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Southern Arizona schools upgrade security and active-shooter training as schools prepare to open

Jul 31, 2022 School shootings around the country have made this a summer of preparation for school districts
A Tucson firefighter checks out damage in the English wing of Salpointe High school in Tucson, Monday July 18, 2022.

Salpointe fire ruled arson, suspect arrested

Jul 31, 2022 The fire took place on the night of July 17, 2022.
Water tower at the Tohono O'odham Community College

Tohono O'odham Community College to receive federal grant for Internet access

Jul 26, 2022 The U.S. Department of Commerce awards nearly two million dollars
A line of lockers at a high school.

COVID-19 highlights need for school counselors

Jul 25, 2022 Schools across Cochise County have identified an increase in demand for mental health counseling services since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Money in politics.

Judge tosses Arizona suit over limits on virus relief funds

Jul 23, 2022 The issue revolves around using COVID money for education.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

U.S. District Court releases TUSD from judicial oversight

Jul 22, 2022 Southern Arizona's largest school district has been under judicial control since 1978
Outside of the Robert D. Morrow Education Center for Tucson Unified School District.

TUSD school year to start with staff shortages and security upgrades

Jul 21, 2022 Southern Arizona's largest school district is "working creatively" to solve the challenges
A Tucson firefighter checks out damage in the English wing of Salpointe High school in Tucson, Monday July 18, 2022.

Fire burns Salpointe Catholic High School

Jul 18, 2022 One wing was severly damaged.
Instructors interact with preschool-aged children at the Casa de los Niños Kelly Early Education Center on May 29, 2019.

Pima County increases preschool and childcare assistance

Jul 18, 2022 Help available for people making up to 300% of federal poverty level

Where's the new money in the state budget going?

Jul 8, 2022 We look at a handful of areas that will see a notable increase in funds this fiscal year
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Arizona OKs biggest US school voucher plan, faces challenge

Jul 7, 2022 Arizona has the most expansive education options in the nation and will have the most comprehensive voucher system if the bill takes effect.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona COVID transmission numbers climb

Jul 5, 2022 Most of the state is now considered to have a high transmission rate.
In recent years the College of Medicine had zero or one Indigenous graduate per class, but in the spring of 2019, eight members of American Indian tribes became the latest doctors from the UA.

Indigenous students to get full University of Arizona tuition

Jun 27, 2022 University will pay tuition and fees for all who qualify.
File image of a row of lockers in a school.

Making college credits easier to access in Cochise County

Jun 24, 2022 Buena High School introduces new dual enrollment program

Arizona House GOP backs universal school voucher expansion

Jun 22, 2022 They vote Wednesday advances a bill that would allow all 1.1 million public school students to use public money to attend a private schools.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Education in the summer

Jun 17, 2022 This week, The Buzz focuses on education and the summer ahead.

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