Government
Despite proposal to shutter Arizona school choice program, Hobbs doesnât have authority to do so(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbsâ first budget proposal to lawmakers included the dissolution of the stateâs new program allowing parents to spend some tax dollars tied to… Read More
Government
Arizona governorâs plan to undo nationâs largest school choice program will harm students, advocates say(Daily Caller) â Newly-elected Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbsâ plan to undo the nationâs most expansive school choice program could affect thousands of students and families who are already utilizing… Read More
Government, Public Education
Gov. Hobbsâ first Arizona budget defunds border strike force, universal school choice program(The Center Square) â If the reaction from Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbsâ first budget proposal is any indication, she and lawmakers are likely in for a long spring. Read More
Government
Analysis says Arizonaâs school choice program saving taxpayers money, contradicting Gov. Hobbs(The Center Square) â In her Jan. 9 State of the State address, Gov. Katie Hobbs said the expansion of Arizonaâs Empowerment Scholarship Account program would bankrupt… Read More
Government
Rural school choice is a ‘rising tide that lifts all boats,’ study findsCritics say school choice policies harm rural communities. They couldnât be more wrong. School choice policies help families take advantage of educational alternatives in their community while simultaneously… Read More
Government
School choice options expand across U.S. in 2022(The Center Square) â More parents overwhelmingly chose school choice in 2022 after expressing frustration with lockdown policies, school boards and mandates. As more state legislators look to expand school… Read More
Public Education
Tom Horne wins, Kathy Hoffman concedes in Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction race(The Center Square) â Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hoffman conceded in the race for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on Thursday morning. Hoffman trailed Republican Tom Horne by 8,718… Read More
Government
School Choice advocates hope wins in West Virginia, Arizona, encourage Kansas legislature(The Sentinel) â School Choice supporters in Kansas are applauding a pair of recent victories in West Virginia and Arizona that they hope will result in similar legislation when lawmakers… Read More
Government
Opponents fall short in effort to block landmark Arizona school choice lawAn Arizona anti-school choice organizationâs attempt to overturn Arizona’s new universal scholarship program has officially failed. Save Our Schools Arizona fell short of the 118,823 valid signatures required to… Read More
Government
Arizona poised to become the first state with universal private K-12 choice. What happens next?(reimaginED) â Word began to leak yesterday that the Save Our Schools group had misrepresented the number of signatures gathered in an effort to thwart Arizonaâs universal ESA expansion. Read More
Government
Opponents likely to fall short in effort to block Arizonaâs new âgold standardâ school choice lawGov. Ducey celebrates Arizona’s newly expanded ESA program. An Arizona anti-school-choice organization blocked a statewide expansion of choice in 2018, but its effort to defeat a similar… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arizona school districts accused of using tax dollars to oppose school choice(The Center Square) â Arizona school districts will violate state law next week by sending representatives to a meeting where they will encourage attendees to overturn the stateâs… Read More
Culture
Arizona attorney generalâs office files civil rights lawsuit against Tucson for not honoring religious exemptions(The Center Square) â Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovichâs office filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Tucson over its COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The Attorney Generalâs office… Read More
Public Education
Not a âmomentâ, but a âmovementâ: Arizona mom finds new calling in race for school boardAmy Carney is an author, accomplished public speaker, wife and more. So why is she adding one more significant role â school board candidate â to her plate? … Read More
Government
Are they being asked to sign away their parental rights? Arizonans cautioned not to sign anti-school-choice petitionArizonans are now being asked to give up their parental rights. Thatâs the way school choice advocate Corey A. DeAngelis sees it, anyway. Since Arizona lawmakers passed… Read More
Government
Arizona leaders celebrate universal school choice law as potential ballot challenge lingers(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey joined families, educators, and community leaders on Tuesday to celebrate Arizonaâs recently-enacted universal school choice law at a time when a challenge… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
A new educational frontier opens wide with coming of Arizonaâs universal school choice law. Whatâs it mean for Christian educators?Arizona may soon be the site of the Oklahoma Land Rush of school choice, as a new law allows all parents in the state to take… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Public school districts accused of using intimidation to conceal controversial curriculaParents in Arizona have reportedly been harassed after their names were made public following requests for information on curriculum. According to a report by… Read More
Public Education
New report questions higher education spending in Arizona(The Center Square) â School spending surged in Arizona from 2018 to 2021. While teacher pay increased in that span, it didnât expand at the rate that the state upped… Read More
Culture
Ducey appeals ruling against Arizona’s limiting COVID relief to open schools(The Center Square) â Gov. Doug Ducey is appealing a federal judge’s decision blocking his decision to withhold federal COVID-19 relief to unopened schools. While Arizona had lifted all mask… Read More