http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/nov/01/texas-contends-charter-schools-inflated/
Texas officials say seven public charter schools owe more than $16 million to the Texas Education Agency for allegedly inaccurate and inflated attendance reports. The state has aggressively sought refunds from the schools, including $8 million for attendance claims at Houston's Gulf Shores Academy (GSA), where absenteeism averaged 30 percent every day during the 2004-05 school year. Texas state Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, a lawyer who represents Gulf Shores Academy officials, said many public charter schools in Texas have had a difficult time learning how to enter attendance information into the state's complex computer system.
Source: Abilene Online Reporter News
Date: 11/01/2008
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