ESA Archives - Arizona Globe

Gillette, Petersen Defend School Choice ESA Program

June 29, 2026 12:43 pmJuly 3, 2026 8:09 am

Arizona Republicans are weighing multiple strategies to protect the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program as negotiations continue over a potential agreement involving ballot measures backed by teachers’ unions and public education advocates. House Republicans, including Rep. John Gillette, have defended...

Mayes, Horne Spar over ESA Procedures and Oversight

August 31, 2025 12:05 pmSeptember 17, 2025 10:10 am

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne sharply rebuked Attorney General Kris Mayes’ criticism of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, saying her public comments were misleading and politically motivated. In a letter to Horne and her television appearance, Mayes expressed...

Arizona Legislature Kicks Off with Democrats vs. ESA (Again)

January 14, 2025 11:45 amJanuary 17, 2025 8:19 pm

The 57th Arizona Legislature opened its session with a series of dueling press conferences that spotlighted the continued divide between the Republicans and Democrats. Like last year, the forefront of this year’s legislative agenda is the ongoing battle over the...

Horne’s ESA Fraud Fight Ends in Major Indictment

December 4, 2024 8:52 amDecember 20, 2024 9:09 am

Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud within Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program recently scored a major legal victory – a grand jury recently indicted two individuals for allegedly enrolling fictitious ESA students,...