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Unprecedented Native American academic gains celebrated by Horne
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.
Constitution Day: Horne champions freedom of speech, respectful dialogue
PHOENIX – Today marks the 238th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution and it is a day worth celebrating, says state schools chief Tom Horne.
Citing Monday knife fight, Horne calls on Phoenix Union to add more officers
PHOENIX – A knife fight between two female students at Carl Hayden High School Monday shows the Phoenix Union district board made a major mistake by denying the school’s request for an armed officer to be paid for by the Arizona Department of Education earlier this year.
Horne targets teacher shortage crisis with apprenticeship program
PHOENIX – A new pilot program focused on apprenticeships for aspiring educators is targeted to reduce the teacher shortage crisis in Arizona, according to Superintendent Tom Horne.
Horne statement on death of Charlie Kirk
PHOENIX – State schools Superintendent Tom Horne issued the following statement following the death of Charlie Kirk at a political event in Utah today.
Horne to request $180 million to sustain and grow vital School Safety Program
PHOENIX – Citing the increasing need to protect children, educators and staff on school campuses, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has submitted a $180 million legislative budget request to sustain and increase funding for the state’s School Safety Program.
Horne calls out AG Mayes for misleading attack on ESA program
PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne says Attorney General Kris Mayes is misleading the public with claims she has leveled at the management of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program.
Horne calls on school board members who disrupted Maryvale H.S. to resign
PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne says Cartwright Elementary School District Board members Lydia and Cassandra Hernandez should immediately resign their positions after deliberately causing a security disruption at Maryvale High School on Tuesday.
ESA fraud case discovered by Supt. Horne’s office results in conviction
PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne says the only way today’s conviction of two people on charges of fraud using Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) dollars could happen was because the Department of Education discovered the activity in 2024 and referred it for prosecution.
Supt. Horne statement on Maryvale High School stabbing
PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following statement in response to the fatal stabbing of a student at Maryvale High School today.