Deion Sanders’ new charter school drawing questions about financial, academic plans

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Deion Sanders’ new charter school drawing questions about financial, academic plans

The Texas Independent

By Patrick Michels
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 4:23 pm

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"While the board gave its go-ahead in September, SBOE member Michael Soto (D-San Antonio) wasn’t impressed by what he saw in Sanders’ presentation. “I have no idea what the applicant plans to do in the classroom,” Soto said before the vote, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Since then, other questions have arisen about some of the school’s financial arrangements — deals that would help its top officials profit from the school’s fundraising and property rental."

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Deion Sanders’ new charter school drawing questions about financial, academic plans

Texas approves DFW charter school backed by ex-NFL star Deion Sanders

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