In Arizona, chronic absence is deemed as missing 10% or more of the school year. That means missing 18 days in a typical 180-day school year, assuming the student does not change schools.

Arizona's State Superintendent, Tom Horne, advocates for strict policies to address soaring student absenteeism, proposing ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said the state needs “radical efforts” to combat ...

Arizona State Schools Chief, Tom Horne, is praising the federal government for opposing diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

and youth mental health needs have gone up significantly over the past few years in Arizona," state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said in a statement. "We have heard from schools ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — President Donald Trump laid the foundation for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education this week, and Tom Horne, the superintendent of Public Instruction, agrees with ...

PHOENIX — Cutting out junk foods is a common New Year’s resolution, but Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is taking it a step further. He wants to get it out of schools ...

“People would stop sending their kids to school,’’ Tom Horne told Capitol Media Services, saying they or their parents might be afraid. Anyway, he said, even if a child was brought to this ...

Tom Horne, who oversees Chase's 5,000-branch network across 48 states, talks the bank's growth in the Philadelphia market and future goals. As the head of consumer branch banking for the nation ...

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 ...

Tom Horne on Jan. 13, 2025, in the Arizona House of Representatives. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s wish list for Arizona schools ...