In earlier voucher debates, a common argument was: why should I pay for your uber when we fund public transportation?
I took that as a hypothetical - but now I am here coding up the costs of Ubers and Lyfts charged to Arizona taxpayers.
✅ ESA voucher reform must be put on the ballot! Sign up to help with the Protect Education initiative at bit.ly/ProtectEdAZ
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“When I had LEGOs for my students, I used them for years and years for every class. And when I was done with them, I donated them to another teacher. There’s no reason to be spending $30,000 on LEGOs for one child.” — SOSAZ Director & veteran educator, Beth Lewis
‼️ Your tax dollars have gone to over $7.2 MILLION in LEGO sets through AZ’s ESA voucher program — including high-end collector sets. While LEGOs can be a valuable educational tool, these purchases are clearly an irresponsible use of taxpayer dollars.
This growing backlash suggests that vouchers have become a "sleeping giant" with the potential to significantly shift elections against the billionaire donors backing privatization.
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👀🗳️ Voters have rejected school vouchers EVERY time they have been on the ballot in the US — even in conservative rural communities, which are increasingly crossing party lines to protect their local public schools.
😦Reported misspending in AZ's universal ESA program is unsettling. 18,000 ESA voucher users were flagged for $10.3M in misspending — & Supt. Horne refuses to say how many have been suspended‼️
This is why the Protect Education initiative is so important 👉 sign up to help bit.ly/ProtectEdAZ
😢 The universal expansion of ESA vouchers is diverting nearly $1,000,000,000 in taxpayer dollars to private schooling while AZ public schools are funded 48th in the nation, leaving one-third of Arizona's public school districts at significant financial risk.
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"AZ’s taxpayers want accountability. This phrase would guarantee that any voucher parent, charter school, private school, or public school that receives public funds must prove those funds are used for education, and their matching results for that work.”
“Every bill impacting education should begin with these 12 words: 'Any K-12 entity or person who receives a taxpayer dollar will…’
🔥 MUST READ: DVUSD Superintendent Curt Finch points out how Arizona GOP state leaders continue to attack and stifle Arizona's public district schools with attack bills — while exempting charter schools, private schools, and ESA vouchers.
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Imagine you are a Lego fanatic. In ~3 years (Aug22-Nov25), how much could you spend on Legos alone?
AZ's winner-this is one ESA account-spent $15,944.59 of AZ taxpayer money on Legos*
(*May be more: WalMart Target Michael's etc purchases aren't disaggregated. Waiting for those data.)
“It’s flabbergasting to be perfectly honest… It’s a policy choice not to create those guardrails [to the ESA voucher program]. — Princeton Professor @jenjennings.bsky.social
While AZ GOP leaders claim the fraud rate is under 1%, expert analysis of the data clearly shows a staggering 20% misspending rate among ESA voucher users.
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A 12News ESA voucher fraud investigation found that over $10 MILLION in taxpayer funds were spent on banned items, including insurance payments, gift cards, and even condoms, in less than a year‼️
📣 Make your voice heard! It takes just a few minutes to speak up on these harmful bills! 👎 Use #RequestToSpeak to let Arizona lawmakers know your stance on bills being heard this week: bit.ly/RTSazleg
Read SOSAZ’s #WeeklyEdREport to learn more about about these bills: bit.ly/March02EdReport
There are still a few tickets left for this Saturday's event! ➡️ bit.ly/CAPS26
✨ BE THE FIRST TO BID! The 3rd Annual Celebration of Arizona Public Schools Silent Auction is Now Live!
Bid on over 80 items, including incredible local art, private flight experiences & home plate Diamondback tickets!
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Read the details in our latest #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/March02EdReport
🚨According to AZ Dept. of Education records, over 18,000 parents used taxpayer-funded vouchers on more than $10 million in banned items in just one year! The shocking list of items includes: condoms, parents paying themselves thousands of dollars, $1500 giftcards, insurance payments.
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Pick up a copy at your favorite local bookseller. Then, join us (virtually) for a discussion Sun 3/22 and Sun 4/19 at 3pm.
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🤯 New report reveals $10M in fraudulent ESA voucher purchases — including condoms, luxury hotels, and much more
🏛️ Read up on the #AZLeg’s “Crossover Week” bills and shenanigans
➕ Ways to plug in and more!
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