Great read on the private school voucher program’s impacts in Arizona - the first to institute universal ESA’s.
Arizona is sending taxpayer money to religious schools — and billionaires see it as a model for the US
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A CNN investigation found that the program has cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than anticipated, disproportionately benefited richer areas, and funneled taxpayer funds to unregulated private schools that don’t face the same educational standards and antidiscrimination protections that public schools do. Since Arizona’s expanded program took effect in 2022, according to state data, it has sent nearly $2 million to Dream City and likely sapped millions of dollars from Paradise Valley’s budget.
It is a concerted, conscious effort by the GOP to destroy public education. Period. And the people who will pay the price are the biggest cheerleaders.
It is a concerted, conscious effort by the GOP to destroy public education. Period. And the people who will pay the price are the biggest cheerleaders.
Sounds like tax dollars are following the students instead of systems. Sounds like an absolute win to me. Hope we see more of it (good news, we are!) and that public schools and their garbage union stop feeling so God damn entitled.
