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USA today: Empowerment Scholarship Accounts are Arizona's best innovation

2/23/2017

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The traditional public school model is a taxi fleet in an Uber world. It provides less options and worse service, often at a higher price.
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We see schools consistently fail kids across the country, but Arizona has been somewhat insulated. Instead of locking parents and teachers into the rusty old industrial model, the Grand Canyon State remains at the forefront of school choice.

Ever since the legislature approved charter schools more than two decades ago, opportunities for students have exploded. They can attend their neighborhood public school, a college prep academy, or focus at an arts, STEM or vocational school.

Homeschooling has a long tradition while the far more modern distance learning is as close as your keyboard. Add in private school scholarships, granted by individuals and corporations, and our state serves as a model for education reformers across the country.

But perhaps Arizona’s most important innovation is the Empowerment Scholarship Account.

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ricochet: trump's rashomon press conference

2/16/2017

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Donald Trump’s press conference Thursday was the worst political failure in presidential history. And the presser was the most deft performance by a President ever witnessed.

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Wait … which of the above sentences is true? Depends who you ask. First, let’s look at the response of Trump’s detractors.


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