by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State
Texarkana Gazette It was still dark when Liz Piñón loaded her triplets into the family’s red van and set off for Austin. The children scrolled their phones as they made the four-hour drive from Crowley to the Capitol. Piñón glanced at her set of 12-year-olds:...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State
Spectrum News 1 Both the Texas Senate and House have school voucher or educational savings account proposals that allocate extra funding for students with disabilities to use at private schools. Some families believe the money won’t guarantee an equal education for...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | State
kvue.com Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students from across Texas gathered in Downtown Austin on Saturday to rally against a plan to give taxpayer money to some Texas families for private schooling. Under House Bill 3, students in the program would receive...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | State
KXAN Austin Just days after Governor Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in his State of the State address, Senate lawmakers pushed through one of his top priorities. Texas Senators voted Wednesday evening to approve Senate Bill 2, the piece of...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 4, 2025 | Federal
In an Executive Order (EO) issued last week, President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Education to take measures that support parental rights and school choice. Identified as “education-freedom,” the EO names five steps that ED must take within 90 days to...
