Enacting a universally available Education Savings Account (ESA) program in Texas could have huge benefits tied to crime reduction. Texas could save $194 million in social costs by 2035 due to the crime-reducing effects of a universal ESA program.
K-12 Education
Texas should embrace educational open enrollment
2025 was a dramatic year for school choice in Texas. But educational reform doesn’t stop here. The Legislature passed the state’s first private school choice program — a nearly-universal education savings account that will enable at least 100,000 Texas families to use public funds for higher education expenses, tutoring, testing services, educational therapies, online courses, textbooks, school...
May 14, 2025