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UA tech incubator expands to Sierra Vista

Apr 13, 2023 Projects aims to help one startup each quarter.
Transgender pride flags filled a Catalina Foothills School District Governing Board meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Catalina Foothills School District faces concerns over its nondiscrimination policy

Apr 12, 2023 More than 130 people attended the Tuesday meeting.
The Autism Society of Southern Arizona's Autism Walk & Resource Fair. The 2019 event will be at the Kino Sports Complex on Saturday, April 6th.

"All In for Autism" celebrates a unique part of our community.

Apr 5, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet Ashly Burch, the voice of a new Disney animated character; how Creative Narrations helps people tell their personal stories; and the tale of a princess who doesn't need to be rescued or married from "Stories That Soar!".
Cell phones give users immediate access to intense debates and discussions.

UA bans TikTok on university-managed devices

Apr 4, 2023 The move comes after President Joe Biden issued an executive order banning the app from government devices.
Amy Guglielmo, Creative Director for "Reading Rainbow Live."

New Reading Rainbow comes to Tucson

Mar 31, 2023 The popular show is partnering with Literacy Connects
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

Arizona Board of Regents to vote on tuition increase for public universities

Mar 29, 2023 UA plans to increase tuition starting the upcoming fall semester.
A male elegant trogon in Madera Canyon feasts on a caterpillar it picked off a tree.

New Film Focuses on the Unique Sky Islands of Arizona

Mar 24, 2023 Thousands of different species depend on this habitat
Apache Elementary School in Cochise County. March 2023

One room schoolhouse gets law enforcment help

Mar 21, 2023 Apache Elementary gets help with migrants crossing the Cochise County campus.
Pima County Library bookshelves.

Cochise County gets more money for reading

Mar 20, 2023 The county wants to increase the number of students able to read at a third-grade level
Holocaust survivor Andrew Schot, right, speaks at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society on Feb. 24, 2023, with Anthony Fusco Jr., who is the society’s education coordinator.

Virtual tour of Anne Frank’s house offers new way to teach about the Holocaust

Mar 12, 2023 It utilizes virtual reality to guide visitors through the Netherlands home of Anne Frank.
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, is flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Glendale, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, right, at Hobbs' state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.

Hobbs vetoes CRT bill

Mar 9, 2023 This is the 16th bill vetoed by the Governor this year.
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

School Superintendent announces number to file CRT complaints

Mar 8, 2023 Tom Horne says he wants to hear from parents.
A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

UA's "chilling" response forces faculty committee to end campus safety investigation

Mar 6, 2023 In a letter to the Faculty Senate, the group details fears of retaliation and "stonewalling" from university leadership.
Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

Fear of "negative consequences": faculty committee that denounced UA's response to deadly, on-campus shooting disbands early

Mar 5, 2023 In a letter to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate, the group goes into detail sharing concerns they have faced.
Flowers and Bullets is a grassroots movement that uses art and food to talk about larger issues, like gentrification or pollution, affecting Barrio Centro. This mural welcomes people visiting their Midtown Farm housed at the former Julia Keen Elementary School.

Local nonprofit acquires former TUSD school to continue sustainability work

Mar 1, 2023 The Tucson Unified School district governing board approved the sale Tuesday evening.
Pima Community College Downtown Campus.

PCC receives 1.5 million dollar STEM grant

Feb 28, 2023 The funding from the US Dept of Education will go to support low-income and first-generation college students

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