Education News

Tucson schools to offer free summer meals to students

May 29, 2019 TUSD and Sunnyside districts will offer breakfast and lunch for students over the break.

Arizona House OKs Navajo school voucher fix, Senate next

May 24, 2019 The bill would the Navajo students to use vouchers for private school tuition in New Mexico for one more year.

House committee debates latest version of the Dream Act

May 23, 2019 The move follows a recent Trump immigration proposal that leaves out "Dreamers."

#RedForEd advocates say Arizona budget plan ignores schools

May 23, 2019 The teacher-backed organization says a $1 billion surplus should be used to help restore previous education funding levels.

Arizona teacher punishment bill revived

May 22, 2019 Opponents see the measure as retaliation for last year's #RedForEd movement.

University of Arizona To Offer A Bachelor of Science Degree in Emergency Medicine Service

May 17, 2019 New paramedic program will begin fall semester 2019

Tohono O'odham Nation Celebrates High Schoolers Heading to College

May 16, 2019 A Baboquivari High School event recognized its seniors planning to attend college, vocational schools or the military.

Arizona Schools Chief Hoffman to Develop School Safety Plans

May 14, 2019 The superintendent of public instruction says she'll create a task force aimed at preventing violence on campuses.

UA Athlete On Successes On and Off the Court

May 10, 2019 Lindsey Malecha is a basketball player and aspiring surgeon.

#RedForEd Holds Before-School 'Walk-Ins' in Tucson

May 8, 2019 The protests at 28 schools focused on lack of legislative action.

Desert View Students Protest Classmate's Detention, Possible Deportation

May 6, 2019 Over 100 students marched to demand Border Patrol release their classmate, a high school senior the district says was set to graduate this month.

TUSD Mulls Plan to Keep Sixth Graders in Elementary School

May 2, 2019 The idea presented by the superintendent is still in the works, but would mean dismantling non-magnet middle schools and establishing junior highs.

Can 1,000 Empty Backpacks Save Lives?

May 1, 2019 Also: How Pima County could pay for newly opened migrant shelters; Bridging cultural divides with the Persian language; Tucson author Janni Lee Simner reads from her new book.

UA Students Bridging Art and Medicine at Poetry Center

May 1, 2019 The course for medical students was designed around artwork and written experiences from patients, doctors and caregivers.

UA Sophomore Named Student Regent

Apr 29, 2019 Anthony Rusk will become the second Student Regent on the board.

School Counselors Lacking in Arizona's Schools

Apr 26, 2019 UA Professor of Counseling Education Lia Falco described the benefits of having a counselor on campus.

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