Office of Communications Blog

Horne releases response to Governor’s letter regarding ESA data

  • Fri, Jul 28 2023  •
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PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has sent his response to Governor Katie Hobbs’ letter regarding ESA data. The letter is attached.

Horne disputes characterization of ESA program in governor’s memo Issues reaction

  • Tue, Jul 25 2023  •
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PHOENIX - Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has released the following statement in reaction to a governor’s memo regarding the Empowerment Scholarship Program

Horne reacts to Attorney General Mayes statements regarding Empowerment Scholarship Accounts

  • Mon, Jul 24 2023  •
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PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has issued the following statement in response to today’s remarks by Attorney General Kris Mayes concerning the universal Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program.

Horne statement on federal judge’s ruling on challenge to Arizona law prohibiting biological boys from participating in girls’ sports

  • Fri, Jul 21 2023  •
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PHOENIX - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, the lone defendant in the lawsuit challenging Arizona’s law prohibiting biological boys from competing on girls’ interscholastic sports teams, issued the following statement in response to today’s preliminary injunction ruling by a federal judge.

Horne: AG Opinion on dual language is politically charged Vows court challenge

  • Tue, Jul 18 2023  •
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Horne: AG Opinion on dual language is politically charged Vows court challenge

Horne response to protest over English Language Learner instruction

  • Thu, Jul 13 2023  •
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English immersion opponents make false claims

Horne: Schools using 50-50 dual language model violating state law, risk losing funds

  • Mon, Jun 19 2023  •
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PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne has announced that public schools that are not teaching English Language Learners in English as required by state law risk losing funds for this legal violation.

Horne: Empower Hotline shows Critical Race Theory and other issues exist in Arizona schools

  • Fri, Jun 9 2023  •
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PHOENIX – Complaints submitted to the Arizona Department of Education through the Empower Hotline have revealed potential violations to state law and demonstrate that elements of Critical Race Theory are present in the public school system.

Horne: Phoenix Union schools to get safety grants individually

  • Tue, Jun 6 2023  •
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Horne: Phoenix Union schools to get safety grants individually

Horne demolishing “unnecessary and unmerited” red tape for schools

  • Mon, Jun 5 2023  •
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Cutting red tape and unnecessary administrative burdens on educators is one of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s primary goals so that they can spend more time on teaching academics to the students. Today Horne is announcing a major initiative in that effort.