Charter Schools

Lake Travis ISD has banned smart devices in prekindergarten through eighth grade. School administrators, parents and researchers are hopeful the policy will improve student outcomes and prevent bullying.

In a letter to the school community, Board President Al Lopez announced the departure of CEO JoAnn Gama and COO Irma Muñoz after an in-depth legal and forensic review into the network’s finances.

The Austin-based nonprofit that houses more migrant children than any other organization in the country plans to hire an independent attorney who will…

From Texas Standard.In efforts to avoid strict state sanctions, Houston ISD, San Antonio ISD and Waco ISD are all school districts that have recently…

The Texas Senate Sunday night approved a bill that would both simplify the formulas for funding public schools and allow parents of kids with disabilities…

It’s the end of the school day at the Not Your Ordinary School in North Austin and students in Melissa Hefner’s fourth grade class are sitting in a…

For some Austin residents in the Windsor Park neighborhood, the problems began two years ago. That's when charter school Austin Achieve built a new school…

There’s a fight brewing at City Hall over what regulations Austin charter schools must abide by to build new facilities. City staff says there are…

Enrollment at Travis Heights Elementary School has dropped by seventy students this year — about 13 percent of the student population. It's a uniquely…

In Texas, students over the age of 25 are considered too old to educate, leaving many older high school dropouts with few ways to earn a diploma.But a new…