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Arizona Helping Hands provides birthday gifts to foster children across the state. The gifts can include bikes, clothes, toys, books, and other goodies.

Arizona Helping Hands launches mobile unit to assist foster children and families throughout state

Jul 15, 2023 More than 2,700 foster children were served in 2022, and the organization expects to help more this year as they are averaging assistance for 70 to 80 children each week.
Governor Katie Hobbs is speaking at a press conference in the automotive technology innovation center at Pima Community College in Tucson on Monday, July 7, 2023.

Hobbs visits PCC, announces new investment into community colleges

Jul 10, 2023 Governor Katie Hobbs announced that $2 million was allocated in the state budget for Pima County Community College's operational costs.
View from the north end zone at Arizona Stadium.

Students repurpose old football jerseys into popular fashion

Jul 10, 2023 UA program teaches how to transform unused gear into upcycled goods.
Cochise College Student Wellness Manager Loren Gladwill (left), and Cochise College Sophomore and work study Isidro Calvillo (21, right) inside the Cochise Cupboard Food Pantry, which is located in the 600 building at the college's Douglas Campus. July 3, 2023.

Cochise College food pantry gets $30,000 grant

Jul 3, 2023 The funds will be used in-part to add cooking and nutrition workshops for students
Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom row, from left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Affirmative Action ruling from U.S. Supreme Court raises questions in Arizona about higher education programs aimed at minorities

Jun 30, 2023 Admissions is a settled question in the state.
AZ Project WET program coordinator, Josh Ruddick instructs educators like JoAnna McCormick, how to conduct percolator tests or, testing water absorption rates as part of the hands-on activities of Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory's summer teacher workshop. Teachers from throughout the greater Tucson area have gathered for this two-day workshop, to participate in hands-on activities and develop climate-change centric curriculum.

UA workshop deepens local educators' knowledge of the impact of climate change in Arizona

Jun 30, 2023 Relevant data will be used to develop relevant curriculum for students
Rebecca Bell, the Student Support Specialist at PEPP TEC high school (right) with her former student Gabe Turner, 18, (left) talk about their use of the Counseling in the Streets Program in the 2022-2023 school year. May 25, 2023.

Benson counselor pioneers 'Counseling in the Streets' program in Cochise County

Jun 30, 2023 The program is a discussion-based educational program that is led by a facilitator.
The fountain and lawn in front of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. From August, 2019.

UA set to launch new women's hockey team

Jun 28, 2023 The program is currently recruiting for its inaugural 2024 season.

Arizona education leaders unveil ‘Everything to Gain’ campaign about importance of post-high school education

Jun 17, 2023 It is part of an initiative which aims for 60% of Arizonans to have a post-high school degree or certificate by 2030.
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

Appeals court sends UA harassment claim back to trial court

Jun 15, 2023 The three-judge panel found that Title IX bars sexual harassment on the basis of perceived sexual orientation.
Students and families receive packaged meals from Tucson Unified School District workers who are distributing meals along the district's bus routes during closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

TUSD approves new Code of Conduct and special election

Jun 14, 2023 The new code will go into effect this fall.

Superintendent of AZ schools says some complaints to hotline are under investigation

Jun 10, 2023 The hotline first launched in March and has since received upwards of 30,000 "prank" calls.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD looks to revise outdated student code of conduct

Jun 7, 2023 The board will look to take formal action on the changes at the next meeting.
University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Dean Dr. Gary Packard talking about the plan to move CAST to the West End. June 2, 2023.

UA College of Applied Sci & Tech moves to SV's West End

Jun 5, 2023 The new location will be off of Garden Ave. in Sierra Vista
A cloudy sky over Old Main at the University of Arizona.

Federal grant pushes UA to create new program to support first gen Latino students

May 30, 2023 The $3 million grant is expected to support the project for the next five years.
U.S. currency in various denominations.

Hobbs terminates $50 million grant allocation for ESA recipients

May 25, 2023 Governor Katie Hobbs's predecessor Doug Ducey approved the allocation of pandemic-era funding.

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