Former Gates Foundation executive won't open charter schools in New York City and Newark

From The New York Times: Tom Vander Ark, the Gates Foundation’s former executive director of education, was granted charters in 2010 to open a high school in New York City's Brooklyn borough and two others in Newark, N.J. But after spending more than $1.5 million of investors’ money on consultants and lawyers, Vander Ark has walked away from the project, and the schools will not open as planned this fall.