超过160,000个得克萨斯家庭申请1B教育账户,大部分用于私立学校学费,大部分已在私立学校就读。 Over 160,000 Texas families applied for $1B education accounts, mostly for private school tuition, with most already in private schools.

到3月10日, 超过160,000个得克萨斯家庭已申请国家10亿美元教育自由账户计划, 79%的得克萨斯家庭寻求私立学校学费。 Over 160,000 Texas families have applied for the state’s $1 billion Education Freedom Accounts program by March 10, with 79% seeking private school tuition funds. 大多数申请人来自中低收入家庭,主要是学前和幼儿园学生,该方案采用彩票制度,优先考虑残疾学生和有经济需要的学生。 Most applicants are from low- and middle-income households, primarily pre-K and kindergarten students, and the program uses a lottery system prioritizing students with disabilities and economic need. 尽管该方案的目标是扩大入学机会,但大多数申请人已经进入私立学校就读,令人质疑它对公共教育资金的影响。 Despite the program’s goal to expand access, most applicants are already enrolled in private schools, raising questions about its impact on public education funding. 申请截止日期为3月17日, 主计长将向立法者报告等候名单数据。 The application deadline is March 17, and the Comptroller will report waitlist data to lawmakers.