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Arizona Republicans give teachers union an education lesson they won’t forget

Late-night votes advance measures protecting military family scholarships and blocking union payroll dues collection

By Corey DeAngelis , Jason Bedrick Fox News

Published June 18, 2026 7:00am EDT

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In the closing hours of the legislative session, Arizona Republicans delivered targeted blows to teachers union power plays. Lawmakers advanced two constitutional amendments to the November ballot that defend parental choice and limit the ability of unions to tap taxpayer resources for their operations.

The Arizona Education Association union is actively circulating petitions for its Protect Education Act, which would impose a host of regulations and restrictions on Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. All K–12 students in Arizona are currently eligible for a scholarship, but the initiative would impose an income cap so low that it would kick out the children of a typical firefighter married to a registered nurse.

More than 100,000 Arizona students now use ESA scholarships to attend schools that best fit their needs. The........

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