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Students listen to then-First Lady Michelle Obama's remarks for the Tuskegee University commencement ceremony in Tuskegee, Alabama, May 9, 2015.

TUSD Hosting Fundraiser For Tour of Historically Black Institutions

Jan 17, 2019 Every student who has attended the tour in the past five years has gone on to college.
Children seen on the grounds of the Southwest Key facility in Tucson, Arizona, July 7, 2018.

Southwest Key Takes Step to Have Freeze on Arizona Admissions Lifted

Jan 17, 2019 The migrant children's shelter operator has a months-long statewide freeze on placements of unaccompanied, undocumented children.
Tucson Unified School District Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo speaking at district headquarters, July 17, 2018.

TUSD Still Faces Teacher Shortages Despite Pay Raises, Sign-On Bonuses

Jan 16, 2019 The district will hold back-to-back job fairs in an effort to get ahead of hiring challenges.
"Understanding the Unseen Universe" is the subject of one of this year's College of Science lectures at the University of Arizona.

Science Lecture Series Returns to UA

Jan 14, 2019 "Searching for Certainty" is the theme for 14th annual showcase.
Kids at school.

Report: More Than 100 Arizona Charter Schools Could Close

Jan 10, 2019 Excessive debt and other financial troubles will lead to the closures, according to the Grand Canyon Institute.
The Tucson Unified School District office, 1010 E. 10th St., Tucson, Arizona.

Pima County, TUSD Sue State Over Desegregation Funds

Dec 26, 2018 The complaint aims to see the state continue to provide aid rather than shift the financial burden to TUSD homeowners.
Demonstrators gather on Broadway in Tucson April 25, 2018 to protest for more state education funding, one day before a walkout that closed schools all over the state.

A Boost to Teacher Pay, Declining Enrollment

Dec 24, 2018 A conversation with journalist Hank Stephenson about the biggest issues in education in Arizona in 2018
Children play at a playground in Tucson.

Arizona Fails to Allocate Early Childhood Education Funds Efficiently, Report Finds

Dec 14, 2018 Bipartisan agency says governor could make necessary fixes to the system.
Maddy Jeans, left, and Lourdes Pereira.

Efforts of Native American Students Change TUSD Stance on Graduation Wear

Dec 14, 2018 Student-led organizing has temporarily changed the policy to allow Native American regalia at the ceremony.
The TUSD Governing Board at its Dec. 11, 2018 meeting.

TUSD Won't Offer Controversial Economics Course

Dec 12, 2018 No governing board members offered support for the course in the wake of a review.
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction-elect Kathy Hoffman speaks to Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera from Phoenix on November 28, 2018.

Arizona's New Schools Superintendent on Challenges to Education Policy Change

Dec 3, 2018 Kathy Hoffman is the first Democrat elected to the post in more than 20 years.
The Optical Science Building on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Founding Dean Gives $20M to Add to UA Optical Sciences Faculty

Nov 30, 2018 The donation is meant help the college "remain the best in the world."
Soccer and horse racing co-exist at Rillito Park Racetrack.

Rillito Foundation Offers 30 Internships With UA Agriculture College

Nov 28, 2018 Students have the opportunity to gain experience in various business roles.
UA President Robert Robbins presents the 2018 Strategic Plan to the Arizona Board of Regents.

UA President Robbins Unveils New Strategic Plan

Nov 16, 2018 More than 90 initiatives focus on students, research, global efforts and more.
Yves Lussier, left, and Haiquan Li.

High Schoolers Co-Author Scientific Research Thanks to Internship

Nov 15, 2018 A UA professor says the students made significant contributions to research into bioinformatics.
Kathy Hoffman won the election for Arizona superintendent for public instruction.

Democrat Hoffman to Take Over as Arizona Schools Superintendent

Nov 13, 2018 The political novice won the race against an experienced Republican politician.

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