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

TUSD is ready for in-person classes

Mar 4, 2021 The area’s largest school district isn’t worried about Governor Ducey’s order.
File image of students using school-provided laptops in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

Pima County Health Director 'comfortable' with school reopening

Mar 4, 2021 Dr. Theresa Cullen expects most teachers to have their shots by March 15.
A teacher and students all wear masks while in the classroom at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Ducey orders in-person classes by March 15

Mar 3, 2021 The order allows schools to continue offering a mix of in-person and virtual classes
The Tohono O'Odham Community College's main campus outside of Sells, Arizona.

Tohono O'odham Community College has received hygiene supplies from AT&T

Mar 2, 2021 The community college hopes the nearly $77,000 worth of supplies helps protect students when they come back to campuses.
Outside of the Robert D. Morrow Education Center for Tucson Unified School District.

TUSD prepares to reopen, but number of students remaining online is unclear

Feb 25, 2021 41 percent of parents still have not chosen which learning method they want for their students
The University of Arizona Administration building.

Education notebook: Proposed changes for Arizona tuition policies, COVID-19 aid coming to Tucson schools

Feb 20, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way.

Vail area gets Pima County public library branch

Feb 18, 2021 W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library, near Empire High School, opened Tuesday.
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.

Senate Education Committee approves in-state tuition bill for Arizona Dreamers

Feb 16, 2021 The bill seeks roll back part of a controversial state law that curbs public funds access for noncitizens in Arizona.
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: Districts prepare to welcome students back to classrooms

Feb 13, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
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 officially reopening March 24

Feb 12, 2021 Southern Arizona’s largest district has been in remote learning for nearly a year
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD eyes March reopening

Feb 10, 2021 Students could enroll in remote, in-person or hybrid instruction based on grade level
Maricopa County Superior Court

Judge refuses to block Arizona's new education tax

Feb 9, 2021 Ruling rejects constitutional challenge to Prop. 208
Tucson students head to buses after getting out of class.

Education notebook: State superintendent tackles education funding, educator vaccinations continue

Feb 6, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

State's top educator wants steady funding for education

Feb 2, 2021 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman wants lawmakers to dip into the rainy-day fund.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

Education notebook: Vaccines for educators and improved COVID-19 metrics not quite enough to reopen schools

Jan 30, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Deciding whether to return schoolchildren to in-person learning is a major source of stress for parents.

Education notebook: Campaign to vaccinate educators underway, school reopenings remain uncertain

Jan 23, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

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