(The Center Square)- Arizona Republicans and Democrats are running for state superintendent of public instruction to shape education policy.
On the Republican side, incumbent Tom Horne and state Treasurer Kimberly Yee are competing, while on the Democratic side, certified behavior analyst Brett Matthew Newby is running against Teresa Leyba Ruiz, the former president of Glendale Community College in Maricopa County.
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