Education Savings Accounts/Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs)

ESAs are simply vouchers by another name. Rather than giving the taxpayer funds directly to the private school like traditional vouchers, the government deposits taxpayer funds into an "education savings account" that the parents can use for various educational purposes, including tuition at private, religious schools. The result is the same: they divert desperately-needed federal resources away from the public school system to private schools. 

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NCPE Statements and Letters:

• NCPE Statement: Opposing Creation of an Education Savings Account Program for Military-connected Students

• NCPE Letter: Opposing the Native American Education Opportunity Act

ESAs for Military-Connected Students:

• Army Times: Military School Choice Plan a 'Bad Deal' for Families

• See Vouchers for Military-Connected Students for more information

Arizona ESA Program:

• Education Week: Cosmetics and Clothes: Parents Misspent $700,000 in Arizona's School Choice Program

• The Arizona Republic: Why Arizona Officials Don't Know Which Private Schools Benefit from Expanding Voucher Program

Explanation of Types of Vouchers