As the State of Arizona grapples with a $1.8 billion budget deficit, public school advocates are demanding urgent reform on the state s Empowerment Scholarship Account voucher program which lets parents use public funds for private-school tuition and other education-related costs. Rep. Analise Ortiz, D-Phoenix, said the Republican majority is "hell-bent on privatizing education and profiting off the backs of Arizona children." "The fraud and abuse of ESAs is infuriating," Ortiz asserted. .
Lori Woodruff teaches fourth-grade at the Academy for International Studies Magnet School. She was honored at the 176th annual CEA Representative Assembly.