Individuals indicted in California $80 million charter scam involved in Ohio STEAM charter school operations
Jason Schrock and Eli Johnson are among the 11 persons indicted in the $80 million charter schools
scam in California. These two individuals are involved in the Ohio STEAM charters. In an
Intent to Apply for the 2016-17 school year, Eli Johnson is listed as the primary contact person and Jason Schrock is listed as Chairman of the charter board. Sean McManus, the CEO of California-based A3 Education, is also listed in the Ohio STEAM charter application as Joseph McManus.
The charter industry has twists and turns, and bizarre incestuous arrangements that are stranger than fiction.
Charter school oversight in Ohio is nil. The charter industry should be shut down.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
“In an Intent to Apply for the 2016-17 school year, Eli Johnson is listed as the primary contact person and Jason Schrock is listed as Chairman of the charter board. Sean McManus, the CEO of California-based A3 Education, is also listed in the Ohio STEAM charter application as Joseph McManus.”
Good catch! ECOT’s fraud also extended to FL and PA. ECOT produced offshoots.
Florida and Pennsylvania aren’t regulated either so chances are we just don’t know what the multi-state company robbed from those states.
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Another possible connection is to Mosaica. There’s also a lot of activity going on in Colorado with the same bunch including McManus, Schrock, Schmitt and Crider. Where else did they set up shop?????
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slippery slope: every day new states, new districts targeted
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