Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, signed a bill allowing public money to be used to finance vouchers for students at low-rated schools to attend private schools.
The bill, signed last week, permits students at schools that have been given D or F grades in state rankings to receive a scholarship.
Children of active-duty military personnel, and those adopted out of the state’s foster-care system or those undergoing adoptions are also eligible under the bill, the pro-voucher Goldwater Institute, a think tank based in Phoenix, reported. The institute said over 100,000 children would be eligible.
Parents will receive 90 percent of the money the state would have spent on a per-pupil basis to cover the private school tuition, as well as books, licensed therapists, or online learning expenses. Money in the accounts can also be used to save for college.
