January 21, 2019
It’s National School Choice Week, and Arizonans have a lot to celebrate. Thanks to expanded educational opportunities such as charter schools and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, Arizona parents have greater options to ensure their children receive an education best-suited to their unique needs.
As we begin our National School Choice Week celebration, here are some important facts about how school choice is succeeding in Arizona:
[1] As of FY 18, per program data provided by Arizona Department of Education
[2] https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/article/dollars-flexibility-and-effective-education-parent/
[3]https://cms.azed.gov/home/GetDocumentFile?id=58a4c2631130c1096041f539; https://www.edchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Exploring-Arizonas-Private-Education-Sector-by-Andrew-D-Catt.pdf
[4] https://www.azleg.gov/jlbc/19AR/ade.pdf
[5] https://www.azleg.gov/jlbc/19AR/ade.pdf
[6] http://centerforstudentachievement.org/are-district-attendance-zones-obsolete/#lightbox/1/
[7] https://azcharters.org/arizona-charter-students-boast-larger-naep-gains-than-any-state/
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