Arizona Teachers Union Fights Educational Opportunity for Disabled Children
28th March 2014
The Arizona Supreme Court last week declined to hear the appeal of the teacher’s union to rule the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Program (ESA) as unconstitutional. The appeals court’s ruling now stands, paving the way for more children to enroll in the program.
The ESA currently allows families of disabled students to attend the school of their choosing. They are allotted 90 percent of the funding that would have been spent for their education at a public school.
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The state’s unions have opposed the ESA since it was introduced three years ago. The Arizona Federation of Teachers (AFT) claims the program guts funding from public schools and diverts taxpayer funds to private schools. They called the program a “boondoggle” and said it is “unconscionable” that legislators would approve of it.
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