Competition from charter schools has been shown to increase composite test scores in traditional district schools.
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Last updated: 01-08-2008 (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Texas Education Agency
Resource Center for Charter Schools
| Year Law Passed |
# of Charter Schools |
# of Students Enrolled |
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1995
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207
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70,861
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Resource Center for Charter Schools
Texas Education Agency
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Law:
Link to the Texas Legislature Online.
Amendment(s):
not available
Authorizers:
Open enrollment charters- granted by the state
Campus program charters- granted by a school district
Home-rule school district charters- granted by a school district
Length of charter:
Not set out in statute
Caps on number of schools:
Open enrollment charters- cap of 215 schools unless the school serves at least 75 percent "at-risk" or drop-out students
Campus program charters- no cap
Home-rule school district charters- no cap
Funding:
Funding for district-approved charters is negotiated with sponsor district and specified in charter. Open-enrollment charters receive 100 percent of the state and district operations and maintenance funding that follows students, based on average district per-pupil revenue.
Special Education in Charter Schools by State.
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