by kids1stadvocac | Mar 18, 2025 | Federal
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
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
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
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...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | State
kvue.com Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students from across Texas gathered in Downtown Austin on Saturday to rally against a plan to give taxpayer money to some Texas families for private schooling. Under House Bill 3, students in the program would receive...
