Empowerment Scholarship Account

Union-Backed Measure Seeks to Eliminate ESA College Funding Rollover for Arizona Families

April 1, 2026 4:44 pmApril 1, 2026 4:44 pm

Arizona law allows students in the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program to roll over unused funds for college expenses, a provision that could be eliminated under a proposed ballot initiative filed by the Arizona Education Association and Save Our...

AZ Governor Hobbs Caves to Anti-School Choice Lobbyists – Removes ESA Supporter from State Board

March 12, 2026 1:50 pmMarch 12, 2026 1:53 pm

Newly obtained public records published by FOIAzona show that activists opposing Arizona’s school choice program urged Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office to remove State Board of Education member Jenny Clark shortly before the governor’s office discussed plans to replace her. Emails...

Demographic and Societal Shifts Are Reshaping Arizona’s Inner City Schools

September 23, 2025 5:05 pmSeptember 23, 2025 5:24 pm

The Kyrene School District in Tempe, Arizona, is set to close or repurpose nine schools, a decision that has sparked outrage among parents and students. However, as ABC15 Data Analyst Garrett Archer’s recent work reveals, this move is not an...