Arizona parents are embracing school vouchers, but the governor wants to end them. Exploding ESA use says families are all-in for school choice.
Arizona has earned a national reputation for empowering families with educational choice. For decades, the state has trusted parents, not bureaucracy, to decide where and how their children learn. Today, that legacy is under threat.
Gov. Katie Hobbs has called for eliminating Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, arguing it would bankrupt the state. But the facts tell a very different story. In August 2024, the Arizona Department of Education released its revised budget for the year and reported the ESA program was $4 million under budget. Rather than acknowledging this reality, opponents of school choice continue to rely on misleading claims that do not align with the data.
