ESA Enrollment Surpassing Budget Projections; Where are the Students Coming From; Where is the Money Going

In what is not a surprise to the education and political world, enrollment in the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Program (ESA) is surpassing the budget projections put forth in the 2023/24 State Budget. As of today (October 10, 2023,), 68,455 students have received an ESA scholarship, averaging $7300, to the private school or home school … Read more

New Democratic Leadership Team at the Arizona State House

With Democratic House Leader Andres Cano leaving to pursue graduate opportunities at the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, the party caucus in the Arizona Lower Chamber, after nine hours and 11 rounds of voting, has chosen a new leadership team for the remainder of this legislative session. The new Democratic House Leader … Read more