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Arizona families, school leaders and policymakers weigh in on ESAs as KAWC examines school choice, access, cost and accountability — and asks what education is for.

A special Educating Yuma takeover of Arizona Edition explores why families use ESAs, what school choice looks like in Yuma and where questions of access and accountability remain.

In the final part of KAWC’s ESA series, supporters and critics find unexpected common ground on school choice and accountability — but sharply different ideas about what those principles should mean.

Arizona parents use Empowerment Scholarship Accounts for reasons ranging from disability services to homeschooling and religious education. They share what school choice looks like for their families.

Arizona’s ESA program has grown from 144 participants to nearly 103K. KAWC looks at how the program works, how spending's monitored and why it remains one of Arizona’s most contested policies.