Even Kidnappers Want To Run Charter Schools

[Modern School]

No one should be surprised to find unscrupulous characters trying to make a buck off the charter school band wagon. In fact, the only thing surprising about this particular case is the incredible chutzpah of the proprietor, a certain Nedir Bey, who attempted to launch the Marcus Garvey charter school in Oakland, California, despite the fact that he owed the city of Oakland over $1.5 million for a failed health care company he launched using city money that he never repaid. Bey eventually withdrew the charter request without offering any explanation.

Bey’s hubris did not end there. He was also a convicted kidnapper.

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