Tom Horne, Arizona and school

Horne highlights school safety, teacher retention, more in annual State of Education address
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne delivered his annual State of Education speech this week, touching on 15 different initiatives.
Arizona schools Superintendent Tom Horne gives his State of Education speech
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne gives his State of Education speech to the House Education Committee on Jan. 21, 2025.
Tom Horne breaks with Trump, doesn’t want ICE in Arizona schools
Trump's administration greenlit immigration arrests at schools. Arizona’s Republican schools chief said that will hurt kids.
Tom Horne wants AI to help tutor Arizona's students
During a speech before Arizona lawmakers, the education superintendent said his agency is encouraging the use of AI to help tutor students.
Superintendent Tom Horne delivers annual State of Education speech
State Superintendent Tom Horne delivered his annual "State of Education" speech to the House Education Committee Tuesday. Safety was a focal point during his speech, especially as just last week, a man armed with a gun and knife entered a Tucson school and was arrested by a school safety officer.
AZ schools chief Horne offers his 2025 State of Education speech
State schools chief Tom Horne wants to go back to the day when students need to pass a test to get a high school diploma. In his annual State of Education address Tuesday, Horne said there are schools that are graduating up to 90% of their students yet with just 2% or 3% students being proficient in key subjects.
Tom Horne asks Arizona lawmakers to boost school police presence, bring back exit exam
Horne accused some schools of issuing "fraudulent diplomas" and asked the Arizona Legislature to again consider a testing ...
Tom Horne calls for officer-funding bill after arrest of armed suspect at Tucson school
After the Thursday morning arrest of an armed suspect at a Tucson school, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom ...
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Arizona ended standardized testing to graduate high school in 2015. Horne wants to restore it
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne called for the requirements as a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to do so ...
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Horne doubles down on culture war issues in State of Education address
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s wish list for Arizona schools includes more guns, no trangender athletes and ...
State report finds dozens of Arizona school districts facing financial risks
The results of those issues have been seen in school board meetings in recent weeks as districts in the Valley have discussed ...
Arizona AG urges continued payments for Phoenix schools in receivership
The Arizona attorney general is asking that payments continue to a Phoenix school district recently placed under state ...
Arizona couple suing American Airlines for racial discrimination during their honeymoon
The suit contends that racist actions by American Airlines employees led to the arrest by police of the Arizona newlyweds ...
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Arizona schools chief: Bring back high school graduation test
Students in the state had to pass a high-stakes test called Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards in order to get a ...
'Shouldn't be shutting down schools for low-income students': Arizona public schools are struggling due to declining enrollment, funding
The results of those issues have been seen in school board meetings in recent weeks as districts in the Valley have discussed ...