Pima County Health Department's free "Let's Talk About It" conference will be a safe and supportive space to connect teens with tools, resources and support around issues that include mental health and addiction.
- Sierra Blaser
Pima County districts will receive a share of $53 million in state School Safety Program funds to add armed campus officers and mental health staff this school year.
- Sierra Blaser
Candidate filing has closed for Pima County's November school board elections. See who's running in TUSD, Amphitheater, Vail and more.
- Sierra Blaser
New intersection at Mica Mountain High enhances traffic flow and safety for students. Flowing Wells adopts smaller budget for 2026-2027. Pilates fundraiser supports Sunnyside Foundation.
- Howard Fischer
Arizona's attorney general is dropping her legal fight to require parents whose children get vouchers to document each time how their purchases of items are truly educational.
- Sierra Blaser
Teachers like Madelyn George and Niki Talicki face financial challenges affording classroom supplies, but organizations like Treasures 4 Teachers and Tucson Values Teachers aim to bridge that gap.
- Howard Fischer
PHOENIX — Backers of comprehensive changes to the state's system of taxpayer-funded vouchers for education submitted more than 400,000 signatures Thursday, setting the stage for what could be an expensive campaign.
The new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to limit who can participate in girls' sports could undermine an effort by at least one transgender girl in Arizona to continue to compete.
Last-minute efforts to craft a deal to avoid a ballot fight over school vouchers crumbled late Monday as Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs got inserted into the dispute.
PHOENIX — A leading legislative Democrat said her caucus is now weighing whether to accept what she called "light'' reforms of school vouchers.
PHOENIX — Backers of a comprehensive plan to reform school vouchers are asking a judge to block a last-minute move by Republican lawmakers to offer another plan to voters in November that would essentially nullify their own initiative.
Tucson Unified School District associate general counsel Michael Areinoff was appointed last week to be a Pima County Superior Court judge, Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo announced at Tuesday's governing board meeting.
The Pima Community College governing board voted June 10 to establish a dual enrollment tuition rate of $10 per credit hour beginning in the 2027-28 academic year.
The Tucson Unified School District governing board approved a $797 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Fortify AZ has dropped its effort to get voters to pass its alternative to the much stricter school voucher limits being pushed by the Arizona Education Association and Save Our Schools Arizona.
Southern Arizona voters could decide this November whether to approve a $250 million bond for the Pima County Joint Technical Education District. The proposal would fund new facilities, campus expansions and workforce training programs, while Tucson Unified School District leaders also approved several interim administrative appointments during recent board action.
Around 24 middle schoolers participated in the 19th annual Camp Scrubs at Banner University Medical Center on Thursday.
Several staffers criticized Pueblo High School Principal Frank Rosthenhausler at this week's Tucson Unified School District governing board meeting.
Governing board members had a tense debate about whether adding six librarian posts would be enough to have a positive impact across the Tucson Unified School District's 88 schools.
A new addition to Tucson Unified School District's public-comment script warns speakers that defamatory statements at board meetings may expose them to "personal legal liability." The district says it only expands on an existing warning in the script, but an Arizona lawyer says it could have an unintended chilling effect.
A new K–12 nonprofit private school for blind and visually impaired students is set to open in downtown Tucson this fall.
Pueblo High School's mariachi group, Mariachi Aztlán, will open the main concert at the inaugural Avanzando Mariachi Conference in San Antonio. The conference takes place July 19–23.
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Arizona voters could be asked to weigh in on a proposal that would limit how public schools interact with teacher unions. Supporters say the measure would prevent public resources from supporting private organizations, while union leaders argue it would disrupt existing agreements and weaken educators’ ability to organize.
Republican legislative leaders are asking an appeals court to block or delay a judge’s order requiring Arizona to overhaul its public school funding system. The dispute centers on whether lawmakers have provided enough money for school facilities and equipment, with educators arguing that students are being left to learn in deteriorating conditions.
Tucson Unified School District teachers will receive a $3,000 salary increase under a newly approved pay plan funded by last year’s voter-approved override. The district also approved a one-time bonus for teachers, higher substitute pay and several new administrative appointments.
TUSD provides free summer meals
PHOENIX — State Treasurer Kimberly Yee lashed out Wednesday at schools chief Tom Horne, saying a new report by the Auditor General's Office "confirms my allegations of complete chaos within the Department of Education."
The Tucson Unified School District governing board has unanimously approved a one-year pilot program for a four-day school week at Palo Verde High School.