Deja Vu for This Miracle Charter School « Diane Ravitch's blog

http://dianeravitch.net/2012/08/13/deja-vu-for-this-miracle-charter-school/

Diane Ravitch shares some rather disturbing news about an Oakland charter school that apparently misrepresented its student demographics, funneled money to its founder to cover non-school expenses, and uses some extreme discipline measures (like shaving a kid's hair at an assembly as punishment for theft). However, because their test scores are okay, the school's charter has been renewed and it continues to operate.