103,000
Arizona K-12 children use an Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA).
66%
of Arizonans support ESAs.*
Tens of thousands
of Arizona K-12 students attend a private school
*Survey by EdChoice and Morning Consult Intelligence, Feb 2026, 511N
Anti-ESA ballot initiatives funded by out-of-state special interests would disrupt the education of tens of thousands of K-12 students – including those with special needs.
Every Arizona student deserves an education that meets their unique needs.
Protect School Choice & Special Needs Students. Decline to Sign ANY ESA ballot measure.
Facts
The proposed anti-school choice ballot initiative is funded by out-of-state special interests and would disrupt the education of tens of thousands of Arizona K-12 students – including special needs students – who are currently thriving, while removing any family making over $150k annually.
That’s not fair
The Anti-ESA measure:
1. Sets an unfair income cap that removes any family making over $150k annually, resulting in the removal of tens of thousands of students off the ESA program.
In today’s economy, $150k isn’t what it used to be. This unrealistic cap doesn’t account for family size and will hit even lower-income families as inflation rises. For example, a firefighter and a nurse earning standard incomes in Arizona would be unable to get an ESA for their children.
2. Disrupts the education of the 20,000 students with special needs who are currently on the program.
The initiative puts them in jeopardy of removal and takes back scholarship funding they have already been given.
3. Makes it harder for families to provide a quality education for their children.
Parents should have the choice to pick the right school for each kid. But the unfair cap kicks students off and the initiative puts burdensome regulations on parents and private schools, hurting the nearly 103,000 AZ K-12 students currently relying on an ESA.
4. Takes the first step in a broader effort to kill school choice.
The ultimate goal of the out-of-state special interests pushing this initiative is to ban charter schools and open enrollment, and trap children in failing schools.
5. Eliminates options for students seeking a safe environment after being bullied at school.
If a child is being bullied, but their family makes over $150k annually, they won’t be able to apply for an ESA forcing them back into the school where they were bullied.
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