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San Antonio charter school to close after 15 years due to lack of financial resources
The closure comes after school officials said the school was notified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that its funding for the 2025-2026 school year would be significantly reduced due to low enrollment. The lack of financial resources forced the school to make the tough decision to close its doors, according to school officials.
‘We just want to be paid’: Teachers left in limbo after charter school shuts down
Several educators who taught over the summer say they have been waiting for a paycheck for more than a month. The now-closed school surrendered its charter to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on July 31, leaving teachers with unanswered questions and unpaid bills.
The Henry Ford Academy: Alameda School for Art + Design
The Henry Ford Academy: Alameda School for Art + Design, a college preparatory academy on San Antonio’s Southeast Side, is closing before the new school year due to a reduction in funding.
San Antonio charter school announces closure 5 days before start date
The board voted to close the school on July 31, but waited a week before notifying parents
Houston charter school Reve Prep closed by Texas Education Agency due to special education concerns
The school, one of the Houston area’s youngest charter schools, will cease operations this year, after the Texas Education Agency revoked the charter, citing two years of special education noncompliance.
Fort Worth charter school student devastated as beloved arts academy closes its doors
The school had plans to expand to 12th grade this fall, but financial setbacks — including the loss of a major funder — put its future in jeopardy.
TEA sends letter to Fort Worth ISD regarding school with 5th straight unacceptable rating
The fifth consecutive unacceptable performance rating for the Leadership Academy at Forest Oak’s 6th-grade campus may lead to its closure.
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country.
This charter school superintendent makes $870,000. He leads a district with 1,000 students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
New Report Highlights the Failed Charter School Experiment in Texas
A new report from Our Schools Our Democracy (OSOD) lays out a damning reality: while Texas public schools struggle with historic underfunding, privately run charter schools are expanding unchecked and draining billions from local school districts with little oversight or accountability.
Muni-Backed Charter School in Texas to Close, Risking $25 Million of Debt
A charter school in San Antonio is expected to close at the end of the year, jeopardizing $25 million of municipal bonds the institution borrowed just three years ago.
Texas Education Agency takes control of the largest charter school network in Texas
IDEA schools had been under investigation for years for things like using taxpayer money to spend millions to lease a private jet, to buy a boutique hotel in Cameron County, and leasing a luxury suite for San Antonio Spurs games.
Rocketship to consider merging Fort Worth campuses as charter faces financial challenges
Rocketship Texas proposed merging its two Fort Worth campuses as the charter school operator faces “severe financial pressure,” according to officials.
Financial challenges force HISD charter school Mount Carmel Academy to shut down in December
Mount Carmel Academy, an independent charter school partnered with Houston Independent School District, will permanently close at the end of the year due to financial challenges.
Mount Carmel Academy, charter school partnering with Houston ISD, closing at end of 2024
Dwindling enrollment and related financial woes are leading to the closure of the charter school, which has operated in southeast Houston since 2008.