Tom Horne

Arizona Department of Education will disburse federal funds to schools as soon as possible, but conversations with Yuma and La Paz schools highlights the precarious nature of public school funding. (Source: ADE)

Senate President Warren Petersen is relying on money left over from prior legislative campaigns to give his bid for attorney general a financial bump.

Local, state and federal experts weigh in on the implications and legality of the Trump admin's $6.8B federal K-12 funding freeze.

State schools chief Tom Horne has no legal power to force school districts to use only "structured English immersion'' to teach the language to students who are not proficient, the Court of Appeals has decided.

Three districts from Yuma and La Paz were listed as 'out of compliance' with federal civil rights law on Arizona Dept. of Education's website. They didn't know they had to certify their compliance.

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools has initiated proceedings to revoke the charter of Primavera Online School, an online institution serving approximately 6,787 K-12 students statewide.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is urging local school districts and charter schools to implement stricter attendance policies in response to rising rates of chronic absenteeism among public school students.

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a letter to educators nationwide, warning that racial discrimination under Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives may put institutions at risk of losing federal funding and could constitute civil rights violations.

The state's top education official is opposed to a new Trump administration directive allowing immigration officials to pursue those not here legally in schools.

This month, an Arizona grand jury indicted two out-of-state residents for cheating the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account program out of more than $110,000. Now, critics of the program believe Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's latest decision could open the door to similar problems.