Office of Communications Blog

HORNE ANNOUNCES FULLY-FUNDED MENTAL TELEHEALTH PROGRAM AVAILABLE IN RURAL ARIZONA COUNTIES

  • Thu, Jan 23 2025  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has announced a new partnership with mental health care provider Cartwheel, to bring students and families in Arizona’s rural counties rapid access to mental health support using telehealth.

AZED News: Horne State of Education speech calls for expanded school safety program after near tragedy in Tucson

  • Tue, Jan 21 2025  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction opened his 2025 State of Education speech praising the actions of a Tucson Police Officer who arrested an armed suspect making threats on a school campus last week. Horne said the incident proves the importance of having armed law enforcement officers on school grounds and he urges lawmakers to expand the program.

Horne-led taskforce places more than 4,000 Narcan kits in schools

  • Thu, Jan 16 2025

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is praising the efforts of the School Training Overdose and Intelligence Taskforce (STOP-IT) for its success addressing the epidemic of drug use among school-age children.

Horne reacts to Hobbs’ ESA criticism

  • Mon, Jan 13 2025  •
    • Statements from the Superintendent

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne issued the following reaction to Governor Hobbs’ criticism of the state Empowerment Scholarship Program during her State of the State remarks.

Horne praises federal judge’s ruling scrapping Biden Title IX changes

  • Thu, Jan 9 2025

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says today’s ruling by a federal judge striking down proposed Biden administration changes to Title IX is sensible and protects the dignity of girls and women competing in interscholastic sports. It is also a victory for common sense and free speech.

Horne: Governor signed bill requiring audit method she now criticizes

  • Thu, Dec 19 2024

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne issued the following statement in response to Governor Hobbs’ letter critical of the risk-based auditing approach for Empowerment Scholarship Program reimbursements:

Horne announces $48 million for more armed campus officers, counselors

  • Mon, Dec 9 2024

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne is announcing the release of nearly $48 million in accumulated school safety funding that will now be used to fund schools that request armed campus officers, counselors, and social workers. In compliance with state law, all requests for law enforcement officers are granted with remaining monies used for counselor and social workers.

Horne announces $34.8 million for charter schools serving educationally disadvantaged students

  • Wed, Dec 4 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne has announced that Arizona has received a $34.8 million federal grant to establish high-quality charter schools to serve educationally disadvantaged students throughout the state.

Horne statement on indictments in ESA matter

  • Mon, Dec 2 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has issued the following statement regarding today’s announced indictments of two people accused of fraudulent actions against the Empowerment Scholarship Account program.

Horne says federal education funding safe even without U.S. Dept. of Education

  • Wed, Nov 20 2024  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says the potential closure of the U.S. Department of Education (USDoE) would not mean a loss of federal education money for Arizona because that funding is attached to education laws, not the existence of an inefficient federal agency.