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s a mother, I firmly believe that parents are the primary and enduring educators of their children. We possess the fundamental right to determine what is in the best interests of our children. No government, institution, or special interest group should have the authority to override or redefine that right. Yet, there has been a systematic shift of authority away from parents, placing it into the hands of bureaucrats and policymakers whose priorities often serve their own agendas rather than the well-being of our children.On July 26, 2022 during the Committee on Public Education hearing the testimony by the Texas Tri-Lateral Commission confirmed that the Texas state government, under Governor Abbott’s appointed TEA Commissioner Mike Morath’s leadership since 2016, is actively collecting and analyzing detailed student data to channel students into predetermined career pathways starting as early as K–12 education. Under the guise of improving educational outcomes and workforce readiness, Texas employs formative assessments—not purely academic evaluations—to determine students’ future roles in the state’s economy.
As documented, this agenda aligns Texas with a broader federal and global effort—an invasion of parental rights and individual freedoms controlled by entities like the United Nations. Evidence of this global reach includes former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s recent alignment with United Nations initiatives.
Since implementing this data-centric, workforce-oriented approach, academic scores across Texas have plummeted, and tragically, student suicide rates have skyrocketed. This alarming trend underscores the profound dangers associated with prioritizing behavioral workforce training over genuine academic achievement and individual development.
Children are being systematically trained and credentialed from early childhood through workforce entry, embedding attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors that often contradict traditional family, national, and religious foundations. Computer-based training programs reinforce these shifts, causing students to question or even reject foundational American values, including liberty, individual freedom, and personal faith.
As a mother, I ask: Is a future where our children hold paying jobs but no longer believe in their worthiness to live in a free and prosperous country truly what we desire? Are we genuinely providing our children with the foundation to be happy, healthy, and successful? Or have we allowed the system to prioritize workforce efficiency over individual liberty and happiness?
The unethical collection and commodification of our children’s private data for public-private partnerships represent an immoral convergence where Republicans and Democrats unite in education reform. Historically, in America, our past did not define our future, yet now Texas leads a disturbing shift where predictive analytics and psychological profiling lock our children into predetermined paths from preschool through their careers.
Our current educational environment, with its mandated curricula and psychotropic drug prescriptions, significantly contributes to rising mental health issues, increased school violence, and heartbreaking suicide rates. Behind these mandates are powerful financial interests benefiting from curriculum products and data-driven evaluations, prioritizing profits over the well-being of our children.
Furthermore, legislative measures like Texas Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) and House Bill 3 (HB 3) deepen governmental intrusion into private education by requiring compliance with College, Career, or Military Readiness (CCMR) standards for private and homeschool students accepting public funds. This effectively aligns private and homeschooling curricula with government-defined standards, reinforcing the globalized workforce model.
Legislative Alert: SB 2 and HB 3
As of April 10th 2025, Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) and House Bill 3 (HB 3) have not yet been passed into law. These proposed bills aim to establish Education Savings Account (ESA) programs that would provide public funds to private and homeschool students. However, accepting these funds would subject these students to the same College, Career, or Military Readiness (CCMR) standards and reporting requirements as public school students, effectively integrating them into the statewide, federally funded data system.
Specifically, SB 2 outlines that the comptroller shall oversee and audit ESA accounts to ensure compliance with program requirements, stating:
“The comptroller shall contract with a private entity to audit accounts and program participant eligibility data not less than once per year to ensure compliance with applicable law and program requirements.”
This provision indicates a significant expansion of state oversight into private and homeschool education, potentially compromising the autonomy that these educational choices are meant to preserve.
Call to Action
It is imperative that we, as parents and concerned citizens, contact our elected representatives to express our opposition to SB 2 and HB 3.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!!
We must urge them to stand in the gap and vote NO on these bills to protect the educational freedom and privacy of our children. Allowing these bills to pass would set a precedent for increased government control over private and homeschool education, undermining the very principles of parental rights and educational choice.
As a mother, I declare that my rights to determine the best education for my child come from God, not from the state or federal government. Yet, the deceptive push for universal, government-regulated School Choice through vouchers, virtual learning, Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), and charter schools reveals a calculated bipartisan effort to consolidate educational control at national and global levels.
Our children’s minds should not be investment vehicles or commodities manipulated through predictive analytics technology, social-emotional learning, and evidence-based policymaking. These methodologies threaten to strip away individuality, autonomy, and traditional values, transforming the next generation into products managed by the state.
Texans, especially parents, must remain vigilant and proactive. We must resist an intrusive, state-managed educational pipeline that endangers our children’s autonomy and future freedom. Our children’s education must empower them to pursue personal aspirations, not serve as mere cogs in a government-controlled workforce machine.
As a mom, I will not remain silent. While elected officials on both sides collaborate to dismantle our state, nation, and especially our children’s future, I will speak out, defend my children’s rights, and uphold the foundational liberties and values that make America exceptional. Our children’s future depends on it.
