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@RealTomHorne
SPI Tom Horne
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I am grateful that President Trump is safe and thankful for the brave response of the Secret Service and local law enforcement. Violence solves nothing and my heart goes out to the innocent victims of this horrific event.
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
Thank you @Moms4Liberty for inviting me to speak at your new chapter opening in Maricopa County. My 2024 focus is to elect Conservatives to school board who are committed to raising academic achievement for students.
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SPI Tom Horne
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My administration is keeping our promises. We got rid of QueerChat on day 1, got rid of the DEI department, and took over funding for Project Momentum, which has improved districts across Arizona. I'll never stop working to empower parents and students!
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SPI Tom Horne
11 months
Your organization admitted you altered a Facebook post from an ESA parent to make it look like a Star Wars Lego set was approved. Which it wasn't. You also say ESAs are destroying public education, but you opposed a 10% pay raise for public school teachers earlier this year.
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Beth Lewis, SOSAZ 🆘 🏜🎓
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@bluewaveaz @azedschools @arizona_sos #LegoGate has nearly 400,000 views. No wonder they're trying to cover it up with lies. Luckily, most voters see the truth.
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
My office is committed to removing distractions like Critical Race Theory and Social Emotional Learning, which takes away from learning. I'll continue fighting for the rule of law, which instructs us to teach English immersion and that biological boys can't play in girl's sports.
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SPI Tom Horne
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🌵🎙️Parents: Are you receiving reports from your children that CRT (Critical Race Theory), sex identity, or other liberal ideology is being taught in their schools? Please let me know. #Arizona #Education
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
Any negative reference to someone’s religion is profoundly immoral. As a Jewish person, I will quote a Jewish proverb: “He who wishes to receive respect must give respect.” Every human being must be treated with equal dignity.
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Fox News
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Arizona school board member says district should reject hiring teachers with Christian values: 'Not...safe'
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
#Education #Arizona #SchoolChoice 🎉 My honor to listen & celebrate with you all.
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SPI Tom Horne
11 months
When parents came to me and said their children were experiencing hatred and were scared to go to school, I couldn't stay silent. I will always speak out to protect our most innocent. SOS continues to spread misinformation, and I look forward to exposing many of their lies soon.
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Save Our Schools AZ
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Supt. Tom Horne knowingly misled the public — causing distress and harm to local high school students. We expect a state Superintendent of Public Instruction to behave with decorum and to avoid antagonizing children. This has gone too far, Supt. Horne 😡
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
As the only executive statewide elected Jewish office holder in the history of the state of Arizona, I firmly stand in support of Israel and believe Hamas should be destroyed.
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
✅💯 Empower Parents = Tom Horne #Arizona #Education
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
Charter schools are public schools! Competition makes all schools better and gives families more opportunities for a quality education! #SchoolChoice
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Arizona Department of Education
1 year
Superintendent Horne attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new American Leadership Academy opening in Mesa. Arizona will remain the #SchoolChoice leader because parents know what is best for their children.
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SPI Tom Horne
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Thank you @Riley_Gaines_ for coming back to Arizona and continuing to support women's sports. I'll continue fighting for our Arizona law that bans biological boys from competing with girls in sports.
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SPI Tom Horne
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Arizonans love options. Some people love the classic Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich, others may love the salads, and even a few may like cauliflower sandwiches. One thing we all love is #EducationForAll .
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Chick-fil-A News
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Today, Chick-fil-A announced the test of a one-of-a-kind plant-forward entrée, the Chick-fil-A™ Cauliflower Sandwich. Beginning Monday, Feb. 13, the sandwich will be available in three select markets. Read more:
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SPI Tom Horne
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Thank you to the Greater Phoenix Republican Women for having me tonight to discuss my plan to improve educational outcomes in Arizona! #EducationForAll
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
Have a #HappyPresidentsDay and enjoy it with your family.
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
⚡️Friday night in #LD4 at @packamerica ’s #RedFestRally . We 🎉celebrated the selection of great @AZGOP candidates up and down the ballot! 🙌🇺🇸 #Arizona
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SPI Tom Horne
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👀Thank you East Valley parents!
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
#Arizona grassroots in action... 🚗🚨🌉📲 #Education news on the freeways, sound on!
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
My committee has refunded the in-kind contribution by Mr. Stringer. That in-kind donation was the only association he ever had with our committee. He is not involved with our campaign.
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SPI Tom Horne
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🗳 Empower Parents = Tom Horne #Academics #Education #Arizona
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SPI Tom Horne
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🇺🇸Thank you! #VeteransDay2022
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
I'm in Gold Canyon tonight speaking about my commitment to school safety and having a school resource officer in every school!
