Audit finds Arizona’s universal school voucher oversight is ‘haphazard,’ riddled with gaps

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 2,010

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Arizona Department of Education prioritized appeasing voucher school parents angry about payment backlogs over implementing a new oversight law, a report from the Arizona Auditor General shows.

In response to the report, the Education Department defended its practices, saying its lack of action to claw back money paid for unallowable purchases, like a $1,000 generator, didn’t equal a failure of program administration.

The law, which went into effect in September 2024, required …

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