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.
Want to know more about the students who have applied for TEFA? The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has released a breakdown of their income, educational setting and priority tier of those who applied through Feb. 22: educationfreedom.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TEFA-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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With more than 115,000 student applications to TEFA, schools are understandably anxious to know which ones chose their school. That information will be available at the end of the application period, if not sooner, and the information will be in the school portal.
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Are you prepared if immigration officials appear on your campus? What about if students wish to protest? Fisher Phillips has put together guidance for schools to proactively prepare, safeguard students and staff and ensure legal compliance:
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2026 Updated FAQs and Immigration Enforcement Guidance For K-12 Schools
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Increased immigration enforcement in Minnesota, Maine, and beyond is raising concerns for K-12 private and independent schools. In order to safeguard students and staff while ensuring legal…It took less than two week for TEFA applications to hit the 100,000 mark – with a month left to apply! A new analysis from the Texas Comptroller shows a breakdown of the students who have applied so far: educationfreedom.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TEFA-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock traveled to League City and joined TPSA's Laura Colangelo to talk about Texas Education Freedom Accounts. ... See MoreSee Less
EdChoice takes a look at what’s ahead for school choice, now that Texas and a growing number of states have adopted programs making universal eligibility the norm. #privateschools #schoolchoice ... See MoreSee Less
From Universal Eligibility to Universal Access: The Next Phase of School Choice
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2025 is the year educational choice programs offering universal eligibility became the standard—so what’s in store for 2026?With record student enrollment in the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, our friends at the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops have put together a handout for parents with TEFA Application Tips – please feel free to share it: txcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TEFA-Tips-Sheet.pdf
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We appreciate state Representative Brad BuckleyBrad Buckley, who carried SB 2 to enact school choice, attending a presentation about the Texas Education Freedom Accounts by TPSA’s Laura Colangelo in Killeen last week. #schoolchoice #privateschools ... See MoreSee Less
Killeen-area families learn about ‘school choice’ vouchers
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HARKER HEIGHTS — Vintage Christian Academy in Harker Heights hosted a school showcase and voucher information forum Thursday evening.🚀 Texas families are taking charge of education.
The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program has already received more than 74,000 applications — showing parents across our state are ready for real choice, real opportunity, and real freedom for their kids.
🇺🇸 Freedom works. Parents decide. Students thrive.
👉 Learn more & apply here:
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