Debt, drop in enrollment bring Hearns Charter School to end
Saturday, July 30th, 2005LITTLEROCK — State, district and charter school officials continue to sort through financial records of the defunct Henry Hearns Charter School of Academic Excellence, some of which show how precarious the school’s budget situation was at the end.
The school, which opened in 2000 with fanfare and high aims, ushered in the Antelope Valley’s first major encounter with the charter school movement. Charter schools operate independently from traditional school districts, though under their auspices, and obtain state funding for their operations. (more…)