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OK: Oklahoma lawmakers vote to end discrimination against special-needs children

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 22, 2025 | State Archive

OCPA.ORG Members of a state House committee have voted to end a two-tiered system that forces the families of children with special needs to jump through hoops that other families are not subjected to when accessing a school-choice program. “We have two very different...

TX: Texas House approves private school voucher program

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 22, 2025 | State Archive

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OH: Ohio voucher cost increases as lawmakers debate public school funding

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | State

The Columbus Dispatch Two years ago, Ohio did what few other states had done before it: it allowed every family to receive a voucher to pay for private school. The move was praised by school choice advocates, who said it would give opportunities to children who would...

TX: Why North Texas educators fear vouchers could weaken special education resources

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...

House Committee Holds School Choice Hearing

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...
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