“It’s really nice to have school choice,” said Linda Litzinger, advocacy director for Texas Parent to Parent, a disability rights organization. “But this piece wasn’t really, completely worked out with an available time frame for people with disabilities to actually have equal access to it.”

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Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds

Confusion over the program’s special education requirements is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for Texas school districts.

The Texas Tribune