1.0First Focus on Childrenhttps://firstfocus.orgtjsmithhttps://firstfocus.org/author/tjsmith/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cplqMlwTB9"><a href="https://firstfocus.org/update/alliance-for-student-liberty-the-problem-with-arizonas-school-voucher-program/">Alliance for Student Liberty: The problem with Arizona’s school voucher program</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://firstfocus.org/update/alliance-for-student-liberty-the-problem-with-arizonas-school-voucher-program/embed/#?secret=cplqMlwTB9" width="600" height="338" title="“Alliance for Student Liberty: The problem with Arizona’s school voucher program” — First Focus on Children" data-secret="cplqMlwTB9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Public dollars allocated for education should be spent on teacher and administrator salaries, building maintenance, healthy meals for students, and other costs necessary to ensure that all students thrive. Taxpayer dollars should not fund ski passes, golf equipment, and lessons on how to drive a luxury car that cost more than $800 per session. It may seem absurd to suggest that public education dollars could go toward extravagant expenses like these, but in fact they are totally allowable under universal Arizona’s voucher program. And Arizona isn’t unique: In Florida, taxpayer dollars set aside for school vouchers have paid for kayaks and Disney tickets. The lack of accountability and failings of these voucher programs should offer a cautionary tale to the rest of the country, especially as the number of states approving expensive universal voucher programs continues to grow.https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/BeeProAgency/1014714_999604/800x200px%20AFSL%20Logo%20%2B%20Tagline.png