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: