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AZ: Arizona students with disabilities fuel rapid growth in billion-dollar ESA voucher program

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 14, 2026 | State

12news.com A 12News investigation found the number of special education students receiving Empowerment Scholarship Accounts has tripled in four years, with several families receiving more than $30,000 annually. Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program...

TX: Texas promised children with disabilities up to $30K vouchers. Fewer than 30 got the full amount

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 30, 2026 | State

MSN One of the biggest selling points of Texas’ new private school voucher program was that it would support students with disabilities, offering up to $30,000 in state-funded accounts for tuition and other services. The possibility drew thousands of...

NH: NH lawmakers question school voucher program tracking

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 23, 2026 | State

Valley News New Hampshire lawmakers charged with overseeing the state’s $50 million school voucher program are raising concerns about how the program tracks academic progress for the nearly 10,600 students enrolled. The Children’s Scholarship Fund New Hampshire, the...

TX: AP Exclusive: The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 23, 2026 | State

Texarkana Gazette The Catholic school tour ended, and Maria Contreras felt an overwhelming desire to enroll her 7-year-old. But first, a difficult question for the principal. The second-grader has trouble focusing. He doesn’t listen to teachers and runs around...

Education Tax Credit In Spotlight, Treasury Previews Parts of Forthcoming Regulations

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 16, 2026 | Federal

Last week, the White House held a press conference to preview forthcoming regulations from the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to guide implementation of the federal education tax credit voucher program. While the final...
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