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Gress wants to expand Teachers Academy program
Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, wants to expand the Teachers Academy program that offers scholarships to prospective public school teachers to students attending private and religious colleges....
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Arizona can still be the leader in school choice
Last year, Arizona became a champion in education when it became the first state to pass universal school choice legislation. The Empowerment Scholarship Program was the...
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DOE’s proposed ESA handbook edits draw parents’ anger
The Arizona Department of Education’s proposed edits to the Empowerment Scholarship Account handbook were met with criticism and claims of improper outside influence in a state...
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ESA advocate heads program, draws parents’ ireÂ
Anti-ESA governor is living endorsement of school choice
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is, in spite of herself, perhaps the greatest living billboard for empowerment scholarship accounts (ESAs) in the country. Indeed, despite her own...
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ESA parents complain about mid-year changes
Bill to expand ESA reporting advances, barely
A bill that would expand reporting requirements for the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program passed the Senate Education Committee recently. Senate Bill 1706, approved by a...
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When it comes to school regulation, less is more
Arizona lawmakers have created a vibrant system of K-12 choice that includes traditional district schools, public charters and – most recently – private schools via the...
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House votes to waive AEL with bipartisan support
The House today voted to waive the aggregate expenditure limit (AEL) with bipartisan support, clearing the two-thirds majority needed to send it forward. The resolution, sponsored...
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Nation watches as Arizona’s universal ESA voucher fiasco fails
Pandemic, culture wars revive ‘school choice’ policy push
After pandemic-era school closures and curriculum battles — particularly over how matters of gender and race are taught — many parents around the country are trekking...
