Faces of Freedom

Before the school year started, we had a chance to speak to a few microschool students and...

When mom Victoria Varady found out she could access the Arkansas Educational Freedom Account (EFA)...

When Crystal Oldham's son was diagnosed with autism, it began a learning journey for her. That...

Public school teacher Katie Parrish explains why differences in children and how they learn make...

Mom of four Mallory Smothers recognized that each of her children needed a different type of...

Recognizing early that her daughter would have special needs in education, mother Deserae wanted...

Pamela Esters shares the many challenges her son has faced, as well as the growth achieved and the...

Created by the Legislature in 2015, the Succeed Scholarship Program, administered by The Reform...

Parents Erin and Chris share their story of how they recognized and diagnosed disability and...

Parent Mary Catherine Paulus talks about the new Educational Freedom Account (EFA) program created...

Earlier this year, just before graduation in the Spring, we spoke with Jennifer McWhorter about...

I can not express how grateful we are to have received this amazing scholarship. It has been a...

Last year Trevor was starting 3rd grade and could not read; he could not even identify words like...

My daughter was able to receive the Succeed Scholarship for the first time this fall. The...

The Succeed Scholarship has been so helpful for my children to attend a small private school and...

In 2012 my daughter officially received her diagnosis of apraxia and an intellectual disability...

My name is Laura Kent. My son, Taylor, suffers with Autism, anxiety, SPD (Sensory Processing...

Hello. My daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia while in the kindergarten. I prayed for a school...

I wanted to reach out and let anyone and everyone how much my family appreciates the Succeed...

The Succeed Scholarship has been such a blessing to our family and to Sam. He has thrived with...

The ‘Succeed Scholarship’ has helped our son Ryan leaps and bounds where he might not have had the...

As a first grader, Faith dreamed of growing up to be a babysitter. She loved caring for other kids...

My son was in public schools from K-2nd grade. He is autistic. The last two years he was in public...

My family benefits tremendously from the Succeed Scholarship. My 12-year-old daughter, Piper, is...

I’m a single parent of an autistic son. He’s very quiet, and typically a loner. He has a hard time...

It is difficult to put into words just how much the Arkansas Succeed Scholarship has meant to our...

The public school system failed my son. Moss is ADHD and requires extra attention in some areas....

We are Scott and Lindsey Cobb, pre-adoptive parents of Morgan Hover. Morgan came in to foster care...

My son is eighth generation of Jacksons in the small community of Berryville — the first one with...

Our son, Micah, is now attending Access School, thanks to a Succeed Scholarship. He has multiple...

The Succeed Scholarship has had a huge impact on our family and has truly been an amazing...

To know Mattie is to love her. She has a sweet yet stubborn disposition, is full of sass, and is...

“My daughter would not have been able to attend the only school in the nation that could teach her...

The Succeed Scholarship has certainly been a huge blessing to our family. It has given our child...

I am a mother of a son who attends Our Lady of Holy Souls due to the Succeed Scholarship. Without...

My wife and I found ourselves adopting a special needs child as we are approaching our 60s. By...

The Succeed Scholarship program has given my once shy and unsocial little girl, Kiyah, the...

I would like to share how valuable the Succeed Scholarship has been to our family. Kelley has been...

Our youngest daughter, Katie, struggled for four years in the public school system. Katie needs...

Our family is grateful for the amazing Succeed Scholarship. Our son John Paul was diagnosed at 18...

The Succeed Scholarship has made a significant impact not only on our child but on our entire...

I am an educator by trade, so seeing my daughter, Isabella, struggle in school hurt my heart. When...

This is my son, Ian. He started school at Compass Academy in 2019 for his 5th grade year. Ian has...

My name is Britney Beumeler. My daughter, Harper, is a student in the Lower 2 class at Access...

After six months of trying to work with our public school district to transition our son from...

I am writing to you today as parent of a student served by the Succeed Scholarship. My son Grant...

Fischer is the happiest, sweetest, most laid back child ever. We discovered at an early age, he...

Our daughter was really struggling at the elementary level to even grasp the basics of what she...

In 2014 my son was diagnosed with high functioning autism. In 2017 my son attended kindergarten in...

Both of our sweet boys have special needs. We like our public school system and all they have to...

We have received word that it has been asked of you to defund the Succeed Scholarship program. I...

My son, Eli is an 11 year old who has Down Syndrome. The last several years have been frustrating...

My son, Drake is 17 and has multiple disabilities. He spent his elementary school years in the...

Dear Congressional leaders, I would like to start by saying “Thank you” for your service to fellow...

We are so grateful for the Succeed Scholarship program. Our son Cole, is visually impaired and...

Our son Cole is 16 years old and was born with Apraxia. He’s been at Access since he was 3 years...

I have two special needs kids. If we didn’t have Succeed Scholarships for both of our kids, they...

We are so grateful that our daughter receives the Succeed Scholarship! Parenting a special needs...

We are so grateful to have the Succeed Scholarship for our daughter Cassidy. She is able to attend...

Our son was 3 years old when he was diagnosed with autism. Although the public school system...

The Succeed Scholarship is a true blessing to my son Cal. He is a 16 year old young man who has...

I first met my children 5 years ago when a social worker brought them to my house at 11 pm on a...

We are so thankful that our son, Brady, is a Succeed Scholarship recipient. He is able to attend...

The scholarship has helped my daughter Ayanna out a lot. She is at Easter Seals Academy at...

The Succeed Scholarship has allowed our child to develop the best of skills. He is thriving in a...

My son Asa is a recipient of the Succeed Scholarship. The Succeed Scholarship has allowed us the...

Our son Arya was adopted from India four years ago. At the time, he was 11 years old and could...

I am writing to express my concern about the funding for the Succeed Scholarship. This scholarship...