Over the next biennium, Texas public schools are challenged to raise student achievement at the same time as the state budget suffers a critical shortfall. Schools will have to develop creative and cost-effective ways to meet new and more rigorous academic requirements.
K-12 Education
High Demand Shows Texas Families Want More Educational Freedom
The rollout of Texas’ Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) has already become a major success. When state officials opened applications on February 4, demand poured in at an unprecedented rate, with tens of thousands of families rushing to apply. Early figures show the scale of that demand. Within just hours of launch, more than 20,000 applications...
February 12, 2026