Save Our Schools Arizona
Coverage of Save Our Schools Arizona in the Nexus archive.
- Why Save Our Schools Arizona is suing to stop the GOP’s trickery aimed at blocking voucher reforms
Save Our Schools Arizona is suing Republican lawmakers over HCR2048, a bill accused of using military families as a pretext to block the Protect Education Act, a voter-approved initiative to reform Arizona's private school voucher program. The lawsuit claims HCR2048 is unconstitutional, violating Arizona's separate amendment rule by linking unrelated provisions to invalidate the voter initiative.
- School voucher advocates sue to keep ESA reform measure off the November ballot
The Goldwater Institute is challenging the 'Protect Education, Accountability Now Act' initiative's voter signatures to prevent it from appearing on the November ballot. The initiative, supported by Save Our Schools Arizona, submitted over 420,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot, but the Goldwater Institute alleges over 73,000 signatures are invalid. The Protect Education Act aims to reform Arizona's school voucher program by imposing income caps, clawing back unused funds, and restricting ESA spending.
- 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.