by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | State
Houston Chronicle Charter schools now account for one-third of public campuses in Houston ISD’s boundaries, a new report shows, contributing to the rapidly declining enrollment that is prompting officials to call for the closure of a dozen HISD campuses....
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 17, 2026 | State
ABC15 Several education groups and advocates have come together through a coalition and filed a petition to put reforms on the state’s controversial Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, or ESA. ESA advocates say these reforms are unnecessary, feeling like the...
by kids1stadvocac | Feb 17, 2026 | State
KSAT Time is running out to gather the necessary documentation for students with disabilities to receive the extra benefits entitled through the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program. Families of students with disabilities could receive up to an additional $30,000,...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 27, 2026 | Federal
As a thought leader committed to ensuring that students with disabilities and their families have all the information they need to make an informed choice, on Monday, COPAA released “Private School Choice Programs: Is There a Seat for Students with...
by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | State
WLRN After Juliet Sanomi came to the realization that traditional public school wasn’t the right setting for her son, who has autism, she decided to take matters into her own hands. She started a school where he and others like him would thrive. She began that...
