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File image of an empty classroom at Sabino H. S.

Think tank says education aggregate expenditure limit should be ended permanently

Jan 3, 2023 The Grand Canyon Institute report claims AEL is bad for Arizona schools and the state's economy.
Sierra Vista Public Library Manager Emily Duchon said that the goal was to make books more accessible.

Sierra Vista Library unveils vending machine location in shopping mall

Jan 3, 2023 The machine grants anyone with a library card access to its 125-book collection.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

Colleges expect more undocumented students this spring after Prop 308

Dec 26, 2022 On Nov. 8, when voters narrowly approved Proposition 308, a measure allowing state residents to get the in-state tuition rate, regardless of their citizenship status.
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Transgender youth face fewer rights in the new year

Dec 22, 2022 The new laws will take affect Jan. 1 and include restrictions on issues like gender-affirming care.
Tribal water issues are among the subjects students will explore in the new research project.

New research project will connect UA students with underserved communities

Dec 22, 2022 They will explore local health and environmental issues in city neighborhoods along with rural and tribal regions.
A Minke whale skeleton and mural at the Bisbee Science Center.

Bisbee Science Lab expands

Dec 15, 2022 A grant from the Fiesta Bowl Charity makes the growth possible.
File image of a row of lockers in a school.

Not quite universal, but families flocked to universal voucher program

Dec 10, 2022 The Arizona Department of Education said about 32,000 schoolkids applied this fall for the first round of expanded ESA funding.
An attendee is attempting to block a basketball from scoring mid-air at Tucson's first Disability Pride Celebration in Udall Park on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports brought in wheelchairs as well as other equipment for Tucsonans to try adaptive sports for the first time.

Tucson holds first Disability Pride Celebration

Dec 7, 2022 The event included musical and storytelling performances from disabled Tucsonans.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD approves spending proposal, 98 positions could be lost for next school year

Dec 7, 2022 The approved proposal includes budget cuts for summer school in 2024.
VAUD, a School of Theatre, Film & Television original production created by Wolfe Bowart in collaboration with BA Theatre students.

VAUD: UA theater students bring new stories to light from shadows of the past.

Dec 1, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Owl & Panther builds community through art; author Gianluca Russo on "The Power of Plus" in fashion; and explore the differences between day and night in a story by a local 3rd grader.
John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

UArizona Health Sciences receives grant to study PFAS mitigation in firefighters' blood

Nov 28, 2022 Arizona Board of Regents grant will further an Australian study that could minimize forever chemicals' impact on health.
Yamiche Alcindor, NBC News Washington correspondent and host of Washington Week on PBS, received the 2022 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the University of Arizona School of Journalism on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Yamiche Alcindor receives the 2022 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the UA School of Journalism.

Nov 17, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson talks with the founders of the new African American Museum of Southern Arizona at the University of Arizona
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD improves individual school ratings

Nov 17, 2022 The Tucson Unified School District increased their A-B rated schools by 20%.
Fred Chitwood, 20, a Cochise College student is a member of the college's virtual reality club which meets inside the college's VR lab.

Cochise College gets NSA validation

Nov 15, 2022 It’s the first step for the college to complete all the requirements for the National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) distinction for the program.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

Arizona measure gives non-citizens in-state college tuition

Nov 15, 2022 Arizona joins at least 18 other states, including California and Virginia, that offer in-state tuition to all students who otherwise qualify regardless of immigration status.
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.

The Buzz: UA students talk about the events leading to their professor's death

Nov 4, 2022 Three students detail months of harassment and threats that were reported, but they feel received inadequate response.

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