Defending Education Freedom https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Ladner & Bedrick: Deer Valley Unified Shortchanges Teachers And Scapegoats Families Home LADNER & BEDRICK: The Arizona ESA “Fraud” Myth Is Dead Press Release: Superintendent Horne sends letter of concern to Channel 12. Did Arizona’s ESA Expansion “Blow a Hole” in the Budget? – Dr. Marty Lueken with EdChoice Press Release: ADE Corrects False Claim regarding alleged 20% inappropriate ESA expenditures Beyond Tuition: How Arizona Families Are Redefining ESA Spending – EdChoice by Susan Pendergrass Gov. Hobbs’ False Attacks on ESAs – The 2026 Edition – The Goldwater Institute Refuting false claims of fraud in Arizona’s school choice program – The Washington Times By Corey DeAngelis ADE Data Demands 12News Retract School Choice Fraud Claims – Corey DeAngelis Official State Data: Arizona ESA Program Most Accountable, Successful in Government – Matt Beienburg Goldwater Institute Busting the ESA Myths with the Facts — Watch the Webinar by the Goldwater Institute Ladner & Bedrick – Deer Valley Unified Shortchanges Teachers and Scapegoats Families The numbers don’t lie Where is the money going? Where are students going? Jason Bedrick: Manufactured Outrage: How School-Choice Deniers Weaponize Minimal ESA Fraud Core Defense of the ESA Program from the Op-Ed ESA Fraud is Minimal ESAs Cost Less Than District Schools Families Benefit! Especially Middle-Income and Special Needs Students District Schools Have Bigger Problems With Waste and Abuse Regulation Should Target Fraudsters, Not Families ESAs Give Parents Flexibility and Quick Access Arizona’s 7.8 Billion Question: Why Are School Districts Hoarding Cash While Criticizing ESA Balance 7.8 Billion in Unused District Funds Bureaucracy, Not Parents, Causes the Delays Lack of Transparency in Arizona Public Schools Smart Savings Isn’t a Scandal taxpayers are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars FOR ONE SUPERINTENDENT ESA Appeals and Parent Voice Ladner and Bedrick: The Clumsy Crusade Against School Choice Media’s Track Record of False Claims The Truth The Media Did Not Share ESA Appeals and AZ Strengths Current Media ESA Myths and Facts taxpayers are paying for luxury cars for some superintendents ESA Appeals AZ Improvement taxpayers are being double-charged FOR SUPERINTENDENT RETIREMENT taxpayers PAY for superintendents to have 15 weeks of paid vacation A SUPERINTENDENT IS PAID NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS DESPITE LOW STUDENT PROFICIENCY RATES DISTRICT SCHOOLS LACK TRANSPARENCY in SUPERINTENDENT PAY PACKAGES ESA Misspending is Rare, Accountability Works Risk-based Auditing Works Families Support ESAs Attorney General Wages Lawfare on Families Twelve Months of ESA Public Comment Twelve Month Public Concerns Conclusion ESA Common Concerns ESA Policy Solutions