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Paula at age 12. She hadn’t been able to start school until age 8, after the war ended.

Remembering Paula Bronstein, a survivor of the Holocaust.

Nov 21, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Beth Colburn Orozco shares the story of her search for the daughter she never knew.
An electric school bus parked outside of John B. Wright Elementary School on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. The Tucson Unified School District received $4 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to retire 10 diesel school buses, with ten electric school buses as an effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

TUSD gets $4 million EPA grant to replace diesel buses with electric fleet

Nov 15, 2024 Ten diesel buses are being replaced with electric models, reducing emissions and cutting costs.
The new inductees into The National Toy Hall of Fame include My Little Pony, the card game Phase 10, and Transformers.

My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10 join the National Toy Hall of Fame

Nov 12, 2024 All three of this year's inductees were created in the 1980s.
Scientists used a gumball machine filled with toys to test how toddlers learned when they thought something was impossible or just improbable.

Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler

Nov 7, 2024 Even toddlers can tell an event that is improbable from one that appears impossible.
Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

How some of Pima County’s youngest voters feel about casting their ballots

Nov 5, 2024 Arizona’s Gen Z voters set to shape the 2024 election.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with administrators and educators at Tucson Unified's TUSD’s Roskruge Bilingual K-8 Magnet school on Oct. 31, 2024.

U.S. Education Secretary praises Tucson's bilingual education

Oct 31, 2024 Calls is the best he has ever seen.
Arizona Youth Climate Coalition members at the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board meeting in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Local students showed support for the passage of the TUSD Climate Resolution Act, which was researched, written and lobbied by students aged 13-20.

Tucson Unified School District approves climate action plan led by students, targets net-zero by 2040

Oct 31, 2024 New policy prioritizes clean energy, sustainable practices and a comprehensive climate education.
Esme Canelos stars as Tina and Owen Green stars as Basil in a new Ten-Minute Drama called "The Jack-O-Lantern" by Alejandro Canelos. "The Jack-O-Latern" wreaks havoc on two suburban young adults.

The 16th Annual Haunted Halloween Arizona Spotlight!

Oct 30, 2024 Featuring: The stars of Live Theatre Workshop's "Misery"; Broadway designer David Korins' creations from "Beetlejuice"; a ghost story from "Stories That Soar!"; and the supernatural invades suburbia in the Ten-Minute Drama "The Jack-O-Lantern".
The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted some peoples ability to get vaccinations for other infectious diseases, including pertussis.

Worst U.S. whooping cough outbreak in a decade has infected thousands

Oct 11, 2024 Experts are concerned that the outbreak could worsen in the fall and winter months.
The Arizona Department of Education Building in Phoenix, Ariz.

Department of Education launches online teacher certification tool

Oct 3, 2024 Applications can now be completed entirely online.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona unemployment remained historically low in August

Sep 19, 2024 The state's first-ever streak of sub-3.5% unemployment continued through the end of the summer.
Mariachis perform at the Santa Cruz Nature and Heritage Festival.

Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefront

Sep 15, 2024 It has been more than 50 years since Hispanic Heritage Week was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. President Ronald Reagan expanded it to a month in 1988.
The University of Arizona's Chief Safety Officer Steve Patterson and Director of Counseling and Psych Services Aaron Barnes speak at a press briefing on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

UA Safety Update: potential active shooter trainings, lighting improvements

Sep 13, 2024 The Office of Public Safety released data from a campus-wide safety survey.

Three-judge panel knocks ban on transgender girls in school sports

Sep 9, 2024 A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision to block the state from enforcing a law banning transgender students from school sports.
The University of Arizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to be federally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions

Sep 9, 2024 Federal education advocates say colleges and universities that serve higher than average Hispanic student populations are vital to the goals of educational equality and economic opportunities.

AZ Dept. of Education survey: teachers leaving due to low pay and student behavioral issues

Sep 3, 2024 The state department's survey also found that a majority agreed that they did not feel respected as K-12 teachers and felt burnt out.

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