LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A state agency said that a charter school in Las Vegas broke several laws when it failed to pay back more than $800,000 in taxpayer funds.
Earlier this month, the State Public Charter School Authority affirmed its decision during an administrative hearing to shut down Eagle Charter School.
Eagle Charter School opened in August of 2023 to students, pitching itself as another option for families living on the east side of Las Vegas. Yet in less than a year, the State Public Charter School Authority board closed Eagle, citing financial mismanagement.
“For charter schools, the reasons why they fail is due to fiscal mismanagement,” Dr. Megan Griffard, a UNLV professor in education finance, said. Giffard was a witness in the agency’s hearing. “There’s just a lot of debt here and the plan to recoup that debt by massively increasing enrollment is just not realistic.”…