Teacher vacancies hit a new low in Tucson Unified School District
Aug 6, 2019 The district says vacancies are now down to fewer than one per school.
Food bank teaches nutrition and effective food shopping
Aug 5, 2019 The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona trains families to save money and eat nutritiously.
Students share how the Arizona Teachers Academy has impacted their lives
Aug 2, 2019 A discussion with a recent graduate of the program and a current student.
TUSD takes steps to update its sex ed curriculum
Jul 26, 2019 The proposed update will have a more evidence- and research-based focus.
Sci-fi meets reality in the field of synthetic biology
Jul 25, 2019 A UA astrobiologist using it to identify potential alien life
Equal pay lawsuit against Arizona regents settled
Jul 24, 2019 Three female former UA deans claimed they were paid less than men.
Pima County looks local to fund high-quality universal preschool
Jul 17, 2019 Success will take time, education officials say, likely beginning with a pilot program.
National report says Arizona has made steady progress in education
Jul 16, 2019 More needs to be done, and the pace of improvement is too slow, education advocates say.
Pima Schools Superintendent Dustin Williams awarded for approach to motivating students
Jun 27, 2019 Out-of-the box thinking earns him statewide award for helping incarcerated students.
Arizona school board leaves sex education rules unchanged
Jun 25, 2019 The board decided not to act on guidelines put forward by the state superintendent.
Filling the gap for Tucson's homeless students
Jun 24, 2019 As housing affordability continues to drop in Arizona, charitable organizations stretch to address the steep disadvantages facing young people experiencing homelessness.
Building more than houses in one Tucson neighborhood
Jun 24, 2019 Habitat for Humanity Tucson and a coalition of partners are working to improve and track quality of life in the Amphi neighborhood.
Law aims to help prevent teen suicides in Arizona
Jun 20, 2019 Recent legislation mandates suicide prevention training in the state's middle schools and high schools.
Arizona drops one spot to 46th in report on children's well-being
Jun 17, 2019 The annual National Kids Count grades Arizona poorly on children's health, education and security.
2019 sees highest number of Indigenous medical school grads at UA
Jun 12, 2019 The eight Indigenous students represent the College of Medicine's desire to increase diversity.
UA receives $1.5M grant to expand intelligence degree program
Jun 12, 2019 The new degree transforms an already-existing program and will incorporate cybersecurity, intelligence and information operation.Selected Archive Filters
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