Arizona Department Of Education Superintendent Tom Horne | Arizona Dpt. of Education Official Website
Horne expressed satisfaction with the release of certain federal funds that had been paused. He stated, “The after school grants are valuable because they offer students a chance to get additional help with reading, math, completing homework assignments and other tasks that help them academically. This is welcome news for these programs that would have been affected by the loss of federal dollars. Once we have formal notification from the federal government and allocations to schools are calculated, we will work very hard to pass these funds through to the recipients.”
He also mentioned, “When this review was announced, I urged schools to be calm while the federal government studied these funds to ensure they are being used appropriately. I anticipate other funds still being reviewed will be released in the near future.”
Arizona receives about $24 million in after-school funds through the 21st Century grant program for the current fiscal year.
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