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 ESA program and FAQ’s.
As private schools in Texas begin to decide whether to participate in the ESA program, Fisher Phillips provides an overview of the program and important considerations for schools. #schoolchoice #privateschools ... See MoreSee Less
School Choice Finally Sticks in Texas: 5 Key Takeaways for Private School Leaders
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At long last, school choice has come to Texas. A new state law will allow participating families in the state to utilize publicly funded education savings accounts to pay for private school tuition…Do you have questions about school choice implementation? We’re developing a comprehensive FAQ section on our website – if you have other questions, you can also submit them for inclusion: texasprivateschools.org/families/school-choice/
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School Choice is the Right Choice for Texas Families. How To Show Your Support School Choice New Opportunities for Education in Texas Exciting opportunities are on the horizon for families looking to ...Now that the dust has settled, here’s a report on how many bills were filed and passed during the legislative session. The governor has until June 22 to sign or veto recently passed bills, so we won’t know until then how many of the bills passed become law.
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Today is the first day of the legislative interim, but we have plenty of work to do to implement school choice and other bills. Make sure you’re signed up for our ESA Implementation Summits and stay tuned for a complete bill roundup in our Thursday member newsletter.
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Whew, that was a close one! As the sun sets today on the legislative session, our priority bill SB 571 was declared officially passed and on its way to the governor, who said publicly he will sign it. The bill will close all of the investigating and reporting loopholes for the Do Not Hire List.
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Over the weekend, the Texas Legislature approved a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year which contains an extra nearly $7.5 million for administrative costs to get the ESA program up and running, including 28 FTEs.
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Do you have questions about school choice implementation? We’re developing a comprehensive FAQ section on our website – if you have other questions, you can also submit them for inclusion: texasprivateschools.org/families/school-choice/
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School Choice is the Right Choice for Texas Families. How To Show Your Support School Choice New Opportunities for Education in Texas Exciting opportunities are on the horizon for families looking to ...Happy to see that Gov. Greg Abbott will be signing this bill once it reaches his desk - it's one of our priorities this session. It passed the Texas House today with an amendment, so the Senate must either concur with the amendment or it will go to a conference committee. ... See MoreSee Less
SB 571 is one of our priority bills, and it’s on the Texas House calendar today for final passage. Thank you Sen. Paul Bettencourt and Reps. Jeff Leach and Candy Noble
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Bill expanding school misconduct investigations, Do-Not-Hire registry nears governor’s desk
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Sen. Bettencourt vowed to pass a bill during the 89th legislative session to expand access to the state’s Do Not Hire registries and expand the Texas Education Agency’s ability to investigate misc...