The Brief
- Texas received more than 274,000 applications for its first Education Freedom Accounts program.
- Just over 85,000 students received funding, while more than 121,000 students are on the waitlist.
- Houston ISD and Fort Bend ISD had the highest number of funded students in the Houston area.
HOUSTON – Texas has released its first detailed look at participation in the state’s new Education Freedom Accounts program, offering insight into how many families applied, who received funding and where participating students are concentrated.
The data comes as students prepare to head back to school and follows months of debate over whether taxpayer-funded education savings accounts should be used to help families pay for private education and other approved educational expenses.
Education Freedom Accounts?:…