State shuts down Austin charter school

The state has closed an Austin charter school that worked with students who dropped out of high school or were risk for doing so after it failed to meet standards.

The Austin American-Statesman reports that a judge with the State Office of Administrative Hearings on Friday upheld the state's decision to revoke the charter of American YouthWorks.

The education agency took action against American YouthWorks late last year under the state's new "three strikes and you're out" rule, which requires the state to pull a school's charter if it fails to meet financial or academic standards three years in a row.

American YouthWorks failed to meet academic and financial standards in 2010-11 and financial standards in 2011-12 and 2012-13.