school vouchers

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.

A Maricopa County judge ruled Proposition 145 cannot appear on the ballot, finding lawmakers illegally tied military-family ESA protections to a provision aimed at nullifying broader voucher reforms.

Attorney General Kris Mayes is dropping her legal fight to require parents of children who get vouchers to document each time how their purchases of items are truly educational.

A leading legislative Democrat said her caucus is now weighing whether to accept what one called "light'' reforms of vouchers.

An audit of Arizona’s voucher program is sparking renewed debate over accountability and education policy ahead of the primary election.

Students, alumni and educators from Desert View Academy, Southwestern Christian School and EOC Charter High School share what school choice means to them.

A new Auditor General report reveals a new low for classroom spending; Yuma and La Paz public schools fall below the state average. The report comes at a time legislators are proposing a 60% mandate.

The Arizona attorney general announced two convictions of Arizona ESA program fraud. Tom Horne’s response focused on criticizing recent comments from the attorney general about ESAs instead.

Proposed federal legislation would expand school choice options for families to send their students to private schools or home educate them and the move could affect Arizona's current scholarship accounts.

This month, an Arizona grand jury indicted two out-of-state residents for cheating the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account program out of more than $110,000. Now, critics of the program believe Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's latest decision could open the door to similar problems.