Mayes settles voucher lawsuit that challenged documentation requirements

Arizona eases school voucher reimbursement rule after lawsuit

A lawsuit settlement will allow parents to use school voucher money to buy supplies without linking the purchases to a curriculum.

Mayes settles voucher lawsuit that challenged documentation requirements

Photo via Getty Images/iStockParents who purchase supplementary educational materials through Arizona’s K-12 school voucher program don’t have to prove that those materials were necessary for a specific curriculum being taught to their child, under a new agreement between the attorney general and education department.  In July 2024 Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes told the director of the voucher program, formally known as the Empowerment Sch…

Lawsuit settlement changes how AZ voucher parents must document spending

Arizona's attorney general is dropping her legal fight to require parents whose children get vouchers to document each time how their purchases of items are truly educational.

AG Mayes drops voucher documentation lawsuit

Attorney General Kris Mayes is dropping her legal fight to require proof from parents that voucher purchases are for the education of their children.

Say goodbye to ESA’s proof of curriculum requirements

By Kiera Riley | State Affairs Empowerment Scholarship Account participants no longer need to provide proof of a curriculum to justify certain educational purchases after the attorney general agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by an ESA parent. In July 2024, Attorney General Kris Mayes directed the Arizona Department of Education to start requiring documented curriculum for the purchase of pencils, pens, books and any items meant to supplement a…

Settlement Ends ESA Curriculum Fight Sparked By Kris Mayes

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