State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, has voiced his support for a lawsuit filed by the Goldwater Institute, challenging the handling of Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) curricula approval requests. The lawsuit was initiated in response to the Department of Arizona Education's compliance demands based on the Attorney General's interpretation of the law.
Horne's backing of the lawsuit comes as no surprise, given his previous concerns about the potential for ESA holders to face the demand of refunding the state if they do not follow the Attorney General's guidelines. "The Department of Education concedes the argument of the Goldwater Institute," Horne said in a statement obtained by AZEd.gov. He added, "This lawsuit will settle the issue in court and my sincere hope is that the arguments made by Goldwater will prevail."
The specific details of the case were not disclosed in the public statement.
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