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PHOENIX – State schools Superintendent Tom Horne issued the following statement following the death of Charlie Kirk at a political event in Utah today.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

TUCSON – State schools chief Tom Horne says the armed Tucson man who broke into school grounds vowing to kill children at an east Tucson campus earlier this year deserves more punishment than today’s sentence of 18 months in prison followed by probation.

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne has urged Governor Katie Hobbs to include Arizona in a new federal school tax credit opportunity that would add more money to the classroom for students in public district, charter and other school settings.

PHOENIX – With many Arizona schools now starting the new school year, a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that parents can withdraw students from offensive classes is prompting schools chief Tom Horne to remind parents of their right to ensure schools are concentrating on academics and avoiding inappropriate lessons.

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne issued the following statement rebutting an effort by Attorney General Kris Mayes to take credit for the end of a federal review of grant funding.