😲 Arizona’s universal ESA voucher program has ballooned to over $1 billion while allowing public funds to be spent on luxury items, out-of-state trips, and even explicit goods.

Deep-pocketed, dark money groups like Betsy Devos’ American Federation for Children, the Heritage Foundation, & the Goldwater Institute are pouring $ into lawsuits in a bad-faith attempt to throw Protect Education off the ballot. We need YOUR help to protect the signatures of over 420,000 AZ voters!

📬 TODAY (Tues, July 14th) is the LAST day to mail back your ballot for Arizona’s 2026 primary election! 🗳️ After 7/14, it’s TOO LATE to return by mail! You’ll need to return your ballot to a vote center near you or vote in person on or before Tues, July 21st.

💔🏫 Over 30 Arizona public schools have been forced to close since universal ESA vouchers were pushed through in 2022. This year, more than $1.2 billion in our tax dollars will be siphoned from our already underfunded public schools to a runaway voucher program rife with fraud, waste, and abuse.

😡 This week, Arizona Republicans voted along party lines to force heavily biased, misleading language about the Protect Education Act (and more) into the statewide voter pamphlet. Learn more and how you can help in the latest #WeeklyEdReport @ bit.ly/uly13EdReport

Every time universal school vouchers have been on the ballot, voters have rejected them. Yet across the country, privatizer-backed politicians continue to force them through anyway. 🗳️ This November, AZ voters have a chance to bring accountability to the most expansive voucher program in the nation.

💪The fight to Protect Education is just beginning – and we are ready! 🧑‍⚖️ Support the Protect Ed Legal Fund today!!! bit.ly/pe-legal 📣 We’re taking action to elect pro-public education candidates to the AZ Legislature - join us! Read it all in the #WeeklyEdReport 👉 bit.ly/uly13EdReport

😲 The deep-pocketed voucher lobby is working on a legal challenge to throw Protect Education off AZ’s ballot. We turned in 421,451 signatures that we will fight to protect — but we need your help! 🛡️⚖️ Can you chip in today to protect our movement and fuel our legal defense fund? ➡️ bit.ly/pe-legal

⏰🗳️ Today (July 10th) is the LAST DAY to request a mail ballot for the July 21st Primary! If you haven’t already received your ballot, take the time to check your status and request a ballot NOW: bit.ly/azvr

While SOSAZ supports ESA vouchers for students with special needs, the universal program has deprioritized those students — AND it’s now draining hundreds of millions away from the 90% of students with disabilities who attend public schools. 📽️ Watch the full video ⏩ youtu.be/JpmIaajDfcM

As reports of waste and abuse of the state’s $1 billion ESA voucher program grow, spending is increasing rapidly and lawmakers refuse to add rules to ensure the students who need help the most are prioritized 😠 📽️ Video: www.12news.com/video/news/i...

🎉 SOSAZ is thrilled to announce our endorsements for State House in Legislative District 23. Mariana Sandoval & Emelia Cortez are #PublicSchoolProud candidates who will fight for AZ’s students, educators, & public schools! 🍎 See more SOSAZ endorsed candidates @ sosarizona.org/vote4publiced/

💥 The fight to defend the Protect Education Act and the 421,451 voter signatures has begun! The deep-pocketed voucher lobby has already announced they intend to stack vicious legal challenges to try and throw Protect Education off the ballot. 🛡️⚖️ Help fuel our legal defense fund ➡️ bit.ly/pe-legal

🔥 OPINION: “Voters should read the [Protect Education Act] itself rather than rely on claims that it would strip educational opportunities…. It won't. What it will do is ask AZ to balance parental choice with fiscal responsibility and protections for the students those dollars are meant to serve.”

🎉 SOSAZ is thrilled to announce our endorsements for State Senate and House in Legislative District 2. Dr. Amelia Gallitano & Stephanie Simacek are #PublicSchoolProud candidates who will fight for Arizona’s students, educators, and public schools!

