The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected state executive position in the Arizona state government. The superintendent oversees the state of Arizona's public school system and directs the
state's Department of Education.
The current superintendent is
Tom Horne
Thomas Charles Horne (born March 28, 1945) is an American attorney, politician, and Republican activist who served as the 25th Attorney General of Arizona from 2011 to 2015. Horne lost to Mark Brnovich in the Republican primary for Attorney Gene ...
.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction is fourth (behind the
Secretary of State,
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
, and
Treasurer
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Government
The treasury ...
, respectively) in the
line of succession
An order of succession or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.[Governor of Arizona
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.
The Superintendent of Public Education is an
ex officio member
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of the
Arizona Board of Regents
The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is the governing body of Arizona's public university system. It provides policy guidance to Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, and their branch campuses.
History
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which oversees public universities in the state.
Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction is the lowest paid state education administrator in the United States, being paid $85,000 compared to the national average of $174,000.
Superintendents
References
External links
Official WebsiteThe Historical Role of Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Government of Arizona
Public education in Arizona