by kids1stadvocac | Aug 26, 2025 | State
Arkansas Advocate The LEARNS Act is a 2023 law that made sweeping changes to Arkansas’s K-12 education system. Among other things, the law raised the state’s minimum teacher salary to $50,000 and created a school voucher program called the Educational Freedom Account...
by kids1stadvocac | Aug 12, 2025 | Federal
K-12 Dive The U.S. Department of Education is working with school districts and states to expand school choice models for students with disabilities that will spur innovative and effective learning opportunities, a top federal special education official said during...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 29, 2025 | Federal
On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Education and the American Family held a hearing, Choice, and Literacy: Empowering Families for Better Educational Results. In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chair Tommy...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal
Montana Quality Education Coalition et al. (MQEC) v. State of Montana et al. is a case challenging Montana’s voucher program for students with disabilities. In 2023, the Montana Legislature established a statewide Education Savings Account (ESA) voucher program...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal
As reported in the national news, the President signed HR 1 into law on July 4th, giving Republicans the legislative win they sought to accomplish in the first half of the 119th Congress. Specific to education, HR 1 includes an amended version of the Educational...
