📢 This week’s K-12 Legislative report is chock-full of bad bills – make sure you use RTS to make your voice heard to oppose them! It takes just minutes to use RTS to let AZ lawmakers know your stance on bills that will be heard in committee this week: bit.ly/RTSazleg

Shocking new report reveals fraud in voucher program is 20x higher than Supt Horne claimed 🫨 Plus: a round-up of stories on the new voucher reform initiative, RTS, and more! 🗞️ Read the latest #WeeklyEdReport at bit.ly/Feb16EdReport

👀 1 in 5 ESA voucher purchases found unallowable by 12News in a new investigative report 📣 A new bill at the #AZLeg aims to force in yet ANOTHER AZ voucher 🤯 Use RTS to say NO ❌

👀 ICYMI: A shocking new report from 12 News reveals that up to 1 in 5 purchases in the ESA voucher program appear to be fraudulent. "I’ve been very much blown away.... It’s very challenging to understand the educational purposes of some of these items” - Dr. Jennifer Jennings

🤯 BREAKING: New investigation from 12 News finds that a shocking 1 in 5 purchases in the ESA voucher program may be fraudulent. Of the 385,000 purchases they reviewed, nearly 84,000 should have been banned, including diamond rings, big-screen TVs, gift cards, luxury clothing, and even lingerie.

🎯 SOSAZ's Director Beth Lewis: “The legislature could pass these desperately needed reforms tomorrow to keep kids safe, ensure they’re learning, & improve the financial accountability of our taxpayer dollars." Read more at: coppercourier.com/2026/02/11/b...

We’re joining Red Wine & Blue and public education advocates from across the country for an important discussion on the devastating impacts of voucher expansion on public schools – and the total lack of transparency for tax dollars – from those who've experienced the effects firsthand in FL & AZ.

💯J.O. Combs Superintendent Wyman recently shared a compelling reflection & call to action for public education: “For decades, the narrative about public education has been defined by others, often by those with wealth & power, whose interests are served by weakening traditional K-12 public schools."

Arizona’s universal ESA voucher program has skyrocketed to $1 BILLION a year after it was forced through against the will of AZ voters in 2022. Since then, the Arizona legislature has refused to add any guardrails to the program ❌

AZ’s ESA vouchers have ballooned to a $1 BILLION program, but private schools and tutors in the program aren’t subject to safety oversight, academic standards, or transparency for taxpayer funds. www.abc15.com/news/local-n...

THIS WEEK: Join SOSAZ & partner organizations to take action and make a difference for AZ: ✊🚪Tue 2/10 Deep Canvass Training — virtual ☎️ Wed 2/11 Voter Registration Phonebank — virtual 📲 Thu 2/12 Gen Z Voter Registration Phonebank — in person ✍️ Register here: bit.ly/SOSAZevents

With no action by GOP lawmakers to rein in vouchers, @arizonaea.bsky.social and @sosarizona.org launch petition drive to cap eligibility based on income, limit "luxury" purchases, and prove other guardrails. tucson.com/news/state-r...

👏 Arizona families & educators filed a voucher reform initiative that will deliver what Arizonans want: commonsense safety and academic requirements, as well as an income cap to stop subsidizing private education for the wealthy. Read more: www.yourvalley.net/stories/unti...

💥 TONIGHT @ 6PM: Join SOSAZ for an exciting statewide volunteer huddle! You don’t want to miss critical updates on the legislature and the ESA voucher reform ballot initiative filed by a coalition on Friday! ✍️ Register for the Zoom link: www.mobilize.us/sosarizona/e...

📢 🏈 Before you tune into the Super Bowl, make sure to use your voice — it takes just minutes to use #RequestToSpeak to let AZ lawmakers know your stance on education bills that will be heard in committee this week: bit.ly/RTSazleg 🔎 Find bill info in SOSAZ’s #WeeklyEdReport ➡️ bit.ly/Feb9EdReport

⏰ LAST CHANCE: Nominations for our Champions of Public Education awards are due by midnight TONIGHT, Feb. 8th! Don’t miss your chance to recognize an amazing Arizona educator or advocate 🍎🏆 bit.ly/CAPSnom26

🎉 Coalition of AZ families & educators files language for a ballot initiative to reform AZ’s unaccountable $1 BILLION voucher program 📣 Tell AZ lawmakers to pass voucher reforms — or the people of Arizona will! 🗞️ Read all about it in the #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/Feb9EdReport

💥NEW: We are proud to announce that a coalition of families & educators has filed a voucher reform initiative for the Nov. 2026 ballot! Since lawmakers have refused to deliver any real voucher reform, Arizonans are prepared to take matters into their own hands 💪🗳️ Volunteer: bit.ly/ProtectEdAZ

Today, families and educators represented by SOSAZ and AEA joined forces to file paperwork for a NEW 2026 initiative to reform Arizona's universal ESA voucher program. Sign up to volunteer! www.mobilize.us/protecteduca...

