For the 2008-09 school year, 40,813 Texas school children were on waiting lists to be accepted into charter schools. This figure is more than double last year’s total and demonstrates strong demand for charter schools in Texas.
Higher Education
Who Teaches the Teachers?
Every state requires public school teachers to be “certified,” and most of that certification runs through a university school of education. New research by TPPF’s Kate Bierly asks a simple question: is that credential actually worth anything? The answer, backed by decades of data, is no. Teacher training used to happen in “normal schools.” The practical, two-year...
July 23, 2026