by kids1stadvocac | Mar 25, 2025 | State Archive
KERA News Jolene Sanders thought a private school could give her son with autism the kind of specialized attention he needed. So she searched for a good school with a good program. “Well, it doesn’t exist,” she said she ultimately concluded after looking. Sanders, now...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 18, 2025 | Federal Archive
On Tuesday, March 12, the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education convened a hearing titled “Education Without Limits: Exploring the Benefits of School Choice.” Subcommittee Chairman Kevin...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State Archive
crossroadstoday.com In public hearings, during Capitol floor debates, and in rooms packed with their constituents, Texas lawmakers have pitched school vouchers as a tool that will primarily benefit low-income students — and not just, as their critics argue, offer...
by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State Archive
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 Archive
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...
