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Tom Horne

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Mar 26, 2024

New voucher rulebook delayed a year for parent input

Following backlash from parents in the Empowerment Scholarship Account program and Republican lawmakers,  the State Board of Education adopted last year’s program handbook in lieu of approving a new redlined draft from the Arizona Department of Education today.  

Mar 20, 2024

Horne backs lawsuit to end dual-language learning for non-English speakers

A parent, sought out by Superintendent of  Public Instruction Tom Horne, filed a lawsuit against Creighton Elementary School District claiming its use of dual language models to teach English Language Learners to be illegal under a 2000 ballot measure requiring public school students be taught English by being taught in English.  

Mar 15, 2024

9th Circuit hears Arizona case on transgender athletes

Two unnamed transgender girls brought the suit against Horne last year, claiming Senate Bill 1165, signed into law by former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2022, violates the Equal Protection clause, Title IX and the Americans with Disability Act

Mar 8, 2024

Horne’s suit to declare dual-language learning illegal dismissed

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge today dismissed Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s lawsuit seeking to see dual language programs for English Language Learners declared illegal. 

Kris Mayes at podium to explain indictment of former Department of Education employees in connection with defrauding the state's voucher program
Mar 1, 2024

Mayes blames lawmakers for making voucher program ‘easy to target for fraud’

Three former Empowerment Scholarship Account employees are accused of defrauding the program of more than $600,000 by using falsified birth certificates and disability diagnoses to enroll five adults, seven children and five “ghost children.”  

Jan 31, 2024

Horne vouches vouchers no drain on budget

Arizona’s education budget is set to see a $28.5 million surplus by the end of the year, according to the latest report from the Arizona Department of Education.  

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Dec 15, 2023

State agency spends millions marketing vouchers

The Arizona Department of Education is on track to spend about $2.5 million on advertising for the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, or school vouchers, through the end of the year. 

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Oct 31, 2023

Mothers of biological girls won’t be able to join legal fight tied to transgender girls playing school sports

The mothers of some biological girls will not be able to join the legal fight against the efforts to allow two transgender girls to participate in school sports.

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Sep 11, 2023

Lake supporters launching new effort to void her loss

Less than a month after having his claim rebuffed by the Arizona Supreme Court, Kari Lake supporters are mounting a new effort to void her loss in the 2022 gubernatorial election.

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Sep 5, 2023

Horne cancels more than $70M in covid relief for tutoring program

The Arizona Department of Education clawed back more than $70 million in Covid grant funding to make way for a $40 million statewide tutoring program.  

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Aug 28, 2023

Hold elected officials accountable, support school leaders

Parents and community members must hold elected officials accountable and support school leaders who are invested in the communities they serve. I invite you to get involved and engaged with us by taking our pledge at allineducation.org/pledge and staying up to date on the issues impacting students.

Aug 28, 2023

Million Dollar Teacher Project helps retain educators

Madrid Neighborhood School, a K-8 campus in Alhambra Elementary School District, is entering the school year with a 100% teacher retention rate.  

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