Tom E. Torkelson

IDEA Public Schools is a non-profit organization that operates tuition-free, prek-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA Public Schools is based in Weslaco, TX and has campuses in other cities in Texas and Louisiana. The private company believes that every child can go to college and has been recognized for its success in sending 100% of its graduates to college. The company has received national rankings on the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report's top high schools lists. Founded in 2000 by Tom E. Torkelson, who has been the CEO since then, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to serving over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas and Southern Louisiana.

IDEA Public Schools is a non-profit organization that operates tuition-free, prek-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA Public Schools is based in Weslaco, TX and has campuses in other cities in Texas and Louisiana. The private company believes that every child can go to college and has been recognized for its success in sending 100% of its graduates to college. The company has received national rankings on the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report's top high schools lists. Founded in 2000 by Tom E. Torkelson, who has been the CEO since then, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to serving over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas and Southern Louisiana.