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
Thank you Representative Gress for your consistent support of teachers and students throughout Arizona. I look forward to continuing our work together to improve education!
@MatthewGress
Matt Gress
1 year
Great meeting with Superintendent Horne ( @RealTomHorne ) to recap the 2023 legislative session and hear more about his efforts to enhance school safety across Arizona. Count me in as partner to ensure our kids have a safe place to learn!
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
It's great to see my friend @MatthewGress tonight. Thank you for supporting teachers and running legislation to give our hard-working educators a $10,000 raise. #EducationForAll
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SPI Tom Horne
3 years
📢 🌵 ⏲️ Join me as I walk with parents in the Scottsdale school district to go door to door getting signatures to recall the president of the Scottsdale School Board. 📋 🚨 📩Please email if you will join me, from the contact button on my website:
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
Thank you to our Republican legislators who are fighting for what parents and students are asking for. #SchoolSafety is my top priority, and I'll continue pushing for an officer in every school!
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Arizona House Republicans
2 years
Members of the @AZHouseGOP stood with Superintendent of Public Instruction @RealTomHorne today in support of protecting Arizona students with School Safety Officers. New polling from @azedschools shows 81% of Arizona public school parents support having a police officer at
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
Mesa Public Schools teacher and certified employees performance pay is based on taking these trainings. This district has 64,000 students who are being taught by teachers whose pay is tied to these training sessions.
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Capitol Media Services 📢 Telling it like it is
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@RealTomHorne says hotline has turned up cases of teaching critical race theory or denying parents info about their child's gender preference. But he's produced little evidence so far to back up his claims.
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SPI Tom Horne
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🇺🇸🌵🌦Rainy Saturday morning did not stop Tom Horne going to Longview Park #LD5 . Engaging with citizens! #Education #Arizona
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SPI Tom Horne
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🚨 Parents: Are you receiving reports from your children that CRT (Critical Race Theory), sex identity, or other liberal ideology is being taught in their schools? Please let me know!
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
All-day kindergarten was a project of Democrat Governor Janet Napolitano during my first term as Superintendent of Public Instruction. I agreed with the Governor, and this became a bi-partisan project at the legislature.
@GovernorHobbs
Governor Katie Hobbs
1 year
Today, we held the Ducey Administration accountable for illegally handing out a $50 million ESA grant. Instead, we're going to put that money to good use. In my administration, we are committed to ESA accountability, protecting taxpayer dollars, and truly investing in public
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
Honored to be invited to your celebration. #Arizona #Eduction #SchoolChoice #Parents
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
I am grateful for the Democrat parents who are supporting me for SPI because I am committed to ensuring the ESA program runs seamlessly. This "Democrat for School Choice" (shirt) mom drove all the way up from Yuma for yesterday's celebration and to meet Tom! #Education
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
CRT teaches students that race is primary and divides our students. I'll continue to fight against all curricula that is not focused on academic excellence.
@MBeienburg
Matt Beienburg
1 year
New "Reparations Math" lesson plans primed to flood thousands of schools using same strategy as the original 1619 Project. Curriculum Transparency Now @realchrisrufo @wil_da_beast630 @realtomhorne @kaiser4az @kellyrogersmann @goldwaterinst @thetonus @exjon
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SPI Tom Horne
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🧵 Parents: Are you receiving reports from your children that CRT (Critical Race Theory), sex identity, or other liberal ideology is being taught in their schools? Please let me know!
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SPI Tom Horne
3 years
🎉Congratulations to you for such a splendid achievement. please follow @iamrodneysmith Congrats is a small word, but we are too excited to see your service leadership in #Arizona
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Rodney Smith Jr
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Congratulations to Phoenix !! Thank you @GMA
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
When I was last superintendent, my focus was on academics. As result, when I left office, Arizona students performed above the national average on the SAT test, a national test that the states cannot manipulate. (1 of 3) @AZGOP #education #election2022 #azelection2022
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SPI Tom Horne
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@shirysapir Thank you for your support and endorsement, Shiry.
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
🇺🇸Thank you Buckeye, Arizona #Empowered #Parents #Arizona #Education Grassroots WINS elections🇺🇸🗳
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SPI Tom Horne
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Happy Mother's Day! Your job is by far the most important of all. Thank you!! #mothersday #arizona #AZAG
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
🚨 Upcoming appearances 🚨 Mark your calendars the shows are evidence that education is our focus! #Education #Arizona #Academics #Focus #Parents #EmpowerParents
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
👀 Watch your mailboxes📭 for ballots soon. Ballots 🗳️ will start arriving shortly. ✅Tom Horne for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction. #Academics #Arizona #Education
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SPI Tom Horne
3 years
📢 When the public wants to stop teachers from using their classrooms to propagandize students, rather than teach them, they claim violation of their first amendment rights.
