Today, Save Our Schools Arizona delivered an urgent memo to Arizona legislative leadership, Governor Hobbs, Superintendent Horne, and Treasurer Yee, conveying an accurate and up-to-date accounting of taxpayer dollars spent through the ESA voucher program and demanding a plan to deal with its massive overspending.

The Governor’s office has thoroughly outlined the dire economic ramifications of ESA vouchers. According to the Arizona Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting (OSPB), ESA vouchers are projected to cost taxpayers $943 million next year and are on track to bankrupt the state and defund our public schools.

Today, Save Our Schools Arizona delivered an urgent memo to Arizona legislative leadership, Governor Hobbs, Superintendent Horne, and Treasurer Yee, conveying an accurate and up-to-date accounting of taxpayer dollars spent through the ESA voucher program and demanding a plan to deal with its massive overspending.

In January, Gov. Hobbs announced her commitment to prioritize public education by rolling back universal ESA voucher expansion. The budget introduced is a complete abdication of this commitment to 1.1 million Arizona students — failing to cap the growth of a program that threatens the future of public education in our state.

Today, Save Our Schools Arizona delivered an urgent memo to Arizona legislative leadership, Governor Hobbs, Superintendent Horne, and Treasurer Yee, conveying an accurate and up-to-date accounting of taxpayer dollars spent through the ESA voucher program and demanding a plan to deal with its massive overspending.