Arizona officials spar over how schools are allowed to teach English learners
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says state schools chief Tom Horne has no authority to cut off funds to schools that don't use 'structured Engl...
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says state schools chief Tom Horne has no authority to cut off funds to schools that don't use 'structured English immersion'' to teach students who aren't proficient in the language. In a formal opinion issued Monday, Democrat Mayes said only the state Board of Education has the authority to declare that a school district is not complying with a 2000 voter-approved mandate that all children 'shall be taught English by being taught in English and all children shall be placed in English language classrooms.