🚨BREAKING: AZ families & educators just filed a NEW 2026 ballot initiative to rein in our state’s out-of-control, billion-dollar voucher program. The state has 30 days to review what we submitted. Join us: www.protectedaz.com

🤯 ICYMI: Read the shocking details of an ESA voucher-funded strip mall school that failed Arizona families. ProPublica shares firsthand accounts of the impact on students when a voucher school shuts down without warning — and zero accountability from the state. www.propublica.org/article/ariz...

⏳ We are only 5 DAYS away from the voter registration deadline for local elections this March! Don’t miss your chance to make your voice heard — it takes just a few minutes to register or check your voter registration ✅ 🗳️ ➡️ Register or check your registration here: bit.ly/azvr

Arizona’s universal ESA voucher program has become a handout for the wealthy 😡 “A program that genuinely met the needs of some special education students has been hijacked by special interests who have a really different end goal in mind.” — Kathy Boltz, ESA parent of a student with special needs.

😱 Arizona’s Dept. of Education confirmed that a family was reimbursed $11,000 in ESA voucher funds for various luxury household items. Then, they returned to their public school. It's time to stop the rampant abuse of taxpayer dollars. 📧 Email your AZ legislators: bit.ly/StopVoucherGrift

🎉🏆 6 DAYS LEFT to nominate AZ educators, school board members, counselors & more for our Champions of Public Education awards! Don’t delay - make an educator’s day! 🍎 bit.ly/CAPSnom26

Want to make a difference in Arizona? Join #TeamSOSAZ this week as we focus our efforts on voter registration: ☎️ Tue 2/3 Voter Registration Phonebank @ 5:30pm 🗳️ Wed 2/4 Voter Registration Training @ 6pm ✍️Register for one or both of these: bit.ly/SOSAZevents

🗣️ SPEAK UP: It takes just minutes to make your voice heard on these education focused bills that will be heard in committee at the AZ legislature 👍👎 Use #RequestToSpeak to let Arizona lawmakers know your stance on bills being heard this week: bit.ly/RTSazleg

Rep. Matt Gress, chair of the House Education Committee, advanced 7 of his own bills this week — ALL of which are attacks on public education 😤 🗞️ Learn more on these bad bills and how you can take action in our latest #WeeklyEdREport ▶️ bit.ly/Feb2EdReport

✊🪧 SOSAZ stands with students in AZ who joined their peers across the US as they planned walkouts to protest violent and harmful U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations that are ramping up in our state and threaten our communities. Learn more ▶️ bit.ly/Feb2EdReport

A parent who uses ESA vouchers can use taxpayer dollars to fund expensive activities like dance classes, club sports, & more. But low-income families whose children attend public school must pay for these extracurriculars out of pocket — meaning most won’t be able to participate. #VouchersHurt

👏 Students across AZ protest ICE violence ❌ Rep. Matt Gress earns Bad Bill Sponsor of the Week award for 7 attack bills on public schools 👎 Read about these bills & more which will be heard in committee this week 👉 Read it all in our #WeeklyEdREport at bit.ly/Feb2EdReport

😳 Arizona is hemorrhaging $1 billion annually into a voucher program that primarily subsidizes families already in private schools while draining essential funding from public classrooms and state infrastructure. coppercourier.com/2026/01/28/v...

