Growth of charter schools has ballooned in Austin, especially along the eastern area of the city. And it's not a trend unique to Texas.

The Texas Education Agency announced the State Board of Education vote following Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath’s recommendation to grant Generation 29 charters.

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.

Four total schools were approved by the Texas Board of Education, including one in Austin and another in Manor.

The Texas Legislature has prioritized getting high school dropouts the skills they need to enter the workforce.

Ki Charter has campuses in San Marcos, Liberty Hill, Austin, Temple, Arlington, Fort Worth, Denton, and Kingwood, and serves over 6,500 students annually.

Just over two years ago, Universal Academy, a Texas charter school with two campuses in the Dallas area, made a surprising move. In November 2020, a nonprofit foundation formed to support the ...

Public education advocates opposed the new charters, which would launch in Arlington, Austin, Big Spring and Manor.

New Texas charter schools regularly overpromise on student enrollment, data shows By Edward McKinley, Austin Bureau Updated July 29, 2023 4:21 p.m.

Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura discusses the grades Dobie has received from the Texas Education Agency during the community ... which included closing the campuses or partnering with a ...

Texas’ largest charter school network has been placed under conservatorship by the Texas Education Agency after a years-long investigation into improper spending within the system of 143 schools.

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath addresses the State Board of Education on Wednesday. Morath recommended the SBOE approve five new charter schools in the state.