The Truth About ESA Vouchers
Get the Facts
- ESA = “Empowerment Scholarship Account,” a deceptive term for voucher
- ESA vouchers will cost the state $619 million in 2024
- Every new ESA voucher represents subtracts funding from our local public schools, which are already funded 47th in the US
- 80% of new voucher funds are going to students who were already in private school or homeschool
- 75% of ESA voucher users are from wealthy zip codes
- Voucher funds are reimbursed by Supt. Horne’s ADE – most expenses are Amazon & Venmo purchases to a massive list of 3000 vendors (bit.ly/vendorsESA)
- Reimbursements include questionable expenditures such as gourmet espresso machines, snow cone maker, home gyms, chicken coops, zoo and bounce memberships, trips, and so much more
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Valley couple says daughter's school is discriminating against them because they are gay
Robbing From the Poor
to Educate the Rich
Trampolines and cowboy classes: Arizona parents take advantage of state’s homeschooling funds
Nation watches as
Arizona’s universal ESA voucher
fiasco fails
Arizona Parents are Using Public Ed $ for Kayaks, Trampolines & SeaWorld Tickets
