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TweetPinShareRecent SCOTUS ruling prompts reminder of parents’ rights PHOENIX – With many Arizona schools now starting the new school year, a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that parents can withdraw students from …
Horne urges parents to be aware of inappropriate lessons in schools Read More
TweetPinShareSchool safety is not negotiable Staff Reports PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne has reportedly committed to cover any gaps in funding for armed campus officers whose salaries are …
Horne vows funding for armed campus officers despite federal pause Read More
TweetPinShareHorne touts the work of schools to promote fine arts PHOENIX – State Schools Superintendent Tom Horne says he is pleased that nearly 2,400 Arizona public school students received the …
More students than ever attain Arizona Seal of Arts Proficiency Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADE Phoenix — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is forwarding the new guidance issued today by the U.S. Department of Education to schools statewide. The guidance requires schools …
Supt. Horne warns schools that federal dollars are at risk if they ignore new federal DEI guidance Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article TUCSON – A heroic effort by School Safety Officer William Bonanno of the Tucson Police Department to protect children from an armed intruder at an east side school …
Heroic Tucson PD School Safety Officer honored by Supt. Horne Read More
TweetPinSharePartnership between ADE and mental health provider Cartwheel improves school safety Contributed Article/Courtesy ADE PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has announced a new partnership with mental …
Horne announces fully-funded mental telehealth program available in rural Arizona counties Read More
TweetPinShareTucson hero officer funded by new funds provided by ADE Contributed Article/Courtesy ADE PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says on Thursday a brave Tucson Police Department …
Horne: Near-tragedy shows need for lawmakers to pass law allowing for more school officers Read More
TweetPinShare47 schools to benefit Contributed Article/Courtesy ADE PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne has announced that Arizona has received a $34.8 million federal grant to establish high-quality charter schools …
Horne announces $34.8 million for charter schools serving educationally disadvantaged students Read More
TweetPinShareResult of efforts of STOP-IT Task Force, partnership with state agencies Contributed Article/Courtesy Arizona Department of Education PHOENIX – Flanked by representatives from multiple state agencies and members of the …
First of more than 16,000 Narcan kits headed to Arizona schools Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy AED The most recent Fiscal Year ended with more than a $4 million surplus Contributed Article/Courtesy AED PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne says the myth that …
State education funding comes in under budget, demolishes ESA budget myth Read More