Imagine my surprise to read a news story on the front page of today’s Austin American-Statesman, which incorrectly reported that IDEA is a “for-profit company.” My staff and I have worked with the Statesman to issue a correction. The editors have corrected the information online and plan to run a correction in tomorrow’s newspaper.
Just so you know, IDEA is a nonprofit, public school system that is free and open to all students. The proposed IDEA school would be an AISD public school. Similar to all of the district’s schools, it would be funded based on average daily attendance.
