Families Engaged for Effective Education

01/08/2025

"It’s time to audit and scrutinize the 20 Regional Education Service Centers established by the legislature in 1967. The Texas Education Agency is laundering money and steering lucrative contracts to vendors through the ESC’s and taxpayers are funding it."

https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/agency-finances/check-register/tea-check-register-fy-2024

It’s time to audit and scrutinize the 20 Regional Education Service Centers established by the legislature in 1967. The Texas Education Agency is laundering...

07/11/2024

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07/01/2024

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06/28/2024

Deb Fillman and Lynn Davenport on the issue with School Choice.

Lynn Davenport is an education researcher and co-host of The Tick-ED Podcast. She lives in Dallas with her husband William where they raised their three chil...

06/28/2024

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06/13/2024

Lynn Davenport and Mary Lowe Testimony Against HB1605 - Amplify Vendor Bill

This bill passed last session helped pave the way for the new curriculum put out by the TEA this month. The State Board of Education (SBOE) will decide on this curriculum in November.

Rep Buckley’s HB 1605 - Tuesday, March 21. This is a back door deal Morath already sealed before he had authority to do it. Now he’s steering a massive AI de...

06/12/2024

Why We OPPOSE ESAs

❗️Increases government spending

❗️Increases government agencies

❗️Increases government control

❗️Increases substandard schools

Read more about ESAs here:

Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are similar to vouchers and are often confused with school choice. Unlike vouchers, where taxpayer funds go directly to education service providers and vendors of educational products via check, with ESAs, the government deposits funds into an account that a certifi...

06/07/2024

Here we go AGAIN, with those darn strings! Abbott mentioned strings in his state of the state and has repeatedly mentioned strings attached to the vouchers. When has the government ever handed out $$$ w/o strings attached?

Get an in-depth look at the complexities of school choice in this eye-opening special from the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. Aby Rinella and Yvette Hampton div...

06/06/2024

06/05/2024

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Contact House Representatives and tell them to 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗟 House Bill 1605 - Amplify Bill

Link To PDF File With Hyperlinks:https://d8505423-c763-444a-9929-729e9d6a74c0.usrfiles.com/ugd/d85054_80964036845047c5b2a21d69eaf9af94.pdf

01/30/2024

Texas State Board of Education meeting starts today at 10:00 am. You can find the livestream link, agenda and schedule here on the TEA website.

9:00 a.m. Committee on Instruction (Room 1-100) 9:00 a.m. Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund (Room 1-104) PSF Corporation meeting starts upon adjournment of the SF/PSF meeting but no earlier than 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Committee on School Initiatives (Room 1-111)