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Latest Media Attack on School Choice Withers Under Scrutiny
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (473+ words) Senior Advisor, Center for Education Policy Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy Craig Harris has repeatedly filed anti-school choice stories which were riddled with errors. His latest salvo against Arizona's popular ESA program is no exception. The program is wildly…...
The Washington Post Was Sold an Arizona School Choice Story
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (130+ words) Senior Advisor, Center for Education Policy School boards don't close five schools in a 6,551-student district because of the loss of 129 students. Arizonans have a pet peeve involving people from "back East" who judge us before they understand us. The…...
Manufactured Outrage: How School-Choice Deniers Weaponize Minimal ESA Fraud
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (806+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy The Arizona Department of Education's internal audit turned up $622,000 that are "possible fraud or misuse." That's less than one-tenth of 1% of total ESA spending. Channel 12 continued its clumsy crusade against school choice this week…...
The Washington Post Gets Arizona School Closures Wrong
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (1031+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy Senior Advisor, Center for Education Policy The Post's narrative about underfunding crumbles under scrutiny. However, the article conveniently ignores details'which we documented months ago'that undermine this narrative, including that Roosevelt's total budget and per-pupil…...
Arizona’s $20 Billion School District Surplus: Empty Buildings, Full Bank Accounts
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (521+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy Senior Advisor, Center for Education Policy A new'report'from the CSI reveals the shocking scope of waste plaguing our traditional public school system, and it's time taxpayers demanded answers. The massive spending on new buildings…...
Arizona’s $7.8 Billion Question: Why Are School Districts Hoarding Cash While Criticizing ESA Balances?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (613+ words) Senior Advisor, Center for Education Policy Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy Arizona school districts carry growing financial balances of unspent funds'north of $7.8 billion, or $7,000 per student'which dwarf those in the ESA program. Lawmakers designed the ESA from the outset…...
Denver’s Sanctuary Policies Leave Colorado Vulnerable and Cost Taxpayers Millions
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1207+ words) Denver has long been at the forefront of sanctuary policies, officially becoming a "sanctuary city" around 2013 and pioneering a trend that has transformed Colorado into a full-blown "sanctuary state'and Coloradans are paying the price. Legislation enacted by Democrat-dominated state lawmakers…...