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Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne presented his 2025 State of Education Speech to the AZ Senate Committee on Education on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction outlines 2025 education priorities

Jan 23, 2025 Tom Horne discussed school safety, critical race theory, school funding and teacher retention during his State of Education speech.
An Arizona lawmaker wants ultra-processed foods out of school lunches.

The Buzz: Removing ultra-processed foods from school meals

Jan 17, 2025 A bill in the Arizona legislature aims to pull foods with certain ingredients from what public schools serve.
File image of a row of lockers in a school.

Armed intruder arrested at Legacy Traditional School in East Tucson

Jan 16, 2025 Suspect Daniel Hollander was found with a gun and knife in the charter school's gymnasium.
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.

Court ruling ends nearly 50 Years of federal oversight for TUSD in desegregation case

Jan 16, 2025 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2022 district court's findings.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs gives her third State of the State address on Monday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz.

Governor Katie Hobbs targets school voucher reform and accountability in State of the State Address

Jan 13, 2025 Hobbs outlines 2025 plans for housing, childcare, education reform, water security, and public safety.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

The Buzz: Previewing the 2025 legislative session

Jan 10, 2025 We speak with leaders from each party about their priorities for the session.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaking with attendees at the 2023 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Buzz: Catching up with Arizona AG Kris Mayes

Jan 3, 2025 Mayes talks about what happened in 2024 and what may come in 2025.
White flowers are planted around the historic fountain in front of the Old Main building on the University of Arizona campus.

In-state undergraduate tuition remains same for upcoming academic year

Dec 19, 2024 The last time in-state resident tuition increased was in 2023.

Auditor General says Arizona schools fail to meet emergency preparedness standards

Dec 11, 2024 The Arizona Auditor General says that school emergency operations plans throughout the state don’t meet minimum standards and that schools have not fully implemented and tested the plans they do have.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

Judge dismisses challenge to dual language program, citing lack of standing

Dec 9, 2024 This lawsuit was Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's second attempt at targeting the learning model.
A Cholla High School student puts on a virtual reality headset on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.

Cholla High School students experience Native art through virtual reality

Dec 6, 2024 Students, through the use of virtual reality sets, listened to three different stories from Navajo artists.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

Arizona sees record high vaccine exemptions among kindergarteners

Nov 27, 2024 Recent CDC data shows that vaccine exemptions for Arizona kindergarteners is up over last year, and the highest it’s been in at least 15.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

UA "stabilizes" financial reserves but faces pressure to accelerate growth and faculty support

Nov 25, 2024 UA stabilizes finances one year since the announcement of its fiscal issues, but low reserves and low faculty morale persist under new leadership.
An electric school bus parked outside of John B. Wright Elementary School on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. The Tucson Unified School District received $4 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to retire 10 diesel school buses, with ten electric school buses as an effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

TUSD gets $4 million EPA grant to replace diesel buses with electric fleet

Nov 15, 2024 Ten diesel buses are being replaced with electric models, reducing emissions and cutting costs.
The new inductees into The National Toy Hall of Fame include My Little Pony, the card game Phase 10, and Transformers.

My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10 join the National Toy Hall of Fame

Nov 12, 2024 All three of this year's inductees were created in the 1980s.
Students and community members march on the University of Arizona campus on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protestors, activists react to next Trump administration

Nov 7, 2024 “Anybody who sympathizes with the plight of the Palestinians is worried, for good reason,” an organizer said.

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