TN: TN parents of kids with disabilities ‘blindsided’ by voucher changes

by kids1stadvocac | May 12, 2026 | State

The Tennessean Malia Curtis confidently took the microphone as she addressed the Wilson County Schools board on May 4. The 20-year-old scooted her wheelchair closer to the board members before talking about how school vouchers through...

Take Action: Tell Your Governor to Oppose the Federal Tax Credit Voucher Program

by kids1stadvocac | May 12, 2026 | Federal

Governors in several states have not yet decided whether to participate in the new Federal Tax Credit Voucher Program under HR1 — and  your voice is urgently needed . This program will discriminate against students with disabilities, weaken civil rights...

COPAA was pleased to join the amicus brief in the challenge to Utah’s voucher program

by kids1stadvocac | May 5, 2026 | State

Voucher programs impede access to civil rights laws, including IDEA, Section 504, and ADA, for students with disabilities, leaving them with little “choice” and no rights.  Read the Public Funds Public Schools Article 

OK: Democrat lawmakers express frustration over public school failures

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 28, 2026 | State

OCPA n recent years, most Democratic lawmakers have opposed school-choice programs that allow parents to use their tax dollars to send a child to private school rather than keep the child in a local public school. But during a recent legislative debate, two Oklahoma...

Senators Introduce Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 21, 2026 | Federal

Led by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), 28 Democrats have signed onto the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act –a bill that would repeal the portion of HR 1 that allows tax credits for contributions to scholarship granting organizations and the...