Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Wants to Turn Back the Clock on School Choice

[Valletta]

She claimed the new law is “poised to cost Arizona taxpayers an estimated $1.5 billion over the next 10 years if left unaddressed.”

But there’s an obvious problem with her math. Arizona spends more than $12,000 a pupil on its public schools, while the typical universal ESA award amount is only $7,000. Ms. Hobbs counts the cost of the program but ignores the fiscal benefit. An analysis from the nonpartisan Common Sense Institute finds that the ESA program will save taxpayer money.

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Kids of all races and income letters should be given the choice to get a good education. That means a school with discipline, where teachers and students do not have to fear roving bands of thugs.

 

[chevyontheriver]

She claimed the new law is “poised to cost Arizona taxpayers an estimated $1.5 billion over the next 10 years if left unaddressed.”

But there’s an obvious problem with her math. Arizona spends more than $12,000 a pupil on its public schools, while the typical universal ESA award amount is only $7,000. Ms. Hobbs counts the cost of the program but ignores the fiscal benefit. An analysis from the nonpartisan Common Sense Institute finds that the ESA program will save taxpayer money.

Opinion | Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Wants to Turn Back the Clock on School Choice

Her new budget would repeal a 2022 expansion, limit educational opportunities, and cost the state money.

www.wsj.com

Kids of all races and income letters should be given the choice to get a good education. That means a school with discipline, where teachers and students do not have to fear roving bands of thugs.

You neglected the teacher's unions in your math.

 

[Pommer]

She claimed the new law is “poised to cost Arizona taxpayers an estimated $1.5 billion over the next 10 years if left unaddressed.”

But there’s an obvious problem with her math. Arizona spends more than $12,000 a pupil on its public schools, while the typical universal ESA award amount is only $7,000. Ms. Hobbs counts the cost of the program but ignores the fiscal benefit. An analysis from the nonpartisan Common Sense Institute finds that the ESA program will save taxpayer money.

Opinion | Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Wants to Turn Back the Clock on School Choice

Her new budget would repeal a 2022 expansion, limit educational opportunities, and cost the state money.

www.wsj.com

Kids of all races and income letters should be given the choice to get a good education. That means a school with discipline, where teachers and students do not have to fear roving bands of thugs.

Maybe I am misunderstanding your post?
Do you really think that there’s a $5000.00 cut in expenditures?
That’s not what it’s saying; of the $12,000.00 that the state will spend on the average student, up to $7,000.00 can be applied towards the ESA.

Instead of “funding public schools” this would make our schools for profit, competing for students’ lovely E$A money.
Look at how great for-profit healthcare has been, let’s do that for/to our schools?

Is the nothing that the “free market” cannot fix?

 

[essentialsaltes]

She claimed the new law is “poised to cost Arizona taxpayers an estimated $1.5 billion over the next 10 years if left unaddressed.”

But at least parents will be able to buy trampolines.

When former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law last year that lets any family receive public funds for private school or homeschooling, he said he “trusts parents to choose what works best” for their children.

Over 46,000 Arizona students now use an education savings account, or ESA, which provides about $7,000 per child annually for a huge array of school services. But with households in greater charge of curricular choices, some purchases are raising eyebrows, among them items like kayaks and trampolines, cowboy roping lessons and tickets to entertainment venues like SeaWorld.

That means a school with discipline, where teachers and students do not have to fear roving bands of thugs.

Maybe some of that kayak money could be better spent on school safety officers or something.

If enrollment in a school goes down 10%, the state doesn't save 10% of the fixed costs of maintenance, upkeep, security, staffing... Sure they can fire a few teachers, but a lot of the costs will remain