Empowered Arizona Families is a representative group for Empowerment Scholarship Account families in AZ. It is run by ESA families for ESA families.
Joined January 2020
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20 Feb 2021
No marginalized family should be blocked from options/resources that allow them to self determine their children's education. Wealthy people will always have choices, programs or not. But blocking programs that allow those who otherwise wouldn't have the choice is oppressive.
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
28 Jul 2023
Did you happen to write about this when Hoffman did it to 7000 ESA families?
washingtonexaminer.com/opini…
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28 Jul 2023
Remember when thousands of ESA student’s data (including funding amounts and categories of disability) was sent over to SOS under Sup Hoffman & parents were told by feds it wasn’t a FERPA violation & AG refused to investigate. No one held accountable.
But NOW it’s a big deal?
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
28 Jul 2023
I’m so happy to see that @GovernorHobbs supports the students and families that are on the ESA program and wants to make sure the program is safe for us in the future. @AZBethLewis and @arizona_sos doxxed the families in 2020 when the prior administration handed them 7000 names, addresses and diagnoses of students. Again thank you @GovernorHobbs for supporting #EducationForAll
28 Jul 2023
Arizona students and families deserve to know that proper measures are in place to protect their personal information. That's why I sent a letter to Superintendent Horne asking for answers regarding the recent ClassWallet information breach, and plans to protect Arizonans' privacy.
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9 Mar 2023
💯 this
7 Mar 2023
So ... Someone thought ESA was income based? ESA funds weren't being used to go to Disney or build a deluxe court in someone's yard. The card doesn't work that way. The poster was bitter that families using ESA are allowed to buy nice things w/their own income. AG? Really?
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
31 Jan 2023
For @wiwtkpodcast, Kayla Svedin, mother and founder of @Empowered_AF, shares why parent autonomy over #schoolchoice is important. ow.ly/NVnL50MBrWK
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6 Feb 2023
Damn right Tillie
6 Feb 2023
#SchoolChoice expansion isn't enough. Families need resources and support to navigate implementation and the parental role in education. Should navigators be funded? Of course. Are those of us already doing the work supported by our friends in the movement? Not even close. #truth
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
they closed their replies like they closed schools.
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
10 Nov 2022
Parents ARE the experts when it comes to the needs of their own children.
10 Nov 2022
Please tell me what I’m missing here. What are we doing next? Putting patients in charge of their own surgeries? Clients in charge of their own trials? When did we stop trusting experts. This is so stupid.
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
21 Oct 2022
The Parent Exchange with @Empowered_AF’s Kayla Svedin.
We discuss the recent expansion of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. #onlinelearning #education #homeschooling #schoolchoice #edfreedom
m.facebook.com/groups/Suppor…
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
8 Oct 2022
My oldest attended public district schools. My 3 youngest have never stepped foot in a public classroom.
I knew better.
I am proud to say that 75% of my children have no prior public school enrollment.
Fooled me once, but never again.
#iLoveESA
#ESA4ALL
6 Oct 2022
@azedschools estimates that approximately 80% of applicants do not have a record of prior public school enrollment.
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
7 Oct 2022
Cute that you tagged us. 🤗🤗
We LOVE that every Arizona student has access to a portion of their education funding for an educational environment that meets their individual needs.
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
ALL Arizona families can now apply to take their children's education dollars to the education providers of their choosing
azed.gov/esa
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BREAKING: Arizona Department of Education has received 23,502 applications for their school choice program since August 16th.
This includes over 10,000 applications since the end of last week.
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
7 Oct 2022
BOOOOOOM! @ArizonaCatholic explains how AZ ESA parents defeated the union orcs foxnews.com/opinion/arizona-… @DeAngelisCorey @JasonBedrick @JeanneAllen @ClarkRimsza @JennaMBentley @grantbotma @Empowered_AF @Kathybphd @KathyVisser1 @JoanneLeeJacobs @reimaginEDblog @LisSnell @AdamPeshek
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4 Oct 2022
(hint: @Supt_Hoffman wasn't expecting expansion to pass.... I'm sure you can calculate from here) 😏
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4 Oct 2022
Hey y'all! Have you heard??
#UniversalESA up in Arizona!
Apply today at azed.gov/esa 🥳
#SchoolChoiceForALL #ESAforALL #StudentsFirst #EmpoweredAF
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4 Oct 2022
Calling all educators, vendors, and schools!
ESA is now available to all AZ kids. But there has never been a central directory for parents to find what they need! So we're making one! Wanna be listed?
For Vendors: bit.ly/3M4CG0K
For Providers:bit.ly/3ryCblX
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4 Oct 2022
WV is so lucky to have @jbuckland8 as a parent advocate. There is NO sub for local, state-native, homegrown advocacy. The difference in real grassroots organizing & support vs. top-down programmatic imports is always clear when rubber meets the road.
Every state needs a Jamie. <3
3 Oct 2022
We serve #wvfamilies. A large part of that is supporting providers to ensure they can offer sustainable learning options. We recently asked for feedback from parents and providers - so encouraging! Missy's #microschool is a #velarecipient
@VelaEdFund
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
3 Oct 2022
Parents in WV are making it clear - they want to go to one place to help them navigate their options. We serve #wvfamilies by supporting providers AND offering expertise and consulting you simply can't find anywhere else! #wearethewvfue #wveducation We remove the scavenger hunt!
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Empowered Arizona Families retweeted
anti-parent groups posting their Ls
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