We Are The Voice of Texas Private Schools
The Texas Private Schools Association supports and advocates for Texas private schools so they can serve the needs of Texas students.
We Support Educational Excellence
With over 900 accredited private schools serving 290,000 students in every corner of the state, TPSA provides resources, advocacy, and representation to help schools pursue academic excellence, to assist them in growing to meet Texas’ needs, and to protect them from excessive regulation.
We Advocate for Independence
TPSA plays a critical role in the Texas educational landscape by representing private schools in both Austin and Washington, D.C., ensuring they remain independent. Recent advocacy efforts on legislative issues such as school safety, student privacy, curriculum standards, admissions policies, and private school rights have protected the state’s private schools from onerous regulations.
School Choice Information for Families
Get up-to-date information about school choice in Texas, including details about the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program and FAQ’s.
Eligible accredited private schools and vendors currently participating in the Parent-Directed Special Education Services will be invited to join the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program through Odyssey’s portal on Dec. 9 – next Wednesday.
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We’ll be sharing lots of information on the newly released final rules and application dates – it’s not too late to attend.
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ICYMI: The Texas Comptroller released final rules for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program just before Thanksgiving. We spent the holiday reading and analyzing them, and will be discussing them today on our member monthly Zoom at 12:30 p.m. More info here: bit.ly/49OrjYH
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While the final rules haven’t been released yet, we expect them to be hot off the press by this event. #TEFA #schoolchoice #privateschools ... See MoreSee Less
Implementation and oversight of the new Texas Education Freedom Accounts program has helped make the upcoming election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts a key race. #schoolchoice
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Drag shows, DOGE and vouchers: The race for Texas comptroller is heating up
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Don Huffines, Christi Craddick and Kelly Hancock are vowing to take the agency in a sharply more conservative direction.Under the new Texas Education Freedom Accounts, children with special needs have priority access, but first they must receive an evaluation and an Individualized Educational Plan before the TEFA application deadline. Now’s the time to start the process! This document from the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops explains how:
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With the boom in AI, does your school have a policy? These tips might help if you are considering creating one. #AI #education #privateschools ... See MoreSee Less
5 Best Practices for Crafting a School or District AI Policy
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Nearly half of educators say their school or district does not have an AI policy.If you are a family or a school looking for information on Texas’ new school choice program – Texas Education Freedom Accounts – we have a variety of resources on our website. #TEFA #schoolchoice #privateschools ... See MoreSee Less
Many Texas parents don't know about the $1B school voucher program, data shows
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A new survey shows that many Texas families still do not know about the $1 billion school voucher program coming online for next school year, and a majority of respondents said they would not...