Arizona regulators closed a failing charter school. It reopened as a private LDS school funded by taxpayers.

Failing AZ charter school reopens as a private religious school — funded by taxpayers

Reporting HighlightsAn Opaque System: Arizona imposes no transparency or accountability requirements on private schools that receive taxpayer dollars through the state’s voucher program.Buyer Beware: Voucher parents shopping for a school say it’s hard to obtain independently verified information on the quality of instruction or financial stability of private schools.Opposed to Reform: As other states replicate Arizona’s program, voucher advoc…

Arizona regulators closed a failing charter school. It reopened as a private LDS school funded by taxpayers.

Title of Liberty, a private school in Arizona not officially affiliated with the LDS Church, was funded by taxpayers through vouchers, even though it previously was a failed charter school.