One hundred twenty-nine Minnesota charter schools were awarded grants from money that came from the federal charter schools program between 2006-2014. At this time, 34 (26%) of those charter schools appeared to have never opened or opened and closed. All findings were confirmed by checking the list of open charter schools provided by the State Education Department of Minnesota. The status of schools not listed were confirmed by searching the NCES number of the school here and then searching the internet for con- firmation. In total, $9,839,696.00 was awarded to Minnesota charter schools during those years that ei- ther never opened or shut down. The chart below shows the names of charters schools in Minnesota that received federal money between 2006-2014 but are not open today. The school names that are lightly shaded are grant recipient schools that never opened. Those shaded in maroon are schools that are closed. The federal grant amount is to the right of the school's name. Minnesota Charters

Asleep at the Wheel - Minnesota Charters · Minnesota North Star Academy $180,000 New Salem Elementary School $5,475 Paideia Academy Charter School $330,000 Pine Grove Leadership

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Page 1: Asleep at the Wheel - Minnesota Charters · Minnesota North Star Academy $180,000 New Salem Elementary School $5,475 Paideia Academy Charter School $330,000 Pine Grove Leadership

All findings were confirmed by checking the list of open charter schools provided by the State Education Department of Minnesota. The status of schools not listed were confirmed by searching the NCES number of the school here and then searching the internet for con-firmation.

In total, $9,839,696.00 was awarded to Minnesota charter schools during those years that ei-ther never opened or shut down.

The chart below shows the names of charters schools in Minnesota that received federal money between 2006-2014 but are not open today. The school names that are lightly shaded are grant recipient schools that never opened. Those shaded in maroon are schools that are closed. The federal grant amount is to the right of the school's name.

Minnesota Charters

http://w20.education.state.mn.us/MdeOrgView/search/tagged/MDEORG_CHARTER_LEA%2CMARSSOperating

https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/index.asp

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Name Of Charter School Grant Amount

Academy Of Biosciences $210,000Academy Of North Minneapolis $408,660ARCH Academy $325,000Beacon Preparatory School $360,000Central School $16,950Cygnus Academy $360,000Dakota Area Community Charter Sch $180,000Elom International School $241,200Emily O. Goodridge-Grey Accelerated $540,000F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing Academy $26,967Freedom Academy Charter School $200,000General John Vessey Jr Leadership $180,000Long Tieng Academy $540,000Mary McEvoy Early Literacy Academy $47,598Metro Tech Career Academy Formerly Dunwoody Academy $515,340Mill City High School $200,000Milroy Area Charter School $210,000Minneapolis Academy Charter School $60,000Minneapolis College Preparatory School $530,000Minnesota North Star Academy $180,000New Salem Elementary School $5,475Paideia Academy Charter School $330,000Pine Grove Leadership Academy $395,813Prestige Academy Charter School $180,000Quest Academy $684,474Recovery School Of Southern Mn $291,904Richard Allen Math & Science Academy $478,225Sobriety High $149,554Soul Academy $120,000Tarek Ibn Ziyad Academy $257,495Waynewood School Of Hope $290,415West Concord Charter School $469,626West Side Summit Charter School $525,000Worthington Area Language Academy $330,000

Total $9,839,696