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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
TweetPinShareLegislation approved last year fell to the Governor’s veto Contributed Article/Courtesy ADE PHOENIX – Citing the need for teachers to be able to fully manage their classroom with minimal distractions, …
Horne announces renewed effort to have statewide school cell phone ban Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Arizona Schools Superintendent Tom Horne poses with three grandmothers concerned over the rules change to Title IX guidelines. Social media post reveals the stance Contributed Article/Courtesy ADE PHOENIX …
Horne blasts “Save Our Schools” leader for supporting biological boys using girls’ locker rooms and showers Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne wants to supply schools with the anti-opiate drug Narcan. “It is vitally important that all schools have Narcan available to …
Narcan in schools? Horne sets up Fentanyl crisis task force Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Kelly Richmond/Cronkite News: The overall number of schools that earned a grade of F on the state’s report card for school performance fell from 49 in 2019 …
The number of failing schools fell; alternative schools headed the other way Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Arizona Department of Education Contributed Article PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne is unveiling a new program that will make it possible for every available campus law …
Horne program brings in off-duty officers to schools in 11 counties Read More