Eric Shirley, a former teacher at Elite Academic Academy, left due to concerns over financial mismanagement and potential corruption within the charter school network. With the CEO earning an exorbitant salary and the network paying millions to a third-party corporation linked to past leadership, Shirley and other former teachers fear the focus is on profits at the expense of student education. Elite, which generated $31.7 million in public funding, reflects broader issues in California's charter school system, marked by lax oversight and questionable spending practices.
Shirley expressed significant concerns about financial misconduct at Elite, emphasizing that the primary goal appears to be enriching administrators rather than enhancing educational quality.
Former teachers at Elite have raised alarms regarding financial practices, highlighting connections between the charter school network and a third-party corporation linked to former leadership.
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