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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 blatantly unconstitutional.
But school choice advocates say they followed the instruction of an Arizona Supreme Court justice and the previous program’s critics in crafting the new system, which will all[...]
Court ruled vouchers violated ban on aid to private schools
Arizona’s years-long crusade to lead the nation in school choice policies hit perhaps its greatest roadblock in 2009, when the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a limited voucher program violated a constitutional ban on providing state money to private or sectarian schools.
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.
School choice supporters push for vouchers again
Advocates of school choice are trying to legalize education vouchers for students in failing public schools.
