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An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

Groups that backed Proposition 208 seek to block tax cuts

Jul 6, 2021 The groups have filed a pair of voter referendums and have 90 days to collect the nearly 120,000 signatures
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Data analysis shows low investment in kids futures across Arizona

Jun 25, 2021 The state rank 40th across the country after comparing 2019 factors in their health, education, economic status and families.
Secretary of the U.S. Department Interior Deb Haaland. She represented New Mexico in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019-2021.

Haaland announces investigation into Indigenous boarding schools

Jun 22, 2021 She said 'at no time in history' has such a probe reflected the true impact of the policy among Indigenous families.
Tohono O’odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation advocates in Congress for properly funded federal services

Jun 17, 2021 Tribal leaders call out government's failure to fulfill promises to fund hospitals, school and detention centers in tribal lands.
Maricopa County Superior Court

New education tax again survives, high court appeal pending

Jun 15, 2021 Tax is the result of voter-approved prop 208
The new Automotive Technology and Innovation Center at Pima Community College was dedicated in May 18, 2021. The center will offer students education in the technology of both internal combustion and electric vehicles.

PCC opens automotive technology center

May 18, 2021 It's one of the college's new centers of excellence.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

AZ Senate passes sex ed bill, again

May 17, 2021 A similar bill was vetoed by Governor Ducey last month.
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education notebook: Teens get vaccine, UA closes out the school year

May 15, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill coming back with changes

May 12, 2021 The revised bill strips out provisions that specifically targeted discussion of LGBTQ issues
A group stands in support of in-state tuition eligibility for Arizona students with DACA status at a June 29, 2017, Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

Arizona voters to decide on in-state tuition for Dreamers next year

May 11, 2021 A bill asking voters to repeal a portion of a 2006 law barring non-citizens from accessing the tuition rate passed Arizona Legislature Monday.
Students attend a biology class at BASIS Oro Valley.

Education notebook: Controversial bill would ban touchy subjects in class, UA adds minor

May 8, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Asian Pacific Island research is largely limited to World War II era intervention.

New Asian Pacific American studies minor added to UA studies

May 4, 2021 It offers students a wider range of research into the history and culture of the region.
File image of students using school-provided laptops in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

Education notebook: Federal funding comes to Tucson, UA moves toward clean energy

May 1, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD makes plans to replace buses using federal aid

May 1, 2021 The district will receive over $70 million in ESSER funds
A row of empty desks inside a classroom at Mesquite Elementary on August 10, 2020. Students began the school year with at-home learning.

Education notebook: Program for new teachers gets funding, TUSD deseg order could end soon

Apr 24, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden travels to Window Rock, Arizona, within the Navajo Nation April 22-23, 2021, to learn about the needs of the tribal nation.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden makes 2-day trip in Navajo Nation

Apr 23, 2021 Biden meets with tribal leaders, women, business leaders, vaccination workers and children to discuss the needs of the nation.

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