Mich. University Revokes 14 School Charters

A Michigan university that has granted more charters for independent public schools than any other entity in the state has revoked 14 of the more than 40 such charters it has granted.

Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant has been at the forefront of the charter movement in the state, granting nearly half of the total number of charters that state universities are authorized to award under state law.

The 14 charters the university's board revoked last month were awarded in 1995 to groups that either have run into difficulties in opening their proposed schools or, in a few cases, have received charters from other universities...