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SPI Tom Horne
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SPI Tom Horne
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Please visit
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SPI Tom Horne
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Empowering school board candidates & families this evening.
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SPI Tom Horne
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Please view and share!
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SPI Tom Horne
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🚨When the public wants to stop teachers from using their classrooms to propagandize students, rather than teach them, they claim violation of their first amendment rights.
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
This morning at 7:30 AM 📲Click: click Listen Live
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SPI Tom Horne
3 years
⚖️However, a federal appeals court held unanimously that the first amendment does not entitle primary and secondary teachers, when conducting the education of captive audiences, to cover topics, or advocate viewpoints, that depart from the curriculum adopted by the school system.
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
📢Tom Horne, Republican candidate for State Superintendent of Schools today issued the following statement: We need to have a police officer at every school. School safety is on everyone's mind after the events in Texas and recent events in Arizona. #SchoolSafety #Education
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
We are losing many of our heroes of #WWII , but Arizona is home to #DDay veterans like Garland James. He stormed the beaches of Normandy and was recently awarded the French Legion Medal of Honor by the French Ambassador. Read his story here
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Arizona Department of Education
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Superintendent Horne's parents fled Poland before the Nazi invasion, but his family that weren't able to escape were killed in the Holocaust. #DDay changed the course of the war, and was the catalyst that changed the tide of the WWII. We must never forget these brave men.
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SPI Tom Horne
10 years
I have just called Mark Brnovich to congratulate him on his victory in the Republican primary. His supporters... http://t.co/XbqMAo7hus
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
Under the current regime, the focus has been on everything except academics. Student learning, and therefore student test scores, plummeted. Even before COVID Under the current regime, over half of Arizona students were not proficient in reading or math. (2 of 3)
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SPI Tom Horne
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SPI Tom Horne
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🎯Empowering parents! #Arizona #Education #AZSPI
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SPI Tom Horne
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#Education should focus on the following: - #pedagogy , not #politics - #criticalthinking , not #criticalracetheory - #students & #stakeholders , not #separatism These will be my focus as your #AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction. Visit for more info.
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SPI Tom Horne
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"[ #Teachers ] want to #teach , and they want to get #politics out of their #schools - and I want to help them BECAUSE TEACHERS WHO LOVE THEIR SUBJECTS ARE MY HEROES." Please visit for more information. #Arizona #AZ #education #teaching #Election2022
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SPI Tom Horne
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🇺🇸 VOTE Tom Horne! #Arizona #Education
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SPI Tom Horne
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😃 @johninphx thank you for the recent follow and support for my candidacy win! #Arizona #Education #AZSPI #Parents #Students1st
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SPI Tom Horne
3 years
Include the name of the district & school your children attend (your name optional). I will inform our communities of the problems in our schools. When I take office, I promise to investigate these schools & put a stop to CRT & other inappropriate topics. Thank you, Tom Horne
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
With all-day kindergarten, students learn to read in kindergarten, and that gave them a head start in first grade. To eliminate funding for all-day kindergarten will reduce the academic performance of our students, which is the precise opposite of what government should be doing.
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SPI Tom Horne
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Thank you @JamesTHarris for your time today. @KFYI #MondayMorning
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
🌟Thank you to everyone who attended the @AZGOP Superintendent of Public Instruction debate last evening. 🌞I appreciate the civility & civil discourse. I look forward to acting & following through on what I said I will do as #AZSPI to strengthen & support #education #Arizona
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SPI Tom Horne
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I am running for #Arizona State Superintendent of Public Schools to bring the focus back on academics, get learning up, and then get the test scores back up to where we are competitive with other states. Visit for more information. #AZSupt @AZGOP
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SPI Tom Horne
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🌞 Having one on one conversations with grandparents about education! Thank you for all the support this morning door knocking. ✅ Tom Horne candidate for Arizona Superintendent of a Public Instruction. #Education #Arizona #Academics
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SPI Tom Horne
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📰 An update from the candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne. #Arizona #Education #SchoolSafety #AZSPI #Parents #EmpowerParents
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SPI Tom Horne
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🇺🇸 Thank you @ASU_CRU for the opportunity to speak with your audience this evening. #Education #Arizona #ASU 🐘❤️🍎🌵
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SPI Tom Horne
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Project Momentum helped turn Avondale Elementary School District to the best in the southwest valley. I'm committed to expanding this program so all of our children can receive a quality education! #EducationForAll
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@azedschools
Arizona Department of Education
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Superintendent Horne is committed to raising student performance. That is why the Department of Education will pick up Project Momentum funding. You can read the @AvondaleESD case study about this program's success here:
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SPI Tom Horne
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Tom Horn wonderful legislator wonderful superintendent and classical pianist! 🎼🎶🎹
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SPI Tom Horne
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⭐️Wednesday, September 14th ⭐️ tune in @AZGOP
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SPI Tom Horne
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Let’s get straight to the point ⬇️
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SPI Tom Horne
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Honored to be invited & 🎉celebrate with #EmpoweredToLead #Parents #Arizona
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SPI Tom Horne
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Early ballots 🗳️! Arizona's general election has begun.
