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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.
🇺🇸 Big news for Texas parents.
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock visited Covenant Academy in Houston to highlight how Texas Education Freedom Accounts are helping families afford private school education and giving parents more choices for their children.
🎓 More freedom. More opportunity. More power to parents.
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🇺🇸 Big news for Texas parents. Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock visited Covenant Academy in Houston to highlight how Texas Education Freedom Accounts are helping families afford private school education and giving parents more choices for their children. 🎓 More freedom. More opportunity. More power to parents. 👉 Parents can now apply: EducationFreedom.Texas.gov
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We’re closely monitoring this situation and will have a thorough update for members in our Thursday email newsletter. Meanwhile, watch our social media for updates.
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Texas must extend school voucher deadline, judge says
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The application period. set to close Tuesday night, must now remain open until March 31, according to an attorney representing Islamic schools.“Everyone agrees that taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize terrorism or education provided by hostile nations. The problems begin when politicians arbitrarily decide which schools are too politically toxic to fund.” – Washington Post
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Opinion | Religious education hypocrisy in Texas
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Punishing Muslim schools will inevitably backfire.The TEFA vendor application is now available. Private schools will charge tuition and fees to enrolled students through their registration as an accredited private school. If a school would like to process charges for students outside of their community, they may register separately as a vendor as well, but this is not required. More info: support.withodyssey.com/hc/en-us/sections/44028618370587-Vendors ... See MoreSee Less
Do you ever find it confusing whether a law or bill applies to public or private schools – or both? If so – send us your question and we may answer it in our weekly email newsletter. If you’re wondering, some of our other private school members may be, too!
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Real school choice means school choice for all. As the clock ticks down on the TEFA student application period, TPSA continues to advocate that all private schools qualified under law to participate in the TEFA program be allowed to participate.
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With just a week to go for students to apply for the TEFA program, make sure TEFA has your correct info so students can pick you as their preferred school. To check if your info is accurate, and update if needed, visit the TEFA’s school finder tool:
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Nope. Not only are the costs of school choice programs not “bankrupting” states, but biased calculations also ignore savings or benefits. #privateschools #schoolchoice #txlege
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Is Universal Choice Bankrupting States?
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Arguing that universal school choice will “bankrupt states” is like looking at your grocery receipt, seeing the line for coffee, and declaring you’re headed for foreclosure.The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has banners for schools to display to let families know your school will accept TEFA students. They can be printed from the Comptroller’s TEFA Resource Toolkit or a school can request that one be printed by the Comptroller’s office and delivered.
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