A new ballot initiative’s income cap could remove approximately 15% of current participants in Arizona’s school choice program, according to Katie Ratlief, the executive director of Common Sense Institute Arizona.
The Arizona Education Association, Arizona’s largest teacher union, and Save Our Schools Arizona, an organization that supports public schools, filed paperwork last week to restrict the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program.
“This initiative — led by educators and parents who care deeply about our kids — is Arizona's chance to address the waste, fraud and safety concerns that have plagued the ESA voucher program on the state's watch,” said Marisol Garcia, president of the AEA.
“Bringing this reform to the ballot is about making sure that every child in Arizona gets a high-quality education, no matter what kind of school they attend,” she added.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told The Center Square that the ballot initiative “seeks to punish ESA families who are just trying to ensure their child’s needs are being met.”
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