My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates. This issue covers the continued Meeting of Creditors held on August 19, and filings from August 6 through August 20, 2026.

The short version of yesterday's meeting: Oxford Street Education board member Rishi Shukla served as a representative of the debtor, and testified that Scott Given was altering the financial data the Board relied on: inflating income, cutting expenses, and removing liabilities from spreadsheets before board meetings. As best as I can tell, the trustee appears to be looking at whether the bankruptcy estate can bring claims against others, including potentially Oxford Street's Board, not only against Scott Given.

Key dates & deadlines

• August 25, 2026, 11:59 p.m. — Deadline to object to the trustee's three pending motions (one to end Oxford's 401(k) retirement plan, two seeking records from Oxford's outside accountants; all three were described in Issue #8)
• September 9, 2026, 10:15 a.m. — Hearing on those three motions
• October 20, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Continued Meeting of Creditors (further questioning of Oxford)

This is a short special alert, not a regular weekly issue. There is no new docket news this week; the next regular issue will follow as usual.

If Oxford Street Education / Croft School owes you money and you have not filed a Proof of Claim, tomorrow — Friday, August 14, 2026 — is the deadline.

This is the one step that protects what you are owed. If you have been meaning to get to it, please do it today or tomorrow.

What to do

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates. This issue covers filings from July 24 through August 5, 2026.

Two things to know up front: First, the deadline to file a Proof of Claim is Friday, August 14 — eight days away. Second, the trustee filed three new motions this week. One would end Oxford's 401(k) retirement plan, and two seek records from Oxford's outside accountants.

Key dates & deadlines

• August 14, 2026 — Deadline to file a Proof of Claim
• August 19, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Continued Meeting of Creditors (questioning of Oxford)
• August 25, 2026, 11:59 p.m. — Deadline to object to the trustee's three new motions (described below)
• September 9, 2026, 10:15 a.m. — Hearing on the retirement-plan and accountant-examination motions

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates. This issue covers filings from July 16 through July 23, 2026.

It has been a mostly quiet week. Going forward, I won't feel compelled to write every week if there is no news, but I will continue to write when things happen in the bankruptcy.

The deadline to file a Proof of Claim is now about three weeks away. If Oxford owes you money (for a deposit, prepaid tuition, or anything else), you should get your claim on file. On the docket, the court finished ending the lease for the last Providence building.

Key dates & deadlines

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates. This issue covers July 9 through July 16, 2026.

The main event this week was the Meeting of Creditors, held on July 14, which turned into a short, procedural meeting. The trustee continued it so the debtor can be questioned once more information is known, and tentatively set that for August 19.

Key dates & deadlines

• August 14, 2026 — Deadline to file a Proof of Claim
• August 19, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Continued Meeting of Creditors (questioning of Oxford) (tentative)

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates. This issue covers filings from July 2 through July 9, 2026.

The Meeting of Creditors is next week, on July 14. It is the first date on the calendar that many families have asked about, so much of this issue explains what that meeting is, how it works, and whether you need to do anything. The short answer is that you do not. There was also some new activity on the docket, which I cover after that. At the end, I summarize a separate state securities complaint filed against the school's former CEO.

Key dates & deadlines

• July 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — Meeting of Creditors
• July 16, 2026, 2:15 p.m. — Hearing on the trustee giving up the two Providence buildings (a step for the people and businesses involved, not something families need to attend)
• August 14, 2026 — Deadline to file a Proof of Claim

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates. This issue covers filings from June 25 through July 2, 2026.

I hope everyone is staying cool and enjoying the 4th of July weekend. It's hard to imagine that it is already July. There is not much new on the docket this week, so I am using the extra room for two things: First, a look at the official list of claims filed against the school, and two of those claims in detail. Second, the plain-language guide to filing a Proof of Claim that I promised in an earlier issue.

There is nothing families need to do this week; the deadline for filing a Proof of Claim is August 14.

Key dates & deadlines

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates.

This issue covers filings from June 18 through June 25, 2026. The main news is that the trustee has started formally giving up the buildings the school used to lease. The school year ended June 12, the school has closed, and these filings are part of winding it down. The proof of claim deadline is not until August; there is nothing families need to do right now.

Key dates & deadlines

• July 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — Meeting of Creditors
• August 14, 2026 — Deadline to file a Proof of Claim

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy case, and to flag key deadlines and dates.

This issue covers filings from June 11 through June 18, 2026. It was a quiet week, with only a few preliminary filings.

Given the slow week, I also wanted to briefly discuss what a Proof of Claim is (though I plan to have more details about that as the August 14 filing deadline gets closer). There is nothing anyone needs to do now; the deadline is not until August 14.

Key dates & deadlines

My goal for this newsletter is to provide a regular plain-language summary of what has happened in the Oxford Street Education/Croft School bankruptcy, and to flag key deadlines and dates. This is the first issue after Oxford's June 5 filing.

Croft allowed to operate through June 12

Oxford Street Education, LLC, the company which ran The Croft Schools, filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on Friday, June 5. The initial filing is available on the case’s docket. (Those links are to CourtListener.com, a non-profit website which provides easy public access to court dockets. When documents are filed, public copies are uploaded to CourtListener, where they are hosted for anyone to see. You can bookmark the docket so you can follow along.)

A Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a liquidation proceeding, not a reorganization. Unlike Chapter 11, where a business tries to restructure its debts and keep operating, a Chapter 7 means Oxford Street Education, LLC is shutting down. The court has appointed an independent trustee whose job is to gather up whatever assets the company has, sell them, and distribute the proceeds to creditors according to a priority order fixed by federal law.

Oxford loses control of its property the moment the case is filed; from here forward, the trustee runs the show. An automatic stay also goes into effect immediately, which generally halts collection efforts, lawsuits, and other actions against the company while the case proceeds.

The voluntary petition filed June 5, 2026, together with the schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs attached to it, is essentially the company's sworn financial snapshot as of the filing date.