U nable to seek reelection, state Treasurer Kimberly Yee now wants to become the top education official in Arizona.

Yee said last week she believes she could do a better job as superintendent of public instruction than fellow Republican Tom Horne.

A state lawmaker before being elected treasurer in 2018 – she can serve only two four-year terms – Yee said students in Arizona are falling behind academically.

But what appears to be driving her race is that Horne has refused to allow some parents who are getting vouchers of state funds to home school their children to make expensive purchases he calls academically unjustified.

Horne has been a consistent supporter of vouchers, both for parents to use for tuition for private and parochial schools as well as those engaged in various form

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