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The Tucson Unified School District office, 1010 E. 10th St., Tucson, Arizona.

TUSD Going Door-to-Door to Get Kids Back to School

Aug 18, 2017 The Steps to Success Walk is aimed at reaching young people who may have given up on their education.
White-throated woodrat - (Neotoma albigula)

Pack Rats for Dinner, Anyone?

Aug 17, 2017 New cookbook encourages people to try out the rodent as a food source.
The group Save Our Schools delivered more than 111,000 signatures to temporarily suspend a law expanding school vouchers in Arizona.

Episode 328: Arizona's Tug of War Over School Vouchers

Aug 11, 2017 Also, new laws are going into effect in Arizona, and a look at the start of NAFTA renegotiations.
Students line up, their first week back to school in the Tucson Unified School District during the 2017-2018 school year.

Episode 150: Back to School — Leadership, Teachers and Enrollment at TUSD

Aug 11, 2017 Also, Tucson crosswalks honor the LGBTQ community, and a conversation with a climate scientist about the future of water in Arizona.
The Tucson Unified School District office, 1010 E. 10th St., Tucson.

Finalists for TUSD Superintendent Announced

Aug 9, 2017 Candidates will attend public forums next week, and the board will deliberate Aug. 22.
George Gunter (left) and Rahul Bhadani (right) show the data from a more advanced sensor attached to the roof of the "cognitive and autonomous test vehicle." The goal of their project was to get similarly accurate data with a sensor that records less data.

Learning to Program a Driverless Car at the UA

Aug 8, 2017 A 10-week summer course meant to encourage students to continue studies in research-based graduate programs.
The group Save Our Schools worked to gather signatures opposing legislation that would expand school vouchers in Arizona.

Arizona School Voucher Law on Hold for Now

Aug 8, 2017 Opponents of the legislation have filed enough signatures to temporarily block it.
Looking down at the mall on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA Looks to Nontraditional Students to Offset Enrollment Losses

Aug 8, 2017 Admissions official says it's a national issue and birthrate is to blame.
A line of lockers at a high school.

Laying the Groundwork for Mental Health Education in Arizona Schools

Aug 7, 2017 Local NAMI chapter to helm planning process for stigma-fighting initiative.
Looking down at the mall on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Feds Won't Sue UA over Affirmative Action, Already Blocked in Arizona

Aug 2, 2017 Proposition 107 barred preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.
Researchers at the University of Arizona point to "hoaxes, satire, propaganda and trolling" as categories of fake news.

Study Looks Into What Makes Fake News Fake

Aug 1, 2017 University of Arizona researchers put fake news stories into four categories.
Girl Scouts from Tucson Troop 6.

Girl Scouts Can Now Add STEM Badges to Their Sashes

Jul 26, 2017 Science, engineering and outdoor pursuits allow girls to take risks and seek challenges.
The University of Arizona men's basketball team plays a home game against Stanford in February 2017.

UA Athletics Loses Money For the First Time in Over 10 Years

Jul 24, 2017 2016 was the first year since 2005 that the athletics department didn't turn a profit.
Kids practice their writing in school.

Organizers: Effort to Block School-Voucher Expansion is On Track

Jul 20, 2017 Save Our Schools Arizona won't say how many signatures they've collected, just that more are coming in every hour.

Free Tuition For Arizona Teachers-in-Training, If They Stay

Jul 20, 2017 Participants will have tuition waved in exchange for three-year commitment to Arizona's public schools.
The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, 405 W. Congress Street in Tucson.

Former Official Behind Ethnic Studies Ban Testifies in Court

Jul 19, 2017 Ex-schools Superintendent Tom Horne defended efforts to shut down Tucson Mexican-American studies program.

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