👀MUST WATCH: Waste, fraud, and abuse are rampant in Arizona’s ESA voucher program. This radical experiment has created a billion-dollar boondoggle that is busting the state budget and forcing Arizona’s severely underfunded public schools to close at alarming rates — and the nation is watching.

A state's budget shows its values — Arizona’s state budget slashes funding for vital education programs like dual enrollment, the Arizona Promise Program, and the Ninth Grade On-Track initiative. 😢 Read more: azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/07...

Arizonans have made it clear that they want the chance to vote on ESA voucher reform — by turning in over 420,00 signatures for the Protect Education Act. Now, in order to ensure AZ voters have the chance to vote YES in November, Protect Ed needs your help to fend off attacks from the voucher lobby.

🛡️ Protect Education will "bring meaningful reforms to the highly flawed and wasteful private school voucher program that our leaders have refused to take action on.'' – Olivia Fierro, Protect Education Spokesperson

✅ 421,451 signatures filed to Protect Education! 🎉🎉🎉 💰⚖️ Donate today to defend Protect Education signatures in court! bit.ly/pe-legal 🗞️ Read the details (and an important endorsement!) in our latest #WeeklyEdReport ⏩ bit.ly/July6EdReport Lea el Semanario en español ⏩ bit.ly/julio6InfEduc

✅ Protect Education submitted 421,451 signatures, far exceeding the number required to place the ESA voucher reform measure on AZ’s Nov. ballot. Betsy DeVos-backed “American Federation for Children said it will be challenging the signatures.” ⚖️ Donate to the Protect Ed legal fund! bit.ly/pe-legal

🙌 Thank you to the incredible volunteers from across AZ who gathered signatures for the Protect Education Act. For the past 14 weeks we witnessed AZ parents, students & community members pour their time & their hearts into this movement. Because of you, Protect Education will be on the Nov. ballot.

Today, SOSAZ & the AZ Education Association turned in a historic 421,451 signatures to place the Protect Education Act on the Nov. ballot. Thank you to the over 3,000 volunteers who were out day-in and day-out for the last 14 weeks in 100+ degree heat gathering signatures from every corner of AZ!

Read our statement on the historic turn in of 421,451 signatures to put the Protect Education Act on the November 2026 ballot. Thank you Arizona!

🚨TODAY is the absolute LAST CHANCE to turn in your Protect Education petitions! ALL petitions must be notarized and turned in TODAY, Weds July 1st. 📍 Find additional locations to notarize & turn in your petitions: bit.ly/pe-countdown

⏰📆 This is not a drill! It’s the Protect Education Final Countdown: 1 DAY TO GO! We have just 1️⃣ more day — even if your petition only has a couple of signatures on it, TURN IT IN! ✍️📋🔥 We are down to the wire! Find a location to sign, notarize & turn in near you ➡️ bit.ly/pe-countdown

⏰🛡️ LAST CHANCE to Protect Education – ALL signatures are due back to us TOMORROW (Weds July 1st)! Please don’t leave even 1 sheet behind in your car, on your clipboard, or on your counter 📥💪🔥 📍 Find the last-chance notarization and drop-off locations: bit.ly/pe-countdown

⏰📆 2 DAYS LEFT: IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! We have only 2️⃣ days left to give it absolutely everything we've got! Even if your petition sheet only has one or two signatures on it, TURN IT IN NOW! ✍️📋🔥 We are down to the wire — let's cross the finish line strong! bit.ly/pe-countdown

🗳️Primary ballots are officially out! As you fill out your ballot this week, remember that the balance of power in our state can be changed for the good of 1 million students. 🍎 SOSAZ is proud to endorse Dr. Ruiz for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

⏰🛡️ LAST CHANCE for Protect Education! Do not leave any sheets behind — even if your clipboard only has one or two signatures, every single one counts to get ESA voucher reform on the November ballot. 📥💪🔥 📍 Find your nearest last-chance notarization and drop-off location: bit.ly/pe-countdown