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Recently, the Goldwater Institute's Matt Beienburg released a critical analysis of Arizona’s universal Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, challenging the misleading narratives presented by the media and critics. The ESA program, which allows every Arizona...
According to a recent report by Corinne Murdock in AZ Free News, Arizona's public schools have over $1 billion in surplus funds. Tim McCain, the Arizona Department of Education's chief financial officer, revealed the substantial maintenance and operations (M&O)...
In an Arizona Daily Independent story, Tom Horne, Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, delivered a staunch rebuttal to Governor Katie Hobbs' proposed reforms to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. One of Hobbs’ proposals, the manual review of...
In an article published on AZ Free News, Daniel Stefanski writes that Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, led by John Ward, has seen remarkable growth in its first year, with enrollment increasing from 13,400 to 72,500 students in 15 months. This...
Arizona's top officials, including Superintendent Tom Horne, Senate President Warren Petersen, and House Speaker Ben Toma, defend the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, calling out Governor Katie Hobbs for making false claims. While Hobbs asserts that the...
In an op-ed by the Arizona Daily Independent, written by Jason Bedrick, opponents of Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, notably Save Our Schools Arizona (SOS), took issue with parents using ESA funds on varied educational products and services....
Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) would urge you to vote “YES” on Prop 305 in the upcoming General Election. Why? Because every family deserves the opportunity to choose the best educational setting for their child. CAP supports a parent’s right to choose from a wide...
Statement by Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod Several CAP-supported bills enacted during the 2017 legislative session become effective today, August 9th. These measures specifically promote the principles of life, freedom of conscience, religious...
328,348 Abortions and $77.5 Million Profit Planned Parenthood (PP) recently released its 2015-2016 Annual Report. The report revealed that PP performed 328,348 “abortion procedures” and ended the fiscal year with a profit of $77.5 million. Yet Planned Parenthood is a...
Education is on everyone’s mind at the Legislature this session. Governor Brewer announced that improving education as a key part of her plans for 2012 when she said in her State of the State address that we will see “excellence and accountability in our education...