PHOENIX – Arizona schools now have more training options for helping school mental health professionals better identify, screen, and refer students who may be at risk for suicide, according to state schools chief Tom Horne.

FY 2026 October 1 Data Collection Application is now OPEN!

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is seeking input from educators, therapists, and school staff across the state to help shape future professional learning opportunities in assistive technology.

HOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne is rebutting a denial by Treasurer Kim Yee that her office was unaware of its duty to review and approve a cash advance for the Nadaburg Unified School District northwest of Phoenix.

The AzEDS Portal Average Daily Membership Calculation Engine (ACE) system displays non-fundable intervals on the ADM15 report.

Special Education Data Updates Webinar: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says a new report issued by the Helios Foundation shows tough measures need to be taken to address catastrophic levels of chronic high school student absenteeism in Arizona. Chronic absenteeism is defined as nine absences in a semester or 18 absences in a year.

PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne is calling on State Treasurer Kim Yee to reconsider her denial of a justified cash advance to the Nadaburg school district, calling her current actions irresponsible.

Are you overwhelmed by professional development? Don’t have time for a 90-minute webinar? We got you! Join the ADE/ESS Assistive Technology Team for our fall series, Assistive Technology: Just One Thing (JOT). In these quick 30-minute sessions, we will highlight a single assistive technology tool or strategy that you can use to support your students.

PHOENIX – Native American students statewide are seeing remarkable improvement in Reading and Math proficiency with the implementation of school improvement strategies, according to state schools chief Tom Horne. In the Chinle district, some schools are scoring higher than the state average.