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How Arizona’s ‘choice’ system leaves out students with disabilities
Arizona lawmakers love to tout the state’s school choice model. Open enrollment and the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program are framed as liberating tools — putting education in the hands […]
The next frontier of education reform – the supply side
Our traditional school system — built around fixed buildings, set schedules and standardized staffing structures — was designed for control and scale, not for flexibility or innovation. But those priorities […]
Dispute over school choice funding means ballot measure for teacher pay unlikely
Key Points: Teacher pay hike stalled over GOP demand for school vouchers Governor Hobbs rejects tying voucher expansion to education funding plan Special election unlikely as attention shifts to budget […]
Education groups vow to campaign against school choice on Prop. 123
Key Points: Republicans likely to unveil final Proposition 123 language on May 19 Democrats, education groups oppose tying school choice to teacher pay proposal Opponents warn of lawsuits, campaigns if […]
Education groups announce opposition campaign against school choice on Proposition 123
Key Points: Democrats, education groups oppose tying school choice to teacher pay proposal Republicans still finalizing bill language to protect existing choice options Opponents warn of lawsuits, campaigns if such […]
Governor ousts school choice advocate from State Board of Education
Of the six board members currently serving on expired terms, only one – a top school choice advocate – was removed from her post at the State Board of Education.Â
Don’t let Governor Hobbs take away school choice!
With less than one in three fourth-grade Arizona students reading at grade level, now is not the time for Governor Katie Hobbs to play politics with children’s futures. Arizona now […]
Latino families absent from Arizona ESA coverage
As school choice policies expand, I noticed a rise in criticism for these programs without an accurate consideration of the families they serve. For example, this article from CNN in […]
Empowering families through school choice here and beyond
f legislation like this had been passed when I was choosing the right school for my younger children, my choices and my decision-making process would have been far simpler, and a significant weight would have been taken off my shoulders. I want that to be the case for all families who are in the same position that I once was in.
School choice – educating students, building communities
Our nation has long struggled with the tension between embracing innovation and preserving what we love about our small towns. School choice proves that we can choose both, offering each family the opportunity to customize their children’s learning while bolstering the nonprofits, businesses, and institutions that are the heartbeat of our communities’ civil societies.
Number of failing schools fell; alternative schools headed the other way
The number of schools getting an F on the state’s annual report card has fallen sharply, going from 49 in 2019 to 24 this year, but the number of failing alternative schools rose over the same period.
Republicans are protecting the Arizona we love
When you think of Arizona, you can’t help but think of freedom. Freedom to keep the money you earn. Freedom to send your kids to the school you want. Freedom to start a business without layers of red tape. And freedom to work – our licensing reform has become a national model.
