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.
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...TPSA’s Laura Colangelo visited with Sen. Angela Paxton, a member of the Texas Senate Education K-16 Committee, while learning about education trends this week at a conference. #education #txed #txlege #privateschools ... See MoreSee Less
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is preparing to launch its annual survey to produce its latest “nation’s report card.” If your school is selected, please choose to participate and help give private schools a voice in the national education conversation. Learn more about what subjects will be surveyed, and when: ... See MoreSee Less
Private Schools - Participating in NAEP | NAEP
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Information for private schools participating in NAEP assessments.On this Veteran’s Day, TPSA thanks our nation’s military veterans who today are working in our education system to serve students in our private schools. ... See MoreSee Less
TPSA’s Laura Colangelo discusses Texas Education Freedom Accounts with American Association of Christian Schools and TPSA Board Member Matt Ticzkus and State Rep. John McQueeney for Texas at an American Association of Christian Schools conference. ... See MoreSee Less
TPSA testified at a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hearing on Wednesday to support a recommendation that schools be considered an "affected person," and therefore allowed to protest on behalf of its students, when concrete batch plants seek permits to build new facilities nearby. You can see TPSA’s testimony here: app.uslege.ai/share/693dff90-3dc6-4d62-817c-51ee2482c03e ... See MoreSee Less
Deadline extended: If your school didn’t submit a response to our Texas Education Freedom Accounts survey, you now have until the end of Friday! We have about 500 responses so far, which will give us robust data, but we’d still love to hear from you if we haven’t already.
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