The full board of a Sacramento-based school that provides English education to adult migrants stepped down after a state audit uncovered widespread fraud, mismanagement, and illegal use of public education funds.
All board members of Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools (HCCTS) resigned on Monday after the California State Auditor’s office released a damning 171-page report detailing large-scale misuse of state education funding.
The audit revealed that the school took nearly $180 million in state funds—either without eligibility or by misusing approved funds…