ESA Reform Measure Proposition 212 Fails to Make Arizona Ballot

School voucher reform advocates admit defeat after Arizona Supreme Court ruling

Education advocates are waving the white flag for their ballot measure after Tuesday's Arizona Supreme Court ruling over signatures.

Union Attack on Arizona School Choice Fails Again

On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that dooms the Protect Education Act, the latest union-backed ballot initiative to gut the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. Proposition 212 will not appear on the November ballot. It is the third time in a row Save Our Schools Arizona (SOS) has failed...

ESA reform measure Proposition 212 fails to make Arizona ballot

Proposition 212, a voter measure that would have reformed Arizona's ESA school voucher program, does not have enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, the organizer said.

Lower Court Hands Goldwater Institute a Win in Protect Education Act Petition Challenge

The Goldwater Institute has won a victory over the union-backed initiative targeting Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. The anti-school choice initiative failed due to the teachers' union's failure to gather enough valid signatures to get it on the 2026 General election ballot. Based on the trial court’s ruling in Clark v. Fontes and the signature...

Judge's ruling puts AZ vouchers reform measure in doubt; now up to high court

PHOENIX — Supporters of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program declared victory Monday in blocking a reform initiative from going to the ballot.