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.
Support School Choice In Texas
Make your voice heard in the state capitol as the legislature considers the important issue of school choice!
Our guide to help you separate the truth about school choice in Texas from the misinformation.
We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about ESA program specifics. First, the school choice bill has not yet become law…and if/when it does, it wouldn’t start until the 2026-27 school year. You can sign up for program email updates on our website, texasprivateschools.org
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TPSA today testified in support of HB 3662 by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (pictured) which prohibits unauthorized drone activity over public and private school campuses. Fun fact: Capriglione carried TPSA’s first ever priority bill in 2015. #txlege ... See MoreSee Less
Good Friday, great news! This means #SB2 will now go straight to the governor for signature after the Senate concurs, probably next week. It’s been a long road to give Texas families educational options – thank you Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan, Speaker Dustin Burrows for Texas, Sen. Brandon Creighton, Representative Brad Buckley and so many more supporters.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Thank you, thank you to House Education Chairman Representative Brad Buckley, who did a masterful job shepherding Senate Bill 2 through the House process, and especially for hours on the floor last night/this morning. The bill received the final passage this afternoon. Celebrating at 4 a.m.: TPSA's Laura Colangelo, Rep. Brad Buckley, and TPSA Board President Brian Guenther, president, San Marcos Academy.
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Major milestone achieved! SB 2, the school choice bill, clears the House after a long debate and lots of amendments. A final vote, which should be a formality, is expected later today. We’ll have more details later today for our members in our weekly newsletter.
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Tomorrow is Education Day in the Texas House! Representatives will debate SB 2 (school choice) and HB 2 (public education funding) on Wednesday! Get your caffeine ready, it’s going to be a long day. We’ll be there for all of it, watching for troublesome SB 2 amendments. You’ll be able to watch the action live, online, starting at 9 a.m. here: house.texas.gov/videos
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When Texas implements school choice, private schools in the state are ready and excited to welcome more students - 90% of them are interested in participating in the program, TPSA’s Laura Colangelo tells the Houston Chronicle.
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Here’s how Houston’s private schools are preparing for school vouchers
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Some Houston private schools say their ongoing expansion projects coincide well with pending school voucher bills. Others have long been at capacity.Great news to start a new week – another TPSA priority bill on the move. SB 1619 – which adds the nasal spray form of epinephrine to the list of medications that can be stocked at a school and used in an anaphylaxis emergency – was passed this morning by the House Public Health Committee. #txlege ... See MoreSee Less