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Parents at Chandler forum warn ESAs and declining enrollment threaten district finances and programs
Summary
Multiple community members at a Chandler Unified superintendent search forum told the search firm that empowerment scholarship accounts and declining enrollment are eroding district funding and called for the next superintendent to prioritize retention, marketing and fiscal strategies.
At a Chandler Unified superintendent search forum run by Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, several parents and residents urged the board to consider strategies to address declining enrollment and the fiscal impact of Arizona’s empowerment scholarship accounts (ESAs).
One attendee warned, "the state government is basically paying people to keep their kids at home," arguing that ESAs divert students and…
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