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Kathy Hoffman won the election for Arizona superintendent for public instruction.

State superintendent of public instruction says state budget gives education short shrift

May 29, 2019 Superintendent Kathy Hoffman says the Legislature missed an opportunity to make a much-needed investment in the state's struggling education system.
TUSD serves lunches at Annie Kellond Elementary School in 2015.

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.
A view of downtown Phoenix from the top of the Capitol dome.

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.
Protesters in support of DACA recipients gathered outside Tucson City Hall on Tuesday, September 5th, 2017.

House committee debates latest version of the Dream Act

May 23, 2019 The move follows a recent Trump immigration proposal that leaves out "Dreamers."
Tucson #RedForEd demonstrators in April, 2019.

#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.
A line of lockers at a high school.

Arizona teacher punishment bill revived

May 22, 2019 Opponents see the measure as retaliation for last year's #RedForEd movement.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine.

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
Jonah Patricio, left, and Daniel Marquez, right, pose with their class mascot, Dennis, as they point to colleges they'll be attending in the fall of 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.
A school bus.

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.
Lindsey Malecha warms up with her UA Women's Basketball teammates at the McKale Memorial Center in January 2019.

UA Athlete On Successes On and Off the Court

May 10, 2019 Lindsey Malecha is a basketball player and aspiring surgeon.
A Salvation Army truck on the UA campus at the end of the 2018-19 school year.

Departing Students' Stuff Headed to Tucson Thrift Stores

May 10, 2019 The Salvation Army is getting the household items UA dorm dwellers leave behind.
Tucson #RedForEd demonstrators in April, 2019.

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

May 8, 2019 The protests at 28 schools focused on lack of legislative action.
Desert View High School students hold a protest at the Pima County Sheriff's Department on Benson Highway in Tucson. Students walked for two hours to protest the detention of senior classmate Thomas Torres.

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.
Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo shared his idea to move sixth graders back to elementary schools and house only seventh and eighth grade students in junior high schools at a Governing Board meeting April 30, 2019.

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.
The UA Poetry Center likely is home to around 4 million poems, according to Tyler Meier.

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.
Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Anthony Rusk as 2019-21 student regent for the Arizona Board of Regents on April 26, 2019.

UA Sophomore Named Student Regent

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

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