AZ State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne on NACCTEP Now

In this episode we host the Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mr. Tom Horne, as he shares the state of Pre-k - 12 education in Arizona. Key amongst his discussion topics is the need for teachers to make more money and how a new free tutoring for all is helping to put additional funds into teachers' pockets while assisting students to achieve better skills and higher test scores. Additionally, Mr. Horne talks about how the state is looking at how the teacher colleges are preparing new teachers to ensure they are day-one ready to be effective in the classroom. Among the new initiatives within Arizona are partnerships with several of the high-needs industries in the state including the medical field and burgeoning semiconductor industries to provide skilled training for students to enter the workforce career-ready after high school. Another initiative is providing fully enabled tablets to students in the Navajo nation that do not require broadband connections in order to study math, reading, and language skills.