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COPAA joins Public Funds Public Schools and Urges Montana Court to Strike Down Harmful Voucher Law

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...

HR 1 becomes law, Medicaid Cuts and Education Vouchers Timed for Late 2026

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...

6 Ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful BIll’ Will Affect Kids and Schools

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal

ChalkBeat “When you take it all together, it’s kind of like an assault on children and families policy-wise,” said Megan Curran, the director of policy at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. “We’re going to see that the effects reverberate...

ED to States: School Choice Options Available to Certain Students

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | Federal

In a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to Chief State School Officers on June 26th, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) highlighted key parts of Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which requires states and districts to give parent some flexibility in...

TX: School vouchers could cause another headache for Texas

by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | State

Newsweek Texas’s $1 billion school voucher program promises to prioritize students with disabilities. The program, signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott earlier this month, will allow Texas families to receive $10,000 per year to help pay for students’...
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