Arizona Governor Signs Universal School Choice Law: ‘The First in the Nation’

Arizona Governor Signs Universal School Choice Law: ‘The First in the Nation’
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks at a MAGA campaign rally in Prescott, Ariz., on Oct. 19, 2020. Caitlin O'Hara/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Arizona, with a new law granting scholarship funds to all families that wish to customize their child’s education, has become the state with the “most expansive” school choice policy in the nation.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday signed into law HB 2853, which passed the Republican-majority state legislature last month in a party-line vote. The bill allows the state’s 1.1 million students to tap into the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) and use their share to enroll in any education program that best meets their needs.