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

Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction is calling for schools to fight the high rate of student absences. "Helios ...

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

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said chronic absenteeism is one of the main causes of low grades and ...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is urging local school districts and charter schools to implement ...

To combat the problem, Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne is calling for schools to fail students if they have nine or more unexcused absences. Eley said he’s not sure if that alone will solve the ...

While many schools and districts are working on solutions to the problem, Kyrene Elementary School District has created a task force encouraging students to have perfect attendance records.

Nearly one in three Arizona students miss 18 days or more of school, according to recent figures, and experts say this can have both short-term and long-term impacts on a student.

A report by the nonprofit Helios Foundation shows that 29% of Arizona students in elementary school were chronically absent ...

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a letter to educators nationwide, warning that racial discrimination under ...

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 ...