Yassamin Ansari: “Our voucher program has been a catastrophic failure in…”

“Openly anti public education. And you, you referenced Arizona as a success story when it comes to voucher programs. I actually represent Phoenix, Arizona. I can tell you firsthand that Our voucher program has been a catastrophic failure in [Arizona]. our state. We've seen ballooning costs, rampant misuse, and absolutely zero evidence that student outcomes have improved. Our so called Empowerment Scholarship accounts were sold as a lifeline to to our low income families in the state.” (00:39–00:44)

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