A proposition that would have put more restrictions on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) will not appear on your November ballot. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week on Proposition 212. Supporters are calling the decision devastating, while opponents are declaring victory.
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Arizona school choice reform effort fails before reaching ballots
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Arizona ESA measure fails to make November ballot, falls short of signatures
On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that dooms the Protect Education Act, the latest union-backed ballot initiative to gut the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. Proposition 212 will not appear on the November ballot.
The discounted duplicate petition signatures confirmed by the Arizona Supreme Court will place the effort to limit Arizona’s school choice program below the legal signature threshold.
Arizona's expansive school choice program has drawn national attention from admirers and detractors alike. A proposal to add more oversight won't appear on the ballot this fall, but the debates linked to it aren't over.
The Supreme Court rejected some arguments that would have removed additional signatures while affirming the duplicate-signature calculation that ultimately proved decisive
A proposition that would have put more restrictions on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) will not appear on your November ballot. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week on Proposition 212. Supporters are calling the decision devastating, while opponents are declaring victory.
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