📚 Arizona’s district schools are sitting on 78 million square feet of excess space—enough for 630,000 more students. 🏷️ That unused real estate is worth $12.2 billion. 💸 And it’s costing taxpayers $1B every year just to maintain. Read CSI's full report to learn more:

Arizona is facing a housing shortage. Permitting through Q2 fell nearly 12.5% from 2024 levels, putting the state on pace to never close its housing gap. Learn more by reading CSI's latest housing affordability update: https://t.co/IrCqP9dqWu Read the article:

We are here on campus at GCU today outside the career center talking free enterprise and opportunities to work with our growing team!

It's National First Responders Day! Today, we thank our firefighters, police officers, paramedics, and first responders for their tireless efforts to keep our state and communities safe. Learn about the latest public safety trends in our latest research: https://t.co/Wck871Kkv0

What is free enterprise — and why should Lopes care? Join @KatieRatliefAZ, Executive Director of the Common Sense Institute, for a Lunch & Learn at @gcu exploring how free markets and public policy shape opportunity in Arizona and beyond. 📅 Wednesday, October 30, 2025 🕐

Declining enrollment. Empty buildings. Idle buses. Glenn Farley from the @CSInstituteAZ joined us to unpack the tough realities facing districts and how smarter facility planning can make every dollar count. Responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars is a core duty of every

Executive Director @KatieRatliefAZ sits down with @12News to discuss the Tolleson UHSD plans to build a domed stadium. Based on CSI's research, students require more funding allocated directly to the classroom to enhance their math and English proficiency - not more empty space.

Unused real estate in Arizona school districts is an estimated $12.2 billion!

Thank you to everyone who joined CSI & the U of A Center for the Philosophy of Freedom @UAZFreedom for today’s Lunch & Learn! We appreciate all the Wildcats who came out to hear @KatieRatliefAZ share insights on free enterprise and opportunity in Arizona. Bear down!

CSI's extensive budget analysis found that the budget shortfall was due to increased spending, not the flat tax nor the ESA program. According to CSI's report, since the flat tax passed, state revenues have actually grown by $3.3 billion. Read the full report:

Don’t miss CSI's Executive Director Katie Ratlief TOMORROW at the U of A! Join CSI and the U of A Center for the Philosophy of Freedom for a Lunch & Learn on free enterprise—what it is and why it matters. Register here: https://t.co/gEShh18Ix2

AZ’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program has surged. @CSInstituteAZ reports nearly 15K new students since last year, totaling 92,362 as of Sept. 15. Projections show ESA enrollment hitting 103K this fiscal year. The report from CSI is released on a quarterly basis to

While the focus is mainly on what bills did pass, @dbseiden joined The @BroomheadShow to talk about what could have passed and the massive impact these proposed bills might have had on jobs, income, and growth. Don’t miss the breakdown of the numbers and what they could mean for

Since 2023, CSI has provided reliable, consistent analysis on Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. Our latest Q3 report shows the program entering a new phase — moving beyond its initial surge and approaching a more stable, steady-state of participation.

CSI Report: Arizona’s ESA Program Surges To 92,000+ Students https://t.co/Rt3NetKLcG @AZFreeNews @CSInstituteAZ

A recent @CSInstituteAZ study shows that school districts who can’t compete on performance or culture are using taxpayer dollars to build new facilities like this in an attempt to attract families back to their declining schools. Students and the state would be far better off if

Arizona gained 700 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in August (+0.02%). Arizona ranks 31st among all states in monthly job growth. Read more about the August job growth: https://t.co/92LAZIg6Lo Read the article: https://t.co/9nli0HatkM

CSI Executive Director @KatieRatliefAZ joined @FOX10Phoenix yesterday to discuss the potential closure of two Scottsdale Unified District schools. Based on the latest data, demographic change is largely to blame for below-capacity district schools, along with shifting parental

“Policy matters.” Glenn Farley on how AZ avoided 660K lost jobs & $64B hit to GDP. Read CSI’s latest Job Killers report: https://t.co/827IweNJ9U Read @thecentersquare's analysis: https://t.co/OzpPSYesNN

CSI’s latest ESA analysis shows the program is stabilizing, and contrary to the headlines, it is not "bankrupting the state". Nearly half the cost of the ESA program (47 percent) comes from students who were eligible for an ESA prior to universal expansion, and the state is

Arizona is learning from Colorado’s regulatory overreach. Since 2019, CSI identified 22 “job-killing” bills that passed in Colorado. None of these have made it through the Arizona Legislature. The result? Colorado’s once-strong economy has slowed significantly and now trails