Tag Archives: charter schools
A Christmas Crackdown on Texas Charter Schools
State regulators announced plans to close 14 charter schools on Tuesday, the largest revocation in the state's history....Read More
Idaho-Based Athlos Charter Schools Grow in Texas, Despite State’s Denial
Athlos Academies is a new kind of player in the charter school world, combining school construction with an athletics-based approach to learning.
Idaho's Athlos Academies marries real estate deals, upscale gyms and schools in a novel business plan funded by Texas taxpayers....Read More
A (Premature) Obituary for Deion Sanders’ Charter School
A lengthy New York Times piece on Deion Sanders' Prime Prep charter school in Dallas features troubling new allegations—but it may not be time to write the sc...Read More
Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s Charter School Hopefuls
Ten applicants pitched Texas regulators this week on the charter schools they hope to open. Here are their plans, with a few notes on each....Read More
Ed Commish Defends Arizona Charter School’s Expansion to Dallas
At a state board meeting Wednesday, Ed Commissioner Michael Williams defended letting the Great Hearts charter school expand into Dallas, over state board membe...Read More
Education Leaders Clash Over Politically Connected Charter School
This week, State Board of Education members will confront Education Commissioner Michael Williams about his decision to override their veto of an Arizona charte...Read More
Parents Say Top-Ranked Charter School Neglects Special Ed
School social worker Sharon Bonilla says BASIS San Antonio ignored her daughter's special education plan, then tried to hold her back, a complaint that echoes l...Read More
One State Board of Education Member’s Crusade Against Fat-Cat Charter Schools
State Board of Education member Thomas Ratliff is trying to call attention to a handful of charter school leaders earning far more than leaders in larger tradit...Read More
Texas Has Room for More Charter Schools, But Few Applying
This fall, Texas is raising its cap on charter schools for the first time in years, leaving charter advocates with a whole new problem: finding new schools to f...Read More