Superintendent Tom Horne on Arizona’s educational funding
Sept. 5
Tens of millions of dollars of funding that could have been used for students who need a little more help could be headed back to the federal government. These funds are given to schools where students underperform and need additional assistance. The money typically goes toward helping staff with professional development, leadership training, some supplies, curriculum and more.
State Superintendent Tom Horne’s office said sending this money back will affect around 150 schools across Arizona. But, he says that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has offered a waiver that would potentially recover $29 million in federal funding that had gone unused in prior years. State Superintendent Horne said the education department reached out to encourage his department to apply for a Tydings waiver, which would allow excess Title 1 funds accrued because they weren’t allocated starting in the federal fiscal year 2020.
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