Cosmetics and Clothes: Parents Misspent $700,000 in Arizona's School Choice Program

Education Week: Cosmetics. Clothing. And computer-technology support.

Those are among the prohibited purchases parents in Arizona made with public money meant to support their children’s education, according to a recent audit by the state’s attorney general.

In the revolutionary school choice program that gives parents near-total control over how state dollars are used on their children’s education, some parents continue to abuse the system even after many of these issues were flagged in a 2016 audit.

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