More about the STEAM charters that have connections with the individuals indicted in California for an $80 million charter fraud
Five STEAM charters were “licensed” to operate in Ohio. Two of them, sponsored by Ohio Council of Community Schools, closed after a short period (2 years for one and 4 years for the other.)
Three STEAM charters are still in business as follows:
· STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights sponsored by Ohio Council of Community Schools
· STEAM Academy of Akron sponsored by the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation
· STEAM Academy of Warren sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education
Three of 11 individuals indicted in California for an $80 million charter fraud case have direct connections to the STEAM charter business enterprise in Ohio.
Other Ohio charter operations have been connected to charter operators indicted in other states. Several months ago some charter operators indicted for charter fraud in Florida had Ohio charter connections. The deregulated charter environment attracts people that relish the possibility of a quick buck.
The Ohio Department of Education and the two other sponsors should initiate an investigation into the operation of STEAM charters in Ohio.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Eventually, the charter vampires will run out of steam or their boiler will explode.
Lloyd, the charter vampires are already run out of steam, their boiler has exploded, but they keep shoveling in more and more money, burning it, and creating one fake organization after another, pretending that there are “grassroots,” when all they have are the same faces, endlessly recycled.
What will it take to get these charter vampires to stop?
First, we have to uncover how many charters they are actually operating. Charter law, for sure in California, does not vet charter operators. So they can open charters at will, close them down, pocket the money and then open new ones.