State clears path for three new charter schools to open in Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Friday, the State Board of Education cleared the way for a new charter school operator to open three new campuses in Austin over the next five years.
Valor Public Schools plans to open its first Austin campus by August of 2018, and serve at least 500 students in grades K-9. They hope to open two more campuses by the 2023-2024 school year and serve a total of 4,200 students in grades K-12.
“We’ve chosen these areas as potential school locations because of the str