Candidates Elizabeth Slater and Nina Godlewski led the Amphitheater Public Schools race for two open four-year seats on the governing board Tuesday night. They took 36.5% and 34.6% of the early vote, unofficial results showed. John Fife trailed with 28.9% of the vote.
Beth Peterson and Thomas Trask are leading the Tanque Verde Unified School District race for two open seats on the governing board. They took 40.4% and 30.2% of the early vote, unofficial results released Tuesday night show.
An Arizona measure that would require larger school districts and all districts in Pima, Pinal and Maricopa counties to devote at least 60% of their spending to classroom expenses, was failing in early election results.
Democrat Teresa "Terry" Leyba Ruiz held a comfortable lead over Republican Kimberly Yee in the race to be Arizona's next superintendent of public instruction.
Early, unofficial results in the 2026 Arizona midterm election showed voters passing Proposition 318 by a comfortable margin.
Arizona voters are rejecting Proposition 144, the measure sought to require identification to vote by mail in Arizona, early election results show.–
Candidates Jennifer Eckstrom and Pilar Acosta Ruiz are leading the Tucson Unified School District race for two open seats on the governing board. They took 31.1% and 18.5% of the early vote, unofficial results released Tuesday night show.
A violent threat leveled against students and staff at Pueblo High School has resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old girl who attends the school, Tucson police say.
A University of Arizona graduate, her husband and their two young children were among the nine who died when a business jet crashed in South Florida, according to media reports.
PHOENIX — Lawyers for the state are telling a federal judge it's none of the Trump administration's business who gets reduced tuition at Arizona's public universities.
As a group of University of Arizona faculty and staff work on a "roadmap" for artificial intelligence use on campus, the UA's chief AI officer says they don't see AI replacing jobs, but rather as helping people become more effective so they can do more.
Both Legacy Traditional Schools in Tucson earned an ‘A’ academic grade for the 2025-26 school year.
The wrongful death lawsuit says the city knew the crossing where three University of Arizona students were struck and killed last October was unsafe.
Tucson Unified School District will host over 1,800 students at the University of Arizona for TUSD Takeover Day on November 6. The event will feature a half-day campus experience including lunch with student-athletes and guidance on college admissions.
Hundreds of musicians from Arizona high schools participate in the 73rd annual University of Arizona Band Day at Casino Del Sol Stadium on Saturday.
Pima County Joint Technical Education District Superintendent and CEO Kathy Prather was named one of Arizona’s top 10 school superintendents by Education Insider magazine.
For Star subscribers: Tucson Unified School District planned to spend more than $15 million upgrading seven schools now recommended for closure. About $2.5 million has gone toward improvements at the campuses, raising questions about bond spending, school closures and what happens to unused funds.
The Catalina Foothills Falcon Band, made up of 220 students, is set to head back to Pasadena for 2028 Rose Parade, five years after it first played in the parade.
Four Pima County school districts — Vail, Marana, Flowing Wells and Catalina Foothills — received ‘A’ ratings for the 2025-2026 school year from the Arizona Department of Education, with Vail ranking first in the state. TUSD's ranking is under review.
Tucson Unified School District has proposed closing Cavett Elementary School, relocating students nearby to Utterback Middle School, which would transition to a K-8 model starting in the 2028-29 school year.
Tucson Unified School District proposed closing Secrist Middle School and transferring students to Santa Rita High School, creating a separate middle school academy on the campus.
The Tucson Unified School District board reviewed school closure proposals in a sparsely attended meeting focused on addressing declining enrollment and financial challenges while trying to attract more students.
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TUSD spent $2.6M on schools now recommended for closure
