A Think Twice Review of:

Review of ESA's in Arizona: Q3 2025 Report

Think Twice - Dec 04, 2025

Publisher/Think Tank - Common Sense Institute

Author(s) - Glenn Farley

A recent report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) addresses two important policy questions about Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program: 1) how much the ESA program will cost in the upcoming year, and 2) what the demographic characteristics of ESA users are by household income and race/ethnicity.

Reviewer(s) - David Garcia, Arizona State University

David Garcia of Arizona State University reviewed ESA's in Arizona: Q3 2025 Report. He determined that, given the limited data available about the program's volatility, policymakers should not be lulled into thinking that the major financial hits to the state's budget are in the past.