Horne statement on dishonest Azcentral report on grant funds

For immediate release: August 6, 2024
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Horne statement on dishonest Azcentral report on grant funds

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following statement in response to today’s reporting on Azcentral about reverted federal grants:

Horne said, “The mishandling and failure to notify districts of correct allocations with time for them to properly plan and spend the money resulted from an error by an employee of my predecessor before I took office. This person told the schools they had smaller allocations than they had.  We were constantly on the phone urging districts to spend as much of the money properly as they could.  

I have always worked to obtain as much money as possible for the schools, and I did not tolerate the incompetence of the employee, who was fired or resigned when told otherwise would be fired in March 2023.

The story on azcentral dishonestly withheld important information about this, which we gave the reporter.”

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