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Arizona public schools close as state funds voucher programs cause falling enrollment

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Arizona's voucher program spends taxpayer funds to send students to schools that are not in the public system.

Laura Meckler,  national education writer at the Washington Post, reports that this year, a number of public schools have been closing because of falling enrollment.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Meckler.

This segment aired on August 7, 2025.

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