Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (RYSS) is a
state charter school system in
Texas
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. The organization operates two schools in Texas; one is in
Brownsville, and one is in
Houston
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. The Tejano Center for Community Concerns, which operates the charter school system, has its headquarters in the RYSS campus in Houston. The Houston school has grades PK-12 in elementary, middle, and high school divisions while the Brownsville school is K-8.
The school system was named after
Raul Yzaguirre, the founder of the
National Council of La Raza
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.
[Berryhill, Michael. "Think Small." '']Houston Press
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''. Thursday August 15, 1996
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Retrieved on December 2, 2011. Richard Farias, the founder, borrowed $90,000 so he could open the school. The Houston campus originally was located in the Latino Learning Center. In 1996 the school had 100 students. In 1997 the enrollment doubled to 200. The school, which had a mostly Hispanic student body, had grades 6 through 8. Farias planned to expand the school to K-12.
[Markley, Melanie.]
Chartering new paths to learning / Charter schools are taking Texas and rest of nation by storm
" ''Houston Chronicle
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''. Monday September 15, 1997. A20. Retrieved on December 2, 2011. In 2002 the Brownsville campus was established.
[
the system had 1,299 students, with 981 combined in Houston and 349 in Brownsville.][
Farias believed that middle school students need individual attention and are not well served by larger middle schools.]
See also
* List of state-chartered charter schools in Houston
This is a list of charter schools in Greater Houston directly administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This list does not include charter schools administered by local school districts such as Houston ISD and Spring Branch ISD.
List of ...
References
External links
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success
Raul Yzaguire Schools for Success
- Tejano Center for Community Concerns
RYSS Dual Language Program
* Berryhill, Michael.
Think Small
" ''Houston Press
The ''Houston Press'' is an online newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States. It is headquartered in the Midtown area. It was also a weekly print newspaper until November 2017.
The publication is supported entirely by advertising ...
''. Thursday August 15, 1996.
Charter K–8 schools in Texas
Charter K–12 schools in Texas
Public K–12 schools in Houston
Education in Brownsville, Texas
Schools in Cameron County, Texas
Buildings and structures in Brownsville, Texas
Tejano culture
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