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As the 2026-27 school year nears, the number of people selected to participate in Texas’ education savings account program has topped 100,000.
The overview: To date, just over 102,000 students have been accepted into the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, which gives families state funds to send their children to private schools or homeschool them.
However, being awarded funds does not mean a student is guaranteed to be able to use that money at a participating private school this fall.
Zooming in: Over 2,600 private schools have been approved to accept TEFA funding, per the state comptroller's office. State law does not require schools participating in the program to accept all interested families.
Next steps: Families accepted into the program have until July 15 to do one of the following:
- Confirm enrollment at a private school involved in the program
- Notify the state of their homeschooling plans
- Opt out of the program
Once families confirm their plans, state funds will be deposited into their TEFA accounts as soon as July.
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