Changes

*[[Missouri]] allows charter schools in St. Louis City (where there are about 20) and Kansas City areas only,<ref>http://www.mocharterschools.org/</ref> and elsewhere when certain limiting conditions are satisfied.  In 2012, Missouri recently passed SB 576 to expand charter schools while requiring greater transparency and accountability for them.  Missouri has not changed its charter school law since 2016.

*[[Missouri]] allows charter schools in St. Louis City (where there are about 20) and Kansas City areas only,<ref>http://www.mocharterschools.org/</ref> and elsewhere when certain limiting conditions are satisfied.  In 2012, Missouri recently passed SB 576 to expand charter schools while requiring greater transparency and accountability for them.  Missouri has not changed its charter school law since 2016.

*Although [[Texas]] has traditionally been friendly toward alternate education platforms, it has maintained a fairly hard cap on the number of schools permitted, and the cap is a statewide cap as opposed to a cap in a specific area (e.g. Houston or Dallas, which have large, ineffective public school districts).

*Although [[Texas]] has traditionally been friendly toward alternate education platforms, it has maintained a fairly hard cap on the number of schools permitted, and the cap is a statewide cap as opposed to a cap in a specific area (e.g. Houston or Dallas, which have large, ineffective public school districts).  In addition, in the large cities, attempts have been made to stop charter schools from opening (by denying building permits, zoning changes, and similar tactics).

== Certification requirement ==

== Certification requirement ==