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Legislature moving to add new teacher certification paths

Apr 11, 2022 Opponents argue it will allow unqualified people to teach.
Students walk near the fountain at Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. From August 2019.

Tuition increases OK'd for Arizona's 3 public universities

Apr 8, 2022 University of Arizona is boosting tuition by 2% to $11,525 a year for undergrads.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

House panel OKs major overhaul of Arizona K-12 funding

Mar 29, 2022 The party-line vote on the newly-revealed proposal drew major opposition from some school funding experts, school districts and Democrats.
Casa Grande Middle School

Dads on Duty: Casa Grande Middle School initiates new mentorship program

Mar 12, 2022 The school finds strong male role models to support students.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Voter-approved Arizona education tax dead after court ruling

Mar 11, 2022 A judge has declared that a tax on high-earning Arizona residents to boost education spending can’t be enforced.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

Mental health in the classroom

Mar 11, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic may be a turning point and students may be back in the classroom but many are still mentally grappling with the effects of the last two years.
COVID-19 signage at Davidson Elementary. March 2021.

TUSD changes mask rules

Mar 8, 2022 The change takes effect a week after Spring Break.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Online university fined $22M for misleading students

Mar 8, 2022 The University of Arizona has since acquired the university and rebranded the online school.
A sign on the campus of the University of Arizona directs visitors to a COVID-19 testing site, August 2020.

Robbins urges students to test before, after Spring break

Feb 21, 2022 COVID-19 cases fall to new lows on campus.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Avoiding budget cuts, Arizona Senate votes to raise spending limit for public schools

Feb 21, 2022 The 23-6 vote followed House approval of a similar measure last week.
File photo of a pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales.

University of Arizona border research center receives $1.5 million grant from Mellon foundation

Feb 21, 2022 The Confluencenter, which focuses much of it resources on the arts and social sciences, plans to continue backing student-run research along the U.S.-Mexico border
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

GOP-led Arizona Senate OKs huge school voucher expansion

Feb 17, 2022 The bill makes as many as 85% of the state’s 1.1 million public school students eligible for vouchers.
Children's toys.

Pima County-funded preschool program growing slowly

Feb 15, 2022 COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges for the program.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

GOP-led Arizona Senate panel OKs school voucher expansions

Feb 9, 2022 The bill would make all children attending schools with a high percentage of low-income families or who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches eligible for the state’s voucher program.
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman at Arizona Public Media on October 3, 2019.

State school superintendent says schools will close if spending cap is not raised

Feb 8, 2022 Districts face over $1.1 billion in cuts statewide, Kathy Hoffman warned lawmakers Tuesday.
Robert Robbins at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting where his contract was approved, April 7, 2017.

Robbins says University of Arizona will 'fully integrate' Global Campus

Jan 28, 2022 Faculty have concerns about the troubled online school.

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