Tex. Education Code § 12.001
PURPOSES OF CHAPTER
Texas · Texas Education Code · Status: effective
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(a) The purposes of this chapter are to:
(1) improve student learning;
(2) increase the choice of learning opportunities within the public school system;
(3) create professional opportunities that will attract new teachers to the public school system;
(4) establish a new form of accountability for public schools; and
(5) encourage different and innovative learning methods.
(b) This chapter shall be applied in a manner that ensures the fiscal and academic accountability of persons holding charters issued under this chapter. This chapter may not be applied in a manner that unduly regulates the instructional methods or pedagogical innovations of charter schools.