Now that Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has lost his reelection bid to State Treasurer Kimberly Yee, Horne says he plans to open a charter school for 7th through 12th graders after he leaves office.
He says the idea wasn’t on his mind before losing the election.
“I didn’t expect to lose, but the idea came afterwards,” Horne said. “My wife came up with the idea, and we’re working hard on recruiting teachers and so on.”
Horne says the school will have a goal of enrolling students from high poverty families. Looking back on his time in office, a long political career that included serving as Arizona’s attorney general, Horne said he is most proud of a school improvement program called Project Momentum.
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Arizona State University is partnering with local school districts on a new fruit and vegetable study. They want to figure out how schools can work with grocery stores to encourage kids and families to eat more of those foods. -
The Arizona Healthy Schools Act recently took effect as the new school year got underway. Several districts said they started planning for the change last year. -
The law, which passed last year, is now in effect as schools start back up this month. The list of banned additives includes colored food dyes and potassium bromide, which are linked to negative health outcomes, including stomach issues and some cancers. -
The Scottsdale Unified School District is considering whether to close more of its campuses. A public hearing has been set for Sept. 22. -
After recent violent incidents on Sun Tran buses, Tucson is stationing more police officers and outreach officials at stops from Aug. 5 to 14.