✨ We are thrilled to announce a few of the incredible student groups who will be performing at our Celebration of Arizona’s Public Schools: 🎻 Los Tigres De Tolleson Mariachi 🕺 Chandler High Step Team 💃 Carl Hayden Folklorico 🎼 Mesa Public Schools Harps 🎟️ Get tickets TODAY: www.sosaznetwork/caps

💍 YOUR tax dollars are being funneled to ESA vouchers to buy millions of $ worth of luxury items, while neighborhood public schools are being forced to close all over Arizona. 🗣️ Tell Governor Hobbs and your AZ lawmakers to stop the voucher grift! Use our one-click email tool: bit.ly/StopVoucherGrif

Former AZ Senate President Steve Yarbrough already makes $125K/year pushing vouchers. Now, his company ACTSO is trying to force federal vouchers in AZ 🚩🚩🚩 💰Why? Because private organizations like ACSTO are able to take a 10% cut of every voucher. A federal expansion means MILLIONS more in profits 😡

⌛ Time is running out! You have just 10 days left to nominate outstanding AZ educators, school board members, counselors & more for our Champions of Public Education awards! 🏆 bit.ly/CAPSnom26

🚨NEW: Shocking Senate Report on Vouchers 🚨 SOSAZ has been sounding the alarm on vouchers for years, and this report confirms our opposition outlining the "coordinated effort to undermine, dismantle and sabotage our nation’s public schools and to privatize our education system.

☎️ Join #TeamSOSAZ’s virtual phonebank TONIGHT at 5:30pm. We will be calling new voters and registering them to vote — and we need your help! All training is provided, jump in and make a difference for Arizona. Register now to get the Zoom link ➡️ mobilize.us/s/gWxktr

😡 DeVos-funded American Federation for Children is trying to force federal vouchers into Arizona with their massive dollars. We’re not having it! ❌ Stand up and tell your lawmakers — enough is enough! No more voucher schemes, fund our public schools! bit.ly/NoFedVouchers

💥 SOSAZ’s 2026 K-12 legislative priorities are clear: rein in universal ESA vouchers and fully fund Arizona’s 1 million public school students so they get the education they deserve. #FundOurSchools Join us in the fight for strong public schools across Arizona ▶️ bit.ly/SOSAZvol

🔊 NO FEDERAL VOUCHERS: Listen to Senator Brian Fernandez explain his NO vote on SB 1142, which would force Trump’s federal vouchers into Arizona and hurt AZ public schools 👏 Tell Gov Hobbs to reject the federal voucher scam! bit.ly/NoFedVouchers

💫 We are thrilled to announce the guest speakers & emcee joining our 3rd Annual Celebration of Arizona’s Public Schools! You’ll be incredibly inspired by these amazing Arizonans. 🎫 Get your tickets NOW: themadison.org/event/caps2026 🍎 50% off for educators & students with code EDUC8

😡 Today, the Senate Finance Committee will hear SB1142, another AZ GOP bill that would force Trump’s federal vouchers into Arizona. 💥 TAKE ACTION NOW: Use our one-click email tool to reach out to Gov. Hobbs and the members of Senate Finance and urge them to reject SB1142! ➡️ bit.ly/NoFedVouchers

🔊TAKE ACTION! You can make a difference in just minutes. 👍👎 Use #RequestToSpeak to let Arizona lawmakers know your stance on bills being heard this week: bit.ly/RTSazleg 🔎 You can find bill details in SOSAZ’s #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/Jan19EdReport

🔊TAKE ACTION! You can make a difference in just minutes. 👍👎 Use #RequestToSpeak to let Arizona lawmakers know your stance on bills being heard this week: bit.ly/RTSazleg 🔎 You can find bill details in SOSAZ’s #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/Jan19EdReport

😡 For the second time this legislative session, the AZ GOP is trying to irresponsibly force Trump’s federal vouchers into Arizona. We must push back! Read the details and how you can help stop federal vouchers in our latest #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/Jan26EdReport

🏆 Do you know an incredible Arizona educator, staff member, or school leader? Nominate them for our Champions of Public Education awards today! 👉 bit.ly/CAPSnom26 Find more information and buy your tickets ▶️ www.sosaznetwork.org/caps/

🚨The AZ GOP continues to try to force Trump’s federal vouchers into AZ 🙄 Horne gives a blustery State of Education address 👎 Make your voice heard using #RequestToSpeak Read the details and take action in the latest #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/Jan26EdReport

💻 DON’T MISS: Critical webinar on the federal voucher scheme & the profound risks it poses to public education. You will learn what it is, how it will work, and the harmful impacts on students and communities. 📆 Feb 5, 2026 🕕 1-2pm (AZ time) 📍 Virtual Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨SB1142 is being heard in Senate Finance on Monday, Jan 26th — this bill would force FEDERAL VOUCHERS into Arizona. #NoMoreVouchers ☎️📧 Contact ALL members of Senate Finance ASAP and urge them to reject the federal voucher scam! ▶️ bit.ly/NoFedVouchers