An open, expansive charter school law has given thousands of kids great opportunities but this enormous state's reliance on the Texas Education Agency to approve and manage all of its charters reduces the potential for many other credible institutions - like...

The Texas Education Agency encourages competency-based education and dual enrollment, with CTE programs widely available. Currently, Texas has a pilot program allowing a research university to partner with school districts to develop a competency-based...

Governor Greg Abbott's promise in 2023 to deliver expanded education options for parents was met in April 2025 when the legislature enacted the nation's most expansive ESA program. Persevering through a turbulent legislative battle and resistance within his...

After years of fierce debate and political maneuvering, Texas has officially passed historic education freedom legislation in 2025, marking a major victory for education freedom and parental empowerment across the Lone Star state!

Report cards can be found easily from the Texas Education Agency homepage under the “Reports and Data → School Performance” sections. School report cards provide data on demographics, class size, finances, student performance, career and college readiness, as...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

"The few interpretations of Texas' Blaine Amendments and its Compelled Support Clause that exist do not prohibit providing aid to parents to enable them to select public or private schools for their children." (Institute for Justice)However, the state...