Tag: school voucher
Pro-voucher lawyers say referendum petition identified non-existent legislative session
Save Our Schools Arizona spokeswoman Dawn Penich-Thacker addresses a crowd of volunteers and reporters after submitting more than 110,000 signatures to refer school voucher legislation to...
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After signing ESA bill, Ducey vows no more school voucher expansion measures for now
Innovative scholarships plagued by antiquated equipment
Arizona’s empowerment scholarship account program is a modern era idea administered in a stone-age fashion. Three staffers keep their noses in the paper files of 684 students because there is...
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School voucher expansion set for legislative votes
The Arizona Legislature is poised to vote on a major expansion of a school voucher program giving parents state money to pay their children’s private school tuition. The Senate plans...
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Brewer signs bill expanding school choices
Brewer vetoes bill to expand school voucher program
Ruling: Arizona school voucher program is constitutional
A new court ruling says Arizona’s school voucher program for students with disabilities is constitutional. The ruling released Thursday rejects arguments by opponents of...
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Judge holds hearing Monday on Arizona voucher case
Proponents say successor to school voucher plan will withstand lawsuits
Teachers unions and advocacy groups that sunk Arizona’s private school voucher system two years ago haven’t made any moves to strike down its successor, even though they say it is...
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Court ruled vouchers violated ban on aid to private schools
[caption id="attachment_36056" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="From left, Sen. Russell Pearce, Attorney General Tom Horne and Gov. Jan Brewer hold a news conference to announce the state's decision to appeal to the...
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School vouchers resurface
School choice advocates are pushing to amend the state Constitution to allow students in failing public schools to use vouchers at private schools. But in doing so, critics say the...