Texas\u2019 first school choice program opened applications to students earlier this month, and since then an avalanche of families have applied, vying to get flexible funding for their children\u2019s educations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In just the first three weeks since applications opened for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts education savings accounts (ESA)<\/a>, the program has received more than 130,000 student applications, and more than 2,000 schools have signed up to participate.\u00a0<\/p>\n More than 130,000 students<\/a> have applied for the ESA as of Wednesday, three weeks after applications opened. On the very first day, more than 42,000 students applied, and in the very first hour, more than 8,000 students applied.\u00a0<\/p>\n As of Thursday, 2,138 schools<\/a> are participating in the ESA, according to the Texas comptroller. You can explore where these schools are located using this tool<\/a> the Texas comptroller\u2019s office has made available.\u00a0<\/p>\n Applications opened three weeks ago on February 4 and will remain open to families for three more weeks, until March 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTexas families are making their voices heard and signing up for school choice in huge, record-breaking numbers,\u201d said<\/a> Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock.\u00a0<\/p>\n