One-on-one with Tom Horne | Newsmaker
In this episode of John Hook's Newsmaker, he's chatting one-on-one with Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne. The two are discussing the controversial school voucher program, as well as classrooms' "Structured English Immersion" program.
Tom Horne sues Arizona Gov. Hobbs, AG Mayes over English language learning in schools
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is filing a lawsuit over English language learning in state schools.
Arizona superintendent Tom Horne to use COVID relief for $40 million tutoring program
Arizona is channeling $40 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding toward tutoring students falling behind in school, the state superintendent said Tuesday.
Transgender restroom policies: Tom Horne says parents are threatening to pull children from schools
Restroom policies for transgender students remain at the center of a heated discussion in Arizona.
Arizona department of education holds first school safety task force meeting
As Arizona kids go back to school, the Arizona Department of Education's Safety Task Force is back in session brainstorming ways to keep our kids safe.
Data breach reported in Arizona's school voucher program
Gov. Katie Hobbs says thousands of personal information data points, including student names and disability categories, could be viewed on ClassWallet, the program's financial vendor.
2 Arizona school choice leaders resign as controversy over the program continues
Two leaders of Arizona's "Empower Scholarship Accounts' have resigned. It's the latest in an ongoing battle over the state's ESA program that aims to provide parents more choices for where they send their kids to school.
Arizona school superintendent claims some dual language programs are operating illegally
Educators and parents protested at the capitol Thursday, saying Horne is going beyond his authority.
Tom Horne gives update on Empower hotline that lets parents notify Dept. of Education
“This gives parents a way to communicate if they are upset about something," Horne said. “We established the hotline, which we called the Empower Hotline, so that parents could have a way to communicate with us."
2022 Election: Recount results released for Arizona AG, Supt. of Public Instruction, LD 13
Results were released Thursday for three races that fell within Arizona's automatic recount guidelines as they were all within half a percentage point.
2022 Election: Kathy Hoffman concedes to Republican Tom Horne in race to lead Arizona schools
Kathy Hoffman conceded the race for Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction. Currently, Republican Tom Horne leads by more than 8,000 votes with 99% of the votes counted.
Newsmaker: Kathy Hoffman, Tom Horne
With the midterm election just weeks away, who will lead the state's public school system? The battle for one of Arizona's most important jobs is the topic of this week's Newsmaker Saturday. FOX 10's John Hook is talking to Superintendent of Public Instruction candidates Kathy Hoffman and Tom Horne.
Candidates for top Arizona K-12 schools post spar in debate
The at-times contentious debate featuring Republican Tom Horne and current Superintendent of Public Education Kathy Hoffman, a Democrat seeking a second four-year term, also featured exchanges over school shutdowns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.