Education

Growth & Change: How One Year of Universal Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Has (And Hasn’t) Altered Arizona’s K-12 Landscape

Apr 10, 2024

FULL REPORT Authors: Glenn Farley Introduction For over a year, Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program has been open to any school-aged Arizona resident under its universal eligibility category. During that time, program enrollment has grown from...

Redefining Accountability: A Path to Empowerment in Arizona’s ESA Program

Jan 22, 2024

FULL REPORT Authors: Glenn Farley and Whitney Marsh Executive Summary The Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program is a state-funded initiative that allows eligible students to receive public funding in the form of an education savings account, which can...

Failure to Launch: The Social and Economic Impacts of K-12 Learning Loss Since 2020

Sep 12, 2023

Reduced academic- and career-readiness among the cohort means fewer of students who do graduate will enroll in and ultimately graduate from college.

The Implications of and Solutions for Learning Loss featuring Lisa Graham Keegan

Sep 6, 2023

Tune in to hear more about the economic ramifications of learning loss and to explore innovative solutions that might hold the key for the future of education in Arizona.

Universal ESAs: Where We Are and Where We Are Going

May 26, 2023

CSI’s analysis indicates that the rapid growth in ESA participation during the first year following universal eligibility can be explained in part by the large base of new private- and home-schooled students who left their district schools during 2020 and have not returned.

Growth & Change: How One Year of Universal Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Has (And Hasn’t) Altered Arizona’s K-12 Landscape

Redefining Accountability: A Path to Empowerment in Arizona’s ESA Program

Failure to Launch: The Social and Economic Impacts of K-12 Learning Loss Since 2020

The Implications of and Solutions for Learning Loss featuring Lisa Graham Keegan

Universal ESAs: Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Systems or Results? Results-Based Funding & The Public-School Funding Question

School Facilities & The Accumulation of District Space Since 2007

Arizona K-12 Funding & Enrollment Changes Since FY2019 Including After Universal ESA Expansion