Students in Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program can use their funds to pay for college, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne.
Arizona law allows participants in the taxpayer-funded, school choice program who don’t spend all their money in a given year to save it for college tuition, Horne told The Center Square this week.
“We want kids to go to college. The percentage of college-educated students in a state has something to do with the success of its economy," Horne said, noting he would like to see more students go to college.
Matt Beienburg, director of education policy at the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute, said the ESA program is intended to ensure families can deploy their education funds at the level that best supports their needs.
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