Democracy Prep Public Schools

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Democracy Prep Public Schools, also known as Democracy Prep, is a charter school management company which manages a network of 25 Charter Schools in New York City, New Jersey, Nevada and Texas. Over 7,000 students are enrolled in its schools.[1]

History

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Democracy Prep Public Schools was founded in 2005 and opened its first school in 2006 as Democracy Preparatory Charter School.[2][3][4][5] Democracy Prep schools primarily serve students of color who live in poverty.[6][7][8] In 2019, Natasha Trivers was appointed Democracy Prep's CEO.[9][10] In 2021, Democracy Prep announced a major expansion in the Bronx.[11] Teachers at Democracy Prep attend trainings throughout the school year.[12]

The charter operator is one of five designated in Florida's Schools of Hope program.[13] A school it operates in Nevada has been sued on First Amendment grounds over a civic class curriculum it requires.[14]

Seth Andrew Theft Case

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Democracy Prep was founded by Seth Andrew. Andrew stepped down as head of the school network in 2013 to work as an advisor to U.S. president Barack Obama's administration.[15] In 2017, Andrew severed ties with the Democracy Prep organization.[15] In 2022, he pled guilty to wire fraud, admitting to diverting money from the charter school organization's accounts in 2019 to other non-profits.[16]

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