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BROWSE STATES

Texas Charter Schools

927 Charter Schools
399,712 Students in Charter Schools
1995 Year Legislation Passed

Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

State Resources

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Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws, 2016 ReportsNational Alliance For Public Charter Schools20 Jan, 2016 2015 has proved to be another active year for charter public school legislation across the country. For starters, we saw significant activity regarding potential enabling… Read more
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Differing Effects from Diverse Charter Schools: Uneven Student Selection and Achievement Growth in Los Angeles ReportsUniversity of California, Berkeley14 Dec, 2015 The Los Angeles Unified School District hosts more charter schools than any system in the nation. After tracking more than 66,000 sampled students over a four-year period, these… Read more
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Starting a Charter School, State Education Agency, Texas Charter Schools, Charter School Management Organizations, Turn-around, Student Achievement, Policy Maker
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On the Road to Better Accessibility, Autonomy, and Accountability: State Policy Analysis 2015 ReportsNational Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)08 Dec, 2015 Across America, there is much debate about charter schools. Some of that debate is about the existence of charter schools and whether there should be more or fewer of them. More… Read more
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The Policy Framework for Online Charter Schools Reports Center on Reinventing Public Education01 Oct, 2015 The National Study of Online Charter Schools offers a rigorous analysis of the operations of online charter schools, their policy environments, and their impacts on student… Read more
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Charter School Performance in Texas ReportsCredo22 Jul, 2015 This report provides an in-depth examination of the results for charter schools in Texas. It is also an update to CREDO’s first analysis, also on the NCSRC. This report has two… Read more
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How to Start a Charter School in Texas ToolkitsTexas Charter School Association18 Feb, 2015 Every state has its own specific laws detailing how to open a charter school. To find out more about the process in Texas, click "view resource" above.
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Alternative Strategies for Identifying High Performing Charter Schools in Texas Lori L. Taylor & Paige Perez01 Jan, 2012 How do you identify a high-performing charter school? It is a crucially important policy question because any evaluation strategy that incorrectly identifies charter school… Read more
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Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success ReportsBetheny Gross, Center on Reinventing Public Education,14 Feb, 2011 This February 2011 report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) at the University of Washington Bothell in Seattle finds that charter schools are using autonomy… Read more
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The Walton Family Foundation Public Charter Startup Grants AnnouncementsThe Walton Family Foundation 01 Jan, 1970 The Walton Family Foundation K-12 Education Program invests in organizations and programs that empower parents to choose among high-performing schools and insert competition into… Read more
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Key Contacts

State Education Agency

Texas Education Agency Charter Schools Office
Austin, TX

(512) 463-9575 | email | website

Charter Support Organization(s)

Texas Charter School Association
Austin, TX

(512) 584-8272 | email | website

Opening/Expanding a Charter School (click here) and (here)

CSP Grants

Texas has an active CSP SE grant. For more information on SE grantees, click here. 

Charter school developers are not eligible to apply for Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools ("Developer" grants) in states with an active SE grant. For complete eligibility information for Developer grants, see the NIA and clarifying correction.

 

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