As an independent scholar who has studied the effects of school choice programs, I am compelled by the evidence to recommend that you expand school choice in any effort to improve the financing and delivery of education in Texas.
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...