Posted on · For years, IDEA Public Schools has been the darling of both private philanthropy and federal grant administrators, winning $117 million earlier this year, the largest federal grant ever for charter school expansion.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Several GOP Congressman wont seek re-election -- what does it mean for Texas? Plus, a conversation with the head of KIPP charter schools. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news. And making latte art.
Posted on · Earlier this year, KIPP was awarded over $80 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program to open more campuses.
Posted on · This fall, HISD expects to lose about 1,500 students, in addition to some 4,000 who left last year.
Posted on · Students and teachers say what’s hardest about losing St. Peter’s is the service it provided to primarily African American students for decades.
Posted on · In all, eight charter schools will continue serving 11,000 students and receive about $60 million in public funds next year.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: New rules for no-knock warrants, bringing the arts to at-risk youth, breaking down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the news, and an informal spelling bee.
Posted on · Parents and activists say they don't want non-educators taking over struggling schools.
Posted on · Before the different KIPP networks had their own boards and local leadership. Now they’ll share a board of directors and one CEO.
Posted on · Several charter schools, will get their contracts renewed with the Houston school district
Posted on · Texas charter schools are sometimes private and sometimes governmental — a legal framework that has helped them avoid costly lawsuits
Posted on · When the exclusions and exceptions the state grants charter schools are stripped away, Texas charter schools have an average graduation rate almost 30 percentage points lower than the state’s traditional school districts
Posted on · In an online survey, only a third of public school parents said they were very satisfied with their engagement
Posted on · It makes Houston the first city in Texas to have a common application for charter schools
Posted on · Texas joins 15 other states and Washington, D.C. that provide charter schools with facility funding, based on how many students they enroll.