Arizona Gov. Ducey Signs Most Expansive School Choice Legislation

On Thursday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed HB 2853 into law creating the country’s leading school choice program.

The call for school choice has followed in the wake of covid lockdowns and increasingly leftist curricula. The new law expands Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA). These state-funded accounts allow all students, K-12, to access education scholarships to attend any school of their choice. This funding is applicable to public, private, religious and charter schools.

“Our kids will no longer be locked in under-performing schools,” said Gov. Ducey. “Today, their future success is unlocked. With this legislation, Arizona will now be the first state in the nation to offer all families the option to choose the school setting that works best for them”
Arizona’s house majority leader Ben Toma was instrumental in the passage of this law. “In Arizona, we fund students, not systems, because we know one size does not fit all students,”

All Arizona families will finally be able to direct their children’s taxpayer-funded education dollars to the education providers that best meet their needs, whether it be a public, private, charter, or home-based educational option. Arizona has figured out how to fund students instead of systems, and now solidly leads the nation in educational freedom.”

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