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Pima Community College Downtown Campus

Pima College Freed of Sanctions Threatening Accreditation

Mar 9, 2017 School was under notice for the last four years to take corrective action.
UA presidential finalist Robert Robbins takes a question from student Stefano Saltalamacchia, March 8, 2017.

UA President Finalist Robbins: 'Hold Me Accountable'

Mar 8, 2017 He meets Tucson officials, campus community; next, contract negotiations.
Robert Clayton Robbins, fourth from the right, poses with the University of Arizona mascot and members of the Arizona Board of Regents at the press conference announcing the vote to make him a finalist for UA president.

Robert Clayton Robbins Top Choice for UA President

Mar 7, 2017 Cardiac surgeon from Texas gets regents' unanimous vote to replace Hart.

80,000 Pima County Adults Don't Have Diploma or GED

Mar 6, 2017 Arizona Adult Literacy Week celebrates those who've worked to overcome literacy challenges.
Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan (left) and Robert Clayton Robbins.

Interviews for UA President Monday; Announcement Wednesday

Mar 4, 2017 Two candidates will meet with regents in private session before finalist selected.

Audit Report: Arizona Public School Classroom Spending Declines

Mar 2, 2017 At 53.5%, it's lowest in the 16 years auditor general has tracked for district schools.
Tucson Unified School District classroom.

TUSD Seeks Teachers for 110 Openings Now, 150 in Fall

Mar 2, 2017 Job fair Saturday for vacancies at all grade levels in Southern Arizona's largest district.
Freshman literature teacher Michelle Callahan-DuMont at Sunnyside High School.

No Teacher Raise Details in House Subcommittee's Budget Plan

Mar 1, 2017 Group sends its K-12 spending recommendations to state budget writers.
TUSD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez speaks with members of the public at a meeting of the district's Governing Board, Feb. 21, 2017.

Sanchez, Facing Firing, Resigns as TUSD Superintendent

Feb 28, 2017 School board was meeting to consider his future, with 3-2 termination vote in the offing.
Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan (left) and Robert Clayton Robbins.

Regents Reveal 2 UA President Finalists, from ASU and Texas

Feb 28, 2017 ASU's executive VP and chief of research and CEO of Texas Medical Center are candidates.
The TUSD Governing Board at a special meeting, Feb. 21, 2017.

TUSD Board to Meet Again Over Job of Superintendent Sanchez

Feb 28, 2017 Second special meeting in two weeks.
A special meeting of the TUSD Governing Board.

Episode 126: TUSD School Board Mulls Leadership Change

Feb 24, 2017 Plus, local law enforcement leaders are cutting budgets and asking for funding; high-risk areas for lead poisoning
Looking down at the Integrated Learning Center on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Search for Next UA President Zeroes in on Top Candidates

Feb 24, 2017 Committee interviews several, sends names to Regents; selection could come by mid-March.
UA's KC Williams and Isoken Adodo and TUSD's Jimmy Hart take a selfie with 100 middle school girls during a visit to the UA campus.

Seeing 'Hidden Figures,' on the Screen and in the Community

Feb 23, 2017 Middle schoolers watch special screening of the Hollywood film and meet with black leaders on UA campus.
TUSD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez speaks with members of the public at a meeting of the district's Governing Board, Feb. 21, 2017.

TUSD Board Discusses Sanchez Future; Makes No Decision

Feb 22, 2017 Board spends hours in closed session, then delays vote a week.

Legislature, Back from Recess, Wants School Kids to Have It, Too

Feb 21, 2017 Unstructured recess could become a requirement for every school day.

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