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Are Charter Schools The Second Coming Of Enron?: An Examination Of The Gatekeepers That Protect Against Dangerous Related-Party Transactions In The Charter School Sectors, Preston C. Green Iii, Bruce D. Baker, Joseph O. Oluwole
Are Charter Schools The Second Coming Of Enron?: An Examination Of The Gatekeepers That Protect Against Dangerous Related-Party Transactions In The Charter School Sectors, Preston C. Green Iii, Bruce D. Baker, Joseph O. Oluwole
Indiana Law Journal
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF ENRON
A. ENRON AND DEREGULATION
B. THE LJM SPES
C. ENRON’S COLLAPSE
II: ENRON’S GATEKEEPER PROBLEMS
A. ARTHUR ANDERSEN
B. INDEPENDENT ANALYSTS
C. CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
D. ENRON’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
E. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)
III: CHARTER SCHOOLS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. CHARTER SCHOOL DEREGULATION AND PRIVATE INVESTORS
B. EXAMPLES OF ENRON-LIKE RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
1. IMAGINE SCHOOLS
2. IVY ACADEMIA CHARTER SCHOOL
3. AMERICAN INDIAN MODEL CHARTER SCHOOLS
4. GRAND TRAVERSE ACADEMY
5. PENNSYLVANIA CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL
C. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS, AND THE NEED FOR STRONG GATEKEEPING
IV: CHARTER SCHOOL GATEKEEPERS
A. AUDITORS …
Life In The Sweatbox, Pamela Foohey, Robert M. Lawless, Katherine Porter, Deborah Thorne
Life In The Sweatbox, Pamela Foohey, Robert M. Lawless, Katherine Porter, Deborah Thorne
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The time before a person files bankruptcy is sometimes called the financial “sweatbox.” Using original data from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, we find that people are living longer in the sweatbox before filing bankruptcy than they have in the past. We also describe the depletion of wealth and well-being that defines people’s time in the sweatbox. For those people who struggle for more than two years before filing bankruptcy—the “long strugglers”—their time in the sweatbox is particularly damaging. During their years in the sweatbox, long strugglers deal with persistent collection calls, go without healthcare, food, and utilities, lose homes and …