El Paso school funding news
El Paso-specific TEFA reporting: first-year numbers by district, Fort Bliss families, Catholic school aid and the dates that matter for 2027-28.
TEFA will pay for an industry credential. El Paso's approved provider list doesn't sell one yet
Training for a TEA-approved industry credential and CTE fees are eligible TEFA expenses, but none of El Paso's 31 registered providers works in the trades. Where the training actually lives, and the two ways families can reach it this year.
Read →Oct 22, 2026Your $2,000 homeschool TEFA landed in July. Here's how to spend what's left of it in El Paso
The homeschool tier arrives in one July deposit, caps technology at $200 and pays nothing outside the state marketplace. A practical plan for El Paso families with money still in the account.
Read →Oct 19, 2026Finding a TEFA therapist in El Paso: the 10 approved providers, IEP amounts and how your child's therapist can join
El Paso's TEFA marketplace lists ten therapy providers. What an account with an IEP can carry in El Paso, Ysleta and Socorro ISDs, and the steps for a local therapist to get approved.
Read →Oct 15, 2026Still on the TEFA waitlist in El Paso? Tier 3 awards, prorated amounts and what to do before 2027-28
The Texas Education Freedom Account waitlist moved into Tier 3 in August 2026. What that means for El Paso and Hudspeth County families still waiting, how late awards are prorated and how to prepare for 2027-28.
Read →Oct 12, 2026Catholic school in El Paso with TEFA: nine schools, tuition below the award, and where diocesan aid fits now
Nine El Paso Catholic schools are listed as TEFA participants, and local tuition often sits below the $10,474 award. How leftovers, FACTS aid, the Burkitt Foundation and the Bishop's Scholarship Fund fit together.
Read →Oct 8, 2026Fort Bliss families and TEFA: El Paso ISD on post, the New Mexico question and funded pre-K
Fort Bliss has no district of its own, many families live in New Mexico, and active-duty preschoolers qualify for TEFA pre-K at any income. What that means for military families in El Paso.
Read →Oct 5, 2026El Paso's first TEFA year by the numbers: 4,400 applications, 1,810 funded students
How Texas Education Freedom Accounts played out in El Paso and Hudspeth counties in year one: applications, funded students by district, why totals stayed modest, and what to do for 2027-28.
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