EPISODE 1-ESA Vouchers: Arizona's Billion Dollar Experiment

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In this episode, we talk about Arizona's Universal ESA program and how it got started, who the players were, how it impacts Arizona families, and how it has grown into a huge drain on our state budget and our public schools.

Citations:

https://sosarizona.org/the-truth-about-esa-vouchers/

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012826_az_voucher_congress/arizona-voucher-program-cited-as-cautionary-tale-during-school-choice-hearing/

https://www.12news.com/article/news/investigations/i-team/education-impact/i-team-empowerment-scholarship-accounts-parents-bought-diamond-rings-luxury-clothing-kenmore-appliances-education-tax-dollars/75-dff40d1f-3a34-435c-9edc-af4150352445