8 Quotes by Tom Horne

We're saying learn during the day, go after school and go protest. It's great for them to exercise their Constitutional rights.

For those who took tutoring, it (retaking the test) was widely successful. The problem is not enough kids took the tutoring.

We've done everything but get the kids up to take the test.

There will definitely be rural centers if there are enough kids to justify it. There will be test security at the site when the test is given.

Science will soon be included on the AIMS test, and the Avnet Science and Technology Fair is a tremendous opportunity for Arizona children to reinforce what they learn in the classroom. Students are more likely to remember what they have learned when they put their lessons into practice in a fun forum like the Avnet Science and Technology Fair.

It's an incredible mystery to me. It doesn't make any sense.

Nothing is more important than the quality of our teachers. The time has come to increase teacher compensation. I proposed a $2,500 tax credit, which, in after-tax dollars, would be the equivalent of a $3,500 raise in gross pay. This would close the two-thirds gap between the average teacher salary in Arizona and the national average .

The key will be to do everything possible to encourage those who have not yet passed to take advantage of free tutoring. Ninety percent of those who took tutoring last year either reached proficiency or moved from 'falls far below' to 'approaches.' This proves that the tutoring works.