Public school advocates demand that private school voucher reform be included in the state budget, with a looming $1.3 billion deficit.| Arizona Mirror
The Arizona Legislature passed an almost $18 billion budget Wednesday, one that Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs negotiated with Republican leaders in the House and Senate.| Arizona Mirror
A proposal to let all 1.1 million Arizona students use taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private school passed the Arizona House of Representatives Wednesday after two Republicans who had opposed previous efforts to expand the program changed their position.| Arizona Mirror
There’s a bit of good news as negotiations on state spending between GOP leaders and Gov. Katie Hobbs have begun in earnest: The state’s projected budget deficit is about $400 million less than it was three months ago, thanks to an uptick in revenue.| Arizona Mirror
The authors examine who is benefiting from Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account, the oldest universal ESA program in the United States.| Brookings