{"id":14254,"date":"2025-10-31T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/?p=14254"},"modified":"2025-10-31T10:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:12:53","slug":"learning-ally-honors-texas-representative-brad-buckley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningally.org\/resource\/learning-ally-honors-texas-representative-brad-buckley","title":{"rendered":"Learning Ally Honors Texas Representative Brad Buckley for his Leadership in Expanding Access to Literacy Accommodations for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AUSTIN, TX \u2014 October 28, 2025 \u2014 Learning Ally, a national nonprofit dedicated to unlocking the potential of students with learning differences, recognized Texas Representative Brad Buckley as its 2025 Legislator of the Year during a lunch reception held in Austin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Chairman of the Texas House of Representatives\u2019 Education Committee, Chairman Buckley has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to advancing literacy and strengthening educational opportunities for all Texas students. The grandson, son, and husband of career public school educators \u2014 and a proud graduate of Killeen public schools \u2014 Chairman Buckley brings a keen awareness of the vital role that public education plays in shaping young lives and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/130DE399-256A-4A90-AE35-7D3F4E7952CC-copys-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14290\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/130DE399-256A-4A90-AE35-7D3F4E7952CC-copys-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/130DE399-256A-4A90-AE35-7D3F4E7952CC-copys-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/130DE399-256A-4A90-AE35-7D3F4E7952CC-copys-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/130DE399-256A-4A90-AE35-7D3F4E7952CC-copys-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp-media.learningally.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/130DE399-256A-4A90-AE35-7D3F4E7952CC-copys-2048x1430.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center; padding-top:20px; font-size:smaller; vertical-align:sub;\">\n  <em>(Pictured from left to right: Victoria Kawesa, Director of Government Relations for Learning Ally &amp; Texas House Public Education Chairman Brad Buckley)<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under his leadership, the Texas Legislature successfully passed a $1 million increase in funding for the Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) grant through the Texas Education Agency, expanding access to critical accommodations and support for students with reading deficits. 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