Charter schools, established in Texas in 1995, compose a small but influential sector of Texas public education. Now in existence over 25 years, open-enrollment charter schools served approximately 336,900 students (or roughly 6% of Texas public education students) in 2019-20. Tens of thousands of students are on charter school waitlists across the state, according to early state reports.
K-12 Education
Greg Abbott gets it: The Constitution isn’t a shield to protect radical Islamists
Should Texas taxpayers be forced to fund institutions with connections to radical Islamist networks? They will if certain activist groups have their way. In a letter sent to the Texas Attorney General last year, acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock raised concerns that numerous schools applying to take part in Texas’ new school choice program, Texas Education...
April 1, 2026