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SPI Tom Horne
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Kathy Hoffman
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My opponent is focused on attacking our schools & maintaining political power. I’m focused on teacher retention, reducing class sizes, supporting our students, and accelerating learning. That’s the difference between a career politician and a career educator.
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SPI Tom Horne
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🍏🚨It is with great honor, to share the endorsement and announcement of two #Republican former candidates running for #AZ #SPI . 🍏🚨 #Education #Arizona #AZSPI #Families #Community @AZGOP
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SPI Tom Horne
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If you're an early riser I'll be on @FoxandFriends at 5:15 AM to discuss the crisis along our border. #AZAG #immigration
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
🚨A clean sweep for Tom Horne. 🚨 Officially won every single county in Arizona. Thank you, voters! #Arizona #Education #AZSPI #VOTERSAZ
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SPI Tom Horne
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📣We must motivate students to excellence, not just to proficiency. #AZSPI #Arizona #Education ⭐️ ⭐️🍎☀️⭐️🍎☀️⭐️🍎☀️⭐️🍎☀️
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SPI Tom Horne
1 year
Congratulations to the @Dbacks ! Good luck in the #WorldSeries
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SPI Tom Horne
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If elected again, one of my first priorities would be to persuade the legislature to reinstate the graduation requirement, which would result in a high school diploma providing an assurance of some level of proficiency. Go to web:
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SPI Tom Horne
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I have always been an advocate for adequate funding for #AZ #schools . However, there must also be academic & fiscal accountability. As #AZ Superintendent, I will advocate for both. Please visit #AZSPI @AZGOP Footage edited from @azpbs HORIZON, 4/25/22
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SPI Tom Horne
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As #AZ Superintendent, I will bring back the emphasis on academics. Visit for more information Footage edited from Republican Candidate for Superintendent, @azpbs HORIZON, 4/25/22 @AZGOP @broomheadKTAR @JamesTHarris #Arizona #Education #AZSPI
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SPI Tom Horne
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Antisemitism is rising across the country and especially on college campuses. I'm humbled to join @wajacobsen and @RabbiAllouche to discuss how we can alleviate this crisis.
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SPI Tom Horne
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Thank you for your support this morning! Your questions are appreciated. #Arizona #Education #NOCRT
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
⏰ Tomorrow join the educational discussion on @KFYI with @JamesTHarris 🎙️
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SPI Tom Horne
2 years
This legislation would make our starting teacher salary 4th in the country and give our hard-working teachers a much deserved raise. Thank you, @LaurieRoberts , for highlighting this critical piece of legislation!
@azedschools
Arizona Department of Education
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Improving educational outcomes begins with hiring teachers. Superintendent Horne is proud to stand in support of the Pay Teachers First plan by Rep. @MatthewGress and will work with anyone to help get our teachers a raise! #EducationForAll
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SPI Tom Horne
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I am proud to join @RabbiAllouche and Professor @wajacobson to discuss ways we can stop the rising antisemitism on campuses across Arizona. No student should be threatened at their school for any reason. #SchoolSafety
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SPI Tom Horne
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Exclusive — ‘Undercover Mothers’: Moms Form Covert Network to Expose Indoctrination Programs Plaguing Private Schools Across the Country via @BreitbartNews
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SPI Tom Horne
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✅Check out the website for updates! 📩 email directly by clicking "Connect" on my webpage. Thank you! #ProvenRecord #Education #Arizona #SPIHorne4AZ #AZSPI
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SPI Tom Horne
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❗️❗️A Special Message to #Arizona #Parents from State Superintendent Candidate, Tom Horne
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