How can education savings accounts serve students with special needs? (Opinion)

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 30, 2025 | Federal

Education Week As education savings account (ESA) laws have been adopted by a number of states in the past few years, many observers have wondered how these work in practice. One huge area of interest is their impact on students with special needs. Well,...

FL: School voucher expansion: Mismanagement hits students, parents, schools

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 16, 2025 | State

WLRN Last school year, Irene switched her daughter, who has autism, from a public charter school to a private school. Irene planned on paying for the school with the state voucher meant for students with disabilities. “She thrives the best in the setting where...

MT: Judge hears arguments in lawsuit challenging Montana education savings accounts

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | State

KXLF On Thursday, a state district judge in Helena heard arguments on whether a school choice program for students with disabilities violates the Montana Constitution. In 2023, the Montana Legislature passed and Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 393. The law...

AR: Arkansas parents ask judge to reject motion to dismiss school voucher case

by kids1stadvocac | Aug 26, 2025 | State

Arkansas Advocate The LEARNS Act is a 2023 law that made sweeping changes to Arkansas’s K-12 education system. Among other things, the law raised the state’s minimum teacher salary to $50,000 and created a school voucher program called the Educational Freedom Account...

Education Department eyes special education in school choice expansion

by kids1stadvocac | Aug 12, 2025 | Federal

K-12 Dive The U.S. Department of Education is working with school districts and states to expand school choice models for students with disabilities that will spur innovative and effective learning opportunities, a top federal special education official said during...