The appeal of parental choice is strongest among minority parents with lower incomes who are dissatisfied with the academic quality of their child’s current school. Parents who enroll their children in education choice programs tend to have some college credit or hold a higher-education degree; additionally, parents who take advantage of education choice programs tend to be more involved and have higher expectations of their children.
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