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Earlier this year, we revealed three charter leaders in TX who have made hundreds of thousands on top of what's been reported to the state. New accountability ratings show that each of their districts have failing or near-failing performance. One may be shut down. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Last week, we ran a story about the superintendent of a tiny charter school district in Texas who has earned up to $870k. Hours later, lawmakers and charter leaders called for the district’s board to lower his “outrageous” pay. The three board members said “No.” www.propublica.org/article/salv...

NEW: This superintendent runs a small charter school network with less than 1,000 students. He's made up to $870,000 in recent years. Salvador Cavazos appears to be the highest-paid superintendent in Texas and among the among the top in the country. Taxpayers likely have no clue.