Arizona Education Association
Coverage of Arizona Education Association in the Nexus archive.
- Judge tosses GOP voucher measure that would have blocked all future reforms
A Republican-backed ballot measure in Arizona, Proposition 145, was dismissed by a judge for violating the state constitution's Separate Amendment Rule. The measure aimed to protect private school voucher funding for military families but included provisions that would have banned future reforms to the voucher system.
- Judge: GOP ballot measure aimed at teachers union unconstitutionally guts police, fire unions too
A judge removed a Republican ballot measure from Arizona's ballot, ruling it unconstitutionally broad by targeting all public sector unions, not just teachers' unions. The measure, House Concurrent Resolution 2040, was designed to disable the Arizona Education Association but was rejected for violating the Arizona Constitution's Separate Amendment Rule, which requires amendments to address a single topic.
- Voucher oversight initiative turns in 420k signatures, more than enough to make the ballot
A ballot initiative to increase oversight of Arizona’s school voucher program, the Protect Education Act, submitted over 420,000 signatures, exceeding the required threshold for the November ballot. The initiative proposes restrictions on the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, including income caps and prohibitions on luxury purchases, and faces potential opposition from voucher supporters.
- School voucher special session deal is likely dead in the water
A Republican-led plan to call a special session in Arizona to negotiate with the Arizona Education Association (AEA) over school voucher reforms is unlikely to succeed. The plan aimed to block two citizen-led initiatives targeting the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, but failed after a negotiated compromise collapsed, leading Republicans to push a controversial bill that would effectively block ESA reforms.
- GOP lawmakers mull special session for school voucher deal with teachers union
Republican lawmakers in Arizona are considering a special session to negotiate a deal that would nullify two ballot initiatives targeting the state's school voucher program. The effort follows a failed compromise with the Arizona Education Association, which aimed to implement modest reforms in exchange for abandoning the initiatives, and a subsequent Republican-backed ballot referral that would block future voucher reforms.
- Arizona voters will decide 10 GOP-backed ballot measures in November on schools, elections, taxes
Arizona voters will decide on 10 GOP-backed ballot measures in November, including constitutional amendments and state law changes related to education, elections, and taxes. The measures aim to address issues like school voucher programs, labor union restrictions, and mail-in voting, with some designed to bypass vetoes by Governor Katie Hobbs.
- Arizona’s anti-AEA ballot measure could ban police, firefighter union bargaining, critics warn
A proposed Arizona constitutional amendment targeting the Arizona Education Association includes language that could ban all public sector unions, including police and firefighter unions, from negotiating employment terms. Critics warn this could invalidate existing labor agreements for government workers statewide.
- After compromise dies, Arizona GOP rushes through ballot referral to block voucher reforms
Arizona Republican lawmakers rushed through a constitutional amendment to block reforms to the state’s school voucher program after a failed compromise with the Arizona Education Association. The proposed amendment, framed as protecting military families, includes language that would broadly prevent reforms to the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts system, according to Democrats.