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Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas' voucher program

  • 1.  Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas' voucher program

    Posted 03-23-2026 09:32 AM

    Months after they first applied to participate in Texas' new $1 billion school voucher program, Brighter Horizons Academy, Bayaan Academy and some other Islamic private schools were admitted Wednesday, according to the Texas comptroller's office. "We are so happy to see it finally be applied fairly and to be a part of the whole program," said Ehsan Sayed from the Islamic Services Foundation, one of the plaintiffs in ongoing litigation against state officials over their exclusion from Texas Education Freedom Accounts.

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    Michael Spurlin
    ATPE
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  • 2.  RE: Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas' voucher program

    Posted 03-25-2026 03:55 PM
    Does their curriculum have any sort of language or governance by TEA?

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    Mary Jane Waits [Designation]
    Central Texas Membership Specialist
    ATPE
    305 E Huntland #300
    Austin TX 78752
    mjwaits@atpe.org
    254 368 8520
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