State auditor: Arizona relied on school promises, not proof for safety grants

State auditor: Arizona relied on school promises, not proof for safety grants

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne during a press conference at the Capitol on Jan. 30, 2024. Photo by Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorThe Arizona Department of Education relied on written promises from schools that they were following School Safety Grant requirements, instead of documented proof, the state’s auditor general found.  In a report published Aug. 7, the Arizona Auditor General wrote that ADE “did not conduct some…

State auditor: Arizona relied on school promises, not proof for safet...

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne during a press conference at the Capitol on Jan. 30, 2024. Photo by Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorThe Arizona Department of Education relied on written promises from schools that they were following School Safety Grant requirements, instead of documented proof, the state’s auditor general found.  In a report [...] The post State auditor: Arizona relied on school promises, not proof for saf…