IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. Currently, the network serves nearly 75,000 college-bound students in 137 schools across Texas, Louisiana and Florida. IDEA has been recognized as a “Great Place to Work” and received national rankings on U.S. News & World Report’s Top High Schools lists. IDEA remains on-track to uphold its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.
Location: United States, Texas, Weslaco
Employees: 5001-10000
Phone: (956) 377-8000
Founded date: 2001
Investors 1
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| 12.08.2023 | Charter Sc... | chartergro... |
Mentions in press and media 12
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| 20.02.2026 | Bill Taft: Don’t stifle charter schools’ ability to innovate | - |
| 29.09.2022 | Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Awards IDEA Public Schools Grant To Grow Farm Program | TARRANT COUNTY, TX / ACCESSWIRE / September 29, 2022 / Green Mountain Energy IDEA Public Schools will soon begin construction on a hydroponic farm and outdoor classroom at IDEA Achieve Academy and College Preparatory in Haltom City, Texas. ... |
| 16.08.2022 | Mercy College, IDEA Public Schools Partnership Advances College Success for Low-Income and First-Generation Students | DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (PRWEB) August 16, 2022 Mercy College and IDEA Public Schools (IDEA) have partnered to provide high school students from across Texas, Southern Louisiana, Florida and Ohio the opportunity to achieve college access and succ... |
| 02.07.2021 | New IDEA principal focused on achievement | Bethany Everette, the launching principal of IDEA Academy Yukon, said she believes strongly in Odessa students because she sees herself in them. Originally from the Houston area, Everette watched her single mother work multiple jobs to supp... |
| 10.02.2021 | As Policymakers Surrender To System Demands, The Fight To Reopen Schools Is On For Parents Everywhere | NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/11/19: Frustrated parents and their children rally against Mayor's ... [+] decision to close public schools and demanded to re-open them immediately at City Hall. Public schools were closed on Thursday Novembe... |
| 07.03.2020 | An “IDEA” That Works: Why And How A School System Achieved 14 Years Of 100% College Acceptance | IDEA Public Schools is celebrating its 20th anniversary and 14 consecutive graduating classes with ... [+] 100% college acceptance rates. Why and how they have made this a baseline expectation for students in predominantly low-income, immig... |
| 03.08.2015 | Blended Learning Leaders Are Over the Honeymoon—and Rolling Up Their Sleeves | This summer, I spoke to leaders at six public charter school networks who are now wily veterans in the art of blending teacher-led instruction with online learning--also known as “blended learning”. Their titles range from Innovation Manage... |
| 17.03.2015 | How to Survive the EdSurge Teacher Tank | The success of shows like “Shark Tank” is very telling of the pleasure we get from watching well-intentioned entrepreneurs have their ideas torn apart by judges. Each year, EdSurge serves up its own edtech version of Shark Tank, with a twis... |
| 21.07.2014 | Carmelo Anthony Joins NBA‘s All-Star Education Lineup | Perhaps these "NBA Cares" commercials are more than PR stunts. The Wall Street Journal reports that Knicks All-Star, Carmelo Anthony, has joined Stuart Goldfarb (a former NBC executive) to create a seed investment fund, M7 Tech Pa... |
| 26.06.2014 | Disrupting Education to Create a Highly Skilled Workforce | By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News |
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