Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy
The Education Department has until Thursday to decide whether to allow them to switch their overseers.
Unless a federal judge steps in, the two-campus charter school could be forced to shut down for lack of a sponsor.
Anxiety is growing as 20 schools seek state approval for new overseers ahead of Thursday’s deadline.
The Minnesota Department of Education may shut the school down if TiZA can’t find another state-approved authorizer by June 30.
As shutdown deadline nears, the charter school argues that a new state ban on out-of-state authorizers is unconstitutional.
The Department of Education denied a nonprofit organization’s request to oversee the charter school, but left the door open for a more detailed reapplication.
A bill signed on Wednesday extends a June 30 deadline for charter schools to find monitors, approved by the state under stricter standards, to oversee their finances.
Charter schools should invite media scrutiny
Fearing it will close, the school says Islamic Relief USA and the state Education Department have prevented the school from securing a new overseer.