The Arizona Department of Education projects that universal empowerment scholarships will cost Arizona taxpayers $900 million in 2024.
The cap is an $8,000 annual benefit, paid by the state to use towards education expenses, and includes tuition, and private and parochial schools. Prior to the universal expansion about 11,000 students, mostly with disabilities were enrolled in the program.
On Tuesday evening, the Arizona Department of Education projects that universal empowerment scholarships will cost Arizona taxpayers $900 million in 2024.The Department of Education projects 100,000 students will be enrolled in the ESA program in 2024.JUST IN: The AZ Dept of Education confirms that the private school voucher scam is on track to bankrupt our state. Their new estimate shows vouchers are costing taxpayers $900 million/yr and growing -- original estimate was $30 million/yr. pic.
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