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A Deer Valley mom and school board member says using ESA dollars for college is no different than kids taking dual credits in ...

The "Square Off" politics panel discusses the state of ESAs and Sen. Ruben Gallego's upcoming trip to the Iowa State Fair.

The latest state budget included no new funding to grow the small staff charged with overseeing Arizona’s school voucher ...

Education savings accounts, or ESAs, ... As Indiana expanded voucher eligibility, the cost of the program ballooned from $15.5 million in 2012 to nearly $312 million last year.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed into law a bill expanding the state’s education savings account (ESA) program to make all schoolchildren in the state eligible to receive an ESA after a multiyear ...

Odyssey’s plan is to partner with states to smooth the implementation and ensure all eligible families can benefit. Joseph Connor, the founder and CEO of Odyssey, is in a strong position to help.

A small scholarship program for low-income Nevada students got a $20 million boost in funding last week when legislators couldn’t come to terms on education savings accounts, or ESAs.

Contrary to what some may believe, this program will not have a detrimental effect on the public schools. If a student leaves the public school system to attend a private school, the public school ...

State Rep. Brooks Landgraf, R-Odessa, talks to Odessa College board chair Gary Johnson and hospital board member David Dunn Friday, February 14, 2025, at the Odessa Chamber of Commerce's inaugural ...

The 367 ESAs in the district factored into an increased enrollment of 58 between the two Kuemper Catholic schools. The public school district in Carroll, meanwhile, reported enrollment slightly ...