Thanks to the hard work of Arizona’s elected
officials and tireless advocates, Arizona is now one to two states that can
boast FOUR school choice programs. And
it’s home to the nation’s first and only Education Savings Account Program!
2011 Results
- Number of School Choice Programs: 4
- Total Number of Students: 30,178
- Total Number of Participating Schools: 2,600
- Total Expenditures: $58,362,748
Individual School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
An individual scholarship tax credit created in
1997.
2011-12 School Year Data Update
- Scholarships Awarded: 25,343
- Schools Participating: 911
- STOs Operating: 49
- 2011 Expenditures: $47,105,564
Growth in Student Participation
Corporate School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
Enacted in 2006, this scholarship tax credit
program provides tax credits to businesses that donate money for scholarships.
2011-12 School
Year Data Update
- Scholarships Awarded: 4,578
- Schools Participating: 342
- STOs Operating: 17
- 2011 Expenditures: $9,189,905
Growth in
Student Participation
Lexie’s Law
A corporate scholarship tax credit program for
students with disabilities and foster care children. This program was originally a voucher program
and transitioned into a scholarship tax credit program in 2009.
2011-12 School
Year Data Update
- Scholarships Awarded: 115
- Schools Participating: 47
- STOs Operating: 5
- 2011 Expenditures: $561,029
Growth in Student Participation
Arizona
Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program
A NEW type of school
choice program created in 2011, this program allows parents of children with
special needs to receive an account where parents can spend their child’s
education dollars on a variety of options including tuition, books, tutoring,
and educational therapies. In January, a
Maricopa County Superior Court judge upheld the
program, letting hundreds of families remain in the program.
2011-12 School
Year Data Update
- Scholarships Awarded: 142
- 2011 Expenditures: $1,506,250
Growth in Student Participation
2012 Outlook
Arizona is looking to strengthen and expand its
existing scholarship tax credit programs and to continue to protect the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts
Program as special interests continue to attempt to disband the program.
- American Federation for Children | Alliance for
School Choice, MSG
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