County School Board discussed this morning a staff recommendation to shut down three charter schools managed by Newpoint Education Partners, the company that was indicted, along with three of its vendors,…
Untangling Newpoint Education Partners and its charter schools
Since the State Attorney’s Office announced that it had gotten indictments against Newpoint Education Partners and three of its vendors, former teachers, administrators and parents of former Newpoint charter school students have…
Newpoint Charter Schools: ‘A boondoggle for wealthy people to continue to be wealthy’
Yesterday, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Newpoint Education Partners, LLC; School Warehouse, Inc.; Red Ignition, LLC; and Epiphany Management, LLC for grand theft, money laundering and aggravated white collar crime in…
Newpoint Education Partners has problems in Pinellas County
Last week, the Tampa Bay Times reported that Newpoint Education Partners, which had two of its Pensacola charter schools closed earlier this year, failed to document how it spent a $75,000 federal…
Podcast: Bergosh pre-files for County Commission District 1 seat
School Board member Jeff Bergosh has pre-filed to run for Escambia County Commission District 1 seat. Incumbent Wilson Robertson has already announced that he will not seek another term. Bergosh came on…
Lovett and other Bay County staff part ways with Newpoint
WJHG TV reports that Carla Lovett, vice president of Curriculum for Newpoint Education Partners and Cambridge Education Group, has severed her ties with NEP for whom she has worked since June 20083…
Newpoint Education has attendance problems in Ohio, too
When School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas recommended that Escambia County School Board terminate the contracts for Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy, his staff pointed out the poor record keeping for attendance as…
NC schools cut ties to Newpoint Education Partners
Two North Carolina charter schools seeking approval to open in 2016 have dropped Newpoint Education Partners (NEP) as their management company. Pine Springs Preparatory Academy and Cape Fear Preparatory Academy had their…