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Website. www.ideapublicschools.org. IDEA Public Schools, Inc (Individuals Dedicated to Excellence and Achievement Public Schools) is a not‐for‐profit charter school operator based in Weslaco, Texas. [1] It was formed in June 2000. [2][3][4] In 2015 it served about 19,000 students in 36 schools, about 85% of whom were economically disadvantaged.
Harmony Public Schools is the largest charter management organization in Texas with seventy campuses serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The headquarters are located in Southwest Management District (formerly Greater Sharpstown), Houston, Texas, [3] In 2020, Harmony managed charter schools enrolling 40,000 students. [2]: 87.
t. e. Charter schools in the United States are primary or secondary education institutions which receive government funding but operate with a degree of autonomy or independence from local public school districts. Charter schools have a contract with local public school districts or other governmental authorizing bodies that allow them to operate.
The Texas State Board of Education approved four new charter schools, including two in the Austin area. Here's where the schools where green-lighted.
KIPP Texas Public Schools. KIPP Texas Public Schools, is the branch of the KIPP charter school network in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of four regional offices each in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. [1]
Founder, former President. Chris Barbic (SVP) Website. www.yesprep.org. YES Prep Public Schools, Inc.[1] is a network of public, open-enrollment charter schools located in Greater Houston. Its headquarters are located at its Southside campus. [2][3] The YES program is a university-preparatory program for grades K-12.
In 2008 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) renewed the charter until 2016. Westlake Academy became an International Baccalaureate World School in 2006, after it was authorized for the Primary Years Program (PYP). Further accreditation followed in 2007 with the Middle Years Program (MYP) and 2008 for the Diploma Program (DP), making it one of only ...
The Federal Charter School Program was created in 1994, as an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The purpose of the program is to provide federal funding to state or local education agencies that manage the development and execution of charter schools within the USA.