First Round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts Awarded to Priority Students

Over 42,000 Texas students to receive school vouchers in first rollout

Texas announced the first round of school voucher awards, benefiting over 42,000 students with disabilities and their siblings.

First round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts awarded to priority students

The first round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts has been awarded to 42,600 students, with additional families set for a lottery later this month.

First round of students notified of acceptance to school choice program

(The Center Square) – The first group of students are being notified this week of their acceptance to Texas’ first school choice Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program.

42K families awarded funds in first round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts

The first batch of awardees are set to receive about $400 million of the $1 billion that state lawmakers allocated for the program. The comptroller’s office will run a lottery the week of April 27 to determine which additional students are accepted into the program.

More than 42,600 students with a disability, including their siblings, accepted into Texas Education Freedom Account program

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts announced every single student in the top priority tier who applied to be in the state's new education savings account will be awarded money for the next school year.

Families Fleeing Big School Districts Drive School Choice Demand

More than 42,000 students received initial awards, with thousands of applications coming from Houston, Dallas, and other major districts. The post Families Fleeing Big School Districts Drive School Choice Demand appeared first on Texas Scorecard.