May 26, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2026
CONTACT:
Stephanie Noriega
Chief of Communications
Region 4 Education Service Center
stephanie.noriega@esc4.net
Texas Education Exchange Partners with PowerSchool
to Enhance K-12 Data Management Statewide
New collaboration enables Texas school districts to securely connect and utilize data across existing platforms
Houston, TX — PowerSchool and the Texas Education Exchange have partnered to provide school districts across the state with a solution to improve data management and utilization throughout their K-12 education systems. This collaboration aims to streamline how educational institutions connect their platforms, reducing administrative workloads without requiring districts to replace the software tools they already use.
The Texas Education Exchange serves as a region-led, statewide system connector that enables district software platforms to securely share data with one another automatically and accurately. With all 20 Education Service Centers participating in the network, the initiative offers a unified, statewide approach to educational technology.
“This partnership with PowerSchool represents a significant step forward in how Texas school districts manage and utilize their data,” said Firmino Mariano, Director of the Texas Education Exchange. “By enabling seamless and secure data sharing across platforms, we’re empowering educators and administrators with the tools they need to make informed decisions and focus on what truly matters—supporting student success.”
The system is built on a simple principle: help districts connect their systems once, retain ownership of their data, and use those connections continuously across reporting, analytics, and other applications.
Through this partnership, PowerSchool will enable their customers to maximize the value of their connected systems. After completing the onboarding process with the Texas Education Exchange, districts gain the capability to securely share data across various educational programs, PowerSchool products, and other third-party applications.
By establishing secure, automated data pipelines, districts can ensure their teachers and administrators have access to accurate information when they need it most. The integration ultimately supports better decision-making and more efficient resource allocation across the entire K-12 network.
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About The Texas Education Exchange
The Texas Education Exchange is a statewide data solution hosted by the Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston. The Exchange is built to serve all PreK-12 districts in Texas and unites disparate data sources to give educators the real-time insights they need to improve student outcomes. The Exchange also streamlines state reporting to allow educators to focus on improving their schools. To learn more, visit https://txedexchange.net/
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About PowerSchool
As the leading provider of cloud-based K-12 software, PowerSchool unifies educational and operational technology into a single connected operating system, giving educators, administrators, and families the tools and visibility to keep every student on track from enrollment to graduation. Our products span the full K-12 ecosystem in a single, connected system, unifying student information, learning, family engagement, HR, finance, and analytics.
About Region 4 Education Service Center
Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4) is one of 20 regional education service centers established by the Texas Legislature in 1967 to assist school districts and charter schools in improving efficiencies and student performance. Regional education service centers are nonregulatory, intermediate education units. Texas Education Code, Chapter 8, gives each school district the opportunity to voluntarily be served by and participate with a regional education service center.
Region 4 serves an eight-county area comprised of 46 public school districts and 42 open-enrollment charter schools, representing more than 1.25 million students, 108,000 educators, and 1,500 campuses. To learn more, visit esc4.net.