Charter Schools

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…

Football legend Deion Sanders is used to the media spotlight. The two-time Super Bowl winner earned the nickname "Prime Time" for his flashy style and…

In 2013, when Texas passed its first overhaul of charter school policy since 1995 — the year the publicly funded but privately operated schools were first…

An Austin charter school slated for closure by the state may be getting a second chance.The Texas Education Agency had ordered American Youthworks to…

The fate of an Austin charter school that has run a dropout recovery program for more than 30 years will be decided later this month.American Youthworks…

The charter school KIPP Austin is announcing a partnership Thursday with St. Edward’s University, in an effort to promote the charter school’s mission to…

Update: The Texas Education Commission granted a charter school license to the Magnolia Montessori school, which means Austin will have its first public…

More than 86,000 students in the Austin Independent School District returned to school this week. But at Travis Heights Elementary School, teachers,…

The Texas House passed a bill Thursday that would increase the amount of charter schools across the state.Right now, Texas caps the number of charters—or…

The state’s charter school system could move closer to its first expansion in nearly two decades on Thursday, as the House is set to take up an education…