N.O.'S Einstein Charter School Faces Closure As Nonprofit Status Questioned

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The Louisiana Department of Education could close Einstein Charter School in eastern New Orleans for administrative improprieties next week, a first in the history of charter schools in New Orleans.

The husband-wife team of Alice Midkiff and Ronald Midkiff, school director and principal, respectively, first came under fire during the 2006-07 school year amid reports of nepotism, abuse and racism. Their administrative practices are the center of the controversy.

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N.O.'S Einstein Charter School Faces Closure As Nonprofit Status Questioned

The legitimacy of the school's chartering company, Einstein Group Inc., is in question. Federal law requires every charter to qualify as a 501(c3) nonprofit under, said Orleans Parish School Board President Phyllis Landrie...

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