Jane Dee Hull was an American politician and educator. In 1997,she ascended to the office of governor of Arizona following the resignation of Fife Symington,becoming the state's 20th governor. Hull was elected in her own right the following year,and served until 2003. Hull was the first woman formally elected as Governor of Arizona,and the second woman to serve in the office after Rose Mofford. She was a member of the Republican Party.
The North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As the head of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction,the superintendent oversees the public school systems of the state. They also serve as the secretary of the North Carolina State Board of Education and are a member of the North Carolina Council of State. The incumbent is Catherine Truitt,who became superintendent on January 2,2017.
Jay Stanley Blanchard served one term as a state senator in Arizona,representing District 30 for the Democrats. Born in Des Moines,Iowa,Blanchard is a former naval flight officer who received a Ph.D. in Reading Education from the University of Georgia in 1979.
The state superintendent of public instruction (SPI) of California is the nonpartisan elected executive officer of the California Department of Education. The SPI directs all functions of the Department of Education,executes policies set by the California State Board of Education,and also heads and chairs the Board. The superintendent is elected to a four-year term,serves as the state’s chief spokesperson for public schools,provides education policy and direction to local school districts,and also serves as an ex officio member of governing boards of the state’s higher education system. The current superintendent of public instruction is Tony Thurmond.
Arizona Proposition 203,also known as English for the Children,is a ballot initiative that was passed by 63% of Arizona voters on November 7,2000. It limited the type of instruction available to English language learner (ELL) students. Before Proposition 203,schools were free in terms of ELL instruction to use bilingual or immersion methods. According to a cover letter from the Arizona Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan to the Arizona Legislature,it was impossible to make a correct analysis regarding how many students were learning through English as a second language programs,as opposed to bilingual education. The school districts had submitted "conflicting information," and 40% had not submitted any data,in spite of three deadline extensions.
The Arizona state elections of 2006 were held on November 7,2006. All election results are from the Arizona Secretary of State's office.
The Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction,sometimes called the Oklahoma State School Superintendent,is the chief executive officer for the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the president of the Oklahoma State Board of Education. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is responsible for overseeing,implementing and reviewing the policies of the Oklahoma's public school system.
Lisa Graham Keegan is an American education reform advocate and the author of the parenting book Simple Choices.
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.
Thomas Charles Horne 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 General in 2014. He previously served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2003 to 2011. Horne was elected to another term as Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2022.
Carol Springer was an American politician who served as the State Treasurer of Arizona from January 1999 until January 2003. A Republican,she was elected in November 1998.
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is a state agency of Michigan,in the United States. The MDE oversees public school districts in the state. The department is governed by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education was first provided for in the Constitution of 1850 and currently exists through the provisions of Article VIII,Section 3,of the Constitution of 1963. The state board is composed of eight members nominated by party conventions and elected at-large for terms of eight years,with two members being elected at each biennial state general election. The governor is authorized to fill vacancies on the state board and also serves as an ex officio member of the state board,without the right to vote. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is appointed by the board for a term to be determined by the board,to serve as its chair,without the right to vote.
The 2010 Arizona state elections were held on November 2,2010,with primaries on August 24,2010. These include gubernatorial and both sides of Congress. A special election was also on May 18 for Proposition 100.
Simple Choices:Thoughts on choosing environments that support who your child is meant to be is a parenting book by Lisa Graham Keegan published in 2013.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 4,2014. All of Arizona's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 26,2014.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6,2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won the majority of statewide offices,albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections,while the Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices.
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.
Kathy Hoffman is an American educator,speech-language pathologist,and politician who served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she took her oath of office with her hand placed on top of the book Too Many Moose,which holds special significance for her and her former students.
The 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction,concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona. Incumbent Democratic Superintendent Kathy Hoffman is running for a second term,against former Attorney General Tom Horne as the Republican nominee.
