Tucson Unified School District has improved half of the six financial risk indicators highlighted by the Arizona Auditor General but continues to face challenges with declining student enrollment and reduced reserves, an internal report shows.
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Tucson Unified School District has given teachers raises, funded more P.E. teachers and social workers, and expanded career and technical education programs since last year’s override election, a new report shows.
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Tucson Unified School District families will start being notified if their school is up for closure or facing changes in about two to three weeks.
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Apollo Middle School teacher Rachel Eggebeen warns that Proposition 320 may force schools to cut essential services to meet direct instruction spending mandates, such as counselors, librarians, nurses and maintenance spending.
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Tucson Unified School District will hold a virtual community engagement meeting on October 7 to discuss potential school closures and consolidations, aiming to collect public feedback to guide future decisions. Visit trst.in/SAWnFy to RSVP.
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Tucson Unified School District will host four college-prep sessions for K-12 families starting Tuesday, Oct. 17.
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The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind may have graduated 25 students who did not meet graduation requirements, could not provide background-check documentation for multiple employees and did not efficiently investigate some complaints, the Arizona Auditor General says in a report.
A former Walden Grove High School cheerleading coach was indicted on four felony counts after misappropriating over $12,000 in cheerleading funds into her personal account, according to a new Arizona Auditor General report.
The TUSD governing board approved a domestic water line and sewer replacement for Pueblo High School, a floor replacement for Miller Elementary, 6,500 Chromebook replacements, which will be spread across 35 schools, and 225 Chromebook carts, which will be spread across 16 schools.
The Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind will begin the search for a new superintendent in January 2027 as current Superintendent Annette Reichman plans to retire in June 2028.
U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva has introduced three bills to support English language learners, focusing on grant partnerships with higher education, expanding family literacy services, and investing in bilingual education for young students from low-income backgrounds.
Tucson Unified School District will hold its final community meeting on school closures and consolidations Saturday at Tucson High School. The feedback from families will guide the district’s plan for potential changes to about 10 schools.
The Goldwater Institute supports Arizona Proposition 320, which mandates schools spend at least 60 cents per dollar on direct educational expenses like teacher salaries and supplies, aiming to increase classroom funding from the current 52.1 cents average statewide.
Tucson Unified School District could take 18 years to meet Proposition 320’s requirement of spending 60% of operational funds on direct instruction. The proposed measure mandates annual increases starting in 2027, focusing on costs directly tied to classroom teaching roles.
Tucson Unified School District will maintain a traditional schedule for the 2027-2028 school year — with one professional learning day shifted from Wednesday to Friday.
The decision comes after a district survey showed families and staff preferred that option over an extended Thanksgiving break, a four-day week or year-round school schedule.
Tucson Unified School District is hosting its second community meeting on school closures and consolidations at Cholla High School to explain potential changes and collect feedback from residents.
The Tucson Unified School District governing board approved its first bargaining agreement for substitute teachers. The agreement introduces new benefits, such as potential extra stipends and guaranteed paid participation in professional learning.
PHOENIX — Candidate Teresa Leyba Ruiz said if private and parochial schools want to accept state dollars for tuition, they should be required to prove through academic testing that the students are learning.
About 150 people gathered to discuss a Tucson Unified School District plan to close or consolidate up to 10 schools. Common worries included fear over larger class sizes, exceptional education programs, transportation and losing neighborhood schools.
Tucson Unified School District is holding its first of three community meetings Monday evening to discuss potential school closures and consolidations. The district aims to explain the reasons for the changes and gather community feedback through interactive sessions.
Homeowners in Tucson Unified School District will now see a new property tax charge after voters approved Proposition 414, a maintenance and operations override that provides the district with around 45 million dollars annually, last November.
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Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva reflected on the ‘painful’ experience of school closures during her tenure on the Tucson Unified School District board, emphasizing what she called a long-term disinvestment in public education that has led to the current crisis affecting Arizona schools.
Five candidates will face off for two Tucson Unified School District board seats.
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Members of the press tour the new Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind in Oro Valley on Wednesday morning.
More than a month into the school year, families of current and former Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind students say they're still dealing with fallout from the district's move to Oro Valley — from longer commutes to unresolved IEP and transportation issues.
The Sunnyside Foundation will host a 5k run and wellness fair as part of its 30th anniversary celebration, launching a five-day fundraiser. The foundation hopes to raise $130,000.
The Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind hosted media Wednesday on the new Oro Valley campus. The video shows preschool teacher Catherine Hanson teaching animal sounds and middle school math teacher Bryan Newton helping students create graphs.