{"id":40041,"date":"2026-03-20T10:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-charter-school-loses-authorization-will-shut-down-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:06:22","slug":"delaware-charter-school-loses-authorization-will-shut-down-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-charter-school-loses-authorization-will-shut-down-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Charter School Loses Authorization, Will Shut Down This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774015582306.png?resize=258%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40040\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Delaware&#8217;s Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence will permanently shut its doors this June after state education officials pulled the school&#8217;s operating authorization.<\/p><p>Education Secretary Cindy Marten made the announcement with backing from the State Board of Education, citing problems with student enrollment numbers, financial management, and organizational structure at the charter school known as BASSE.<\/p><p>The closure decision follows a recommendation from the Delaware Department of Education&#8217;s Charter School Accountability Committee, which oversees charter school performance and compliance throughout the state.<\/p><p>Students and families affected by the closure will need to find alternative educational options for the upcoming school year as the charter revocation takes effect at the conclusion of the current academic term.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence will permanently close at the end of the current academic year after state education officials revoked its charter. The decision comes following concerns about student enrollment numbers, budget issues, and management problems at the Delaware charter school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":40040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774015582306.png?fit=258%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-apP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22463,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/state-panel-seeks-to-close-basse-charter-school-over-multiple-violations\/","url_meta":{"origin":40041,"position":0},"title":"State Panel Seeks to Close BASSE Charter School Over Multiple Violations","author":"Admin","date":"February 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware education officials are moving to shut down the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence due to problems with student numbers, finances, and management. 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