{"id":1388,"date":"2024-02-02T22:16:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2024-02-27T19:06:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:06:41","slug":"exclusivearizonaupdate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/2024\/02\/02\/exclusivearizonaupdate\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Arizona Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January of 2024, Governor Hobbs led the full-fledged attack against Education Freedom in Arizona. On January 2, 2024, Governor Hobbs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/office-arizona-governor\/news\/2024\/01\/governor-katie-hobbs-announces-plan-esa-accountability-and?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8GeoFWhyiS6PRO21EDx_F0iUfDQDKqgPkUoFs6qhyp5mvcu9YlB8ul3XulYeqGtAqAJqm5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced her proposal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to hyper-regulate private schools and restrict Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. The first attempt at her \u201cdeath by a thousand cuts\u201d attack on Education Freedom. On January 12th, Governor Hobbs added to her initial threats by proposing a total repeal of tax credits (STOs), buried in slides 49 and 50 of her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/23541029.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/23541029\/FY%202025%20Executive%20Budget%20Rollout%20Presentation%20(1).pdf?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--WJkGCoh9pgDPabP_mSQe6-u1pLu9vq4oQ-CI_f92nAeIQf9uPpl2oMx7zgwhgqSQVlfy2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Budget<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As of January 29th, Governor Hobbs<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/office-arizona-governor\/news\/2024\/01\/governor-katie-hobbs-joins-senate-democratic-leader-epstein\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> endorsed the total repeal of Arizona\u2019s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Arizona\u2019s Education Freedom is well under attack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With each attack, The Love Your School League presses back for the sake of Education Freedom, not only for Arizona but for every other state looking to pass an Education Savings Account. If Arizona falls, we all fall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On January 3rd, the Love Your School League issued an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/23541029.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/23541029\/Love%20Your%20School%20Press%20Release%201.3.24.png\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">immediate press release <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in support of Education Freedom. That same week, Love Your School League rallied 50 families in 3 days notice to rally at the Capitol for Governor Hobbs\u2019s State of the State Address, and received over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/23541029.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/23541029\/Letter%20of%20opposition.png\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10,000 signatures on the Defending Education Freedom Love Your School Letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On February 13th, the Love Your School League mobilized 550 families in 24 hours. The families called and emailed in light of bill 1354. With a 4-3 vote, the League mobilized, the bill did not pass through committee and private schools remained free from hyper-regulation. With over 670 parents mobilized under the League within two months along with over 15,600 new HubSpot CRM contacts of concerned parents and citizens, the Love Your School League is actively mobilizing to defend Education Freedom. Newsletters are distributed weekly to give parents<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/23541029.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/23541029\/Advocate%20for%20ESAs%20%2B%20STOs%20(3).pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> step-by-step instructions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on how to advocate for a free Arizona. The League empowers families to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/23541029.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/23541029\/LYS-AZ%20Legislature%20List%20%20(2).pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> find and connect with their legislators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/familystories\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">share their stories on the LYS platform(s)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and attend <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/908394547?share=copy#t=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education Freedom training<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/esa-sto-parent-advocacy-training-tickets-811742221837\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advocacy events<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are on the front lines, fighting for education freedom for Arizona families &#8211; and continuing our regular parent concierge support work alongside it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1395\" style=\"font-weight: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2230-1-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2230-1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2230-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2230-1-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2230-1.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1393\" src=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2234-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2234-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2234.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1397\" src=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2235-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2235-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2235-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/IMG_2235.jpg 729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Love Your School League is gearing up for the fight to defend Education Freedom in 2024 and the years to come. The League launched <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/defendingeducationfreedom.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DefendingEducationFreedom.com <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/defendingedfreedom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defending Ed Freedom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> social media accounts with the goal to gain 1,000 followers in the first 6 months.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/defendingeducationfreedom.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Defending Education Freedom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will provide parents with a \u201cone-stop-shop\u201d resource data bank of all essential, up-to-date information needed to defend Education Freedom such as articles, research, white papers, podcasts, graphics, and fact sheets, to promote parent advocacy and be one-step-ahead of the attacks against Education Freedom. The <a href=\"https:\/\/defendingeducationfreedom.com\/\">Defending Education Freedom<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0platform will help identify advocates in two ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) Those who are interested in learning about Education Freedom will interact with the website and social media platforms<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) Parents are empowered to mobilize when they are provided accurate advocacy information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>We are growing fast. Demand for our parental support and advocacy exceeds our current capacity. With Arizona under attack, the prospects for future ESA and school choice programs across the country grow ever weaker. Love Your School is the leading actor fighting against these attacks. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in learning more about the Love Your School League advocacy efforts email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:jenny@loveyourschoo.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jenny@loveyourschoo.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s defend not only Arizona\u2019s Education Freedom, but the nation\u2019s, together! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January of 2024, Governor Hobbs led the full-fledged attack against Education Freedom in Arizona. On January 2, 2024, Governor Hobbs announced her proposal to hyper-regulate private schools and restrict Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. The first attempt at her \u201cdeath by a thousand cuts\u201d attack on Education Freedom. 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