At a time when families are navigating more educational options, what they ultimately seek has not changed: safe schools, qualified educators, strong learning, and adults they trust.

Read the January e-newsletter here! If you’ve heard sweeping claims about declining enrollment, school choice growth, or “families fleeing public schools,” this episode offers a more grounded look at what’s actually happening and what’s harder to measure.

Read the December e-newsletter here! As we close out the year, we keep coming back to one word: trust. Trust is what makes a community rally for its schools. Trust is what allows leaders to communicate with clarity and confidence.

Read the November e-newsletter here! Texas public schools continue to prove that strong fiscal stewardship and student-centered decision-making go hand-in-hand. The Texas Education Agency has released the 2024–2025 FIRST ratings (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas), and the results tell a clear story...

Read the October e-newsletter here! Our mission has always been to celebrate and defend the people and institutions that make our communities strong, our neighborhood public schools, and the leaders who serve them.

Read the September e-newsletter here! When TEA released its latest A to F ratings, communities saw headlines about “failing schools” and “D-rated districts.”

Friends of Texas Public Schools is proud to announce our annual Friends of the Year Dinner, a celebration of the immense value public schools bring to our state’s 1,000+ public school districts.

The Texas Education Agency’s latest A–F school ratings made headlines about “failing schools,” but the story is more complex. While 1,337 campuses received D or F grades, 31% improved year over year and F-rated schools dropped by half. Families deserve context, not confusion, about what these grades really mean.