Tucson Unified School District has proposed closing Steele Elementary School, relocating students to Booth-Fickett K-8 starting in the 2028-29 school year.
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Vail and Tanque Verde school districts’ overrides received voter support while Sahuarita’s override received a 51% rejection.
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Pima County voters approved the sale of six Amphitheater Public Schools properties, early election results showed, allowing the district to start looking for buyers.
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Proposition 427, a $250 million bond measure, was ahead about 53% to 47%.
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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.
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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.
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Arizona Republic
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 was leading the race against Republican Kimberly Yee to be the next Arizona superintendent of public instruction by a sizeable margin after early mail-in ballots were counted Nov. 3.
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.
Both Legacy Traditional Schools in Tucson earned an ‘A’ academic grade for the 2025-26 school year.
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.
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.
TUSD spent $2.6M on schools now recommended for closureFor 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.
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $41 million grant to Tucson Unified School District for improvements at Frank Borman K-8 School, which is located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
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Collier Elementary is recommended for closure, Tucson Unified School District announced Friday as part of its sweeping closure and consolidation plan. Its students would move to Bloom Elementary next school year.
Tucson Unified School District proposed to close Magee Middle School and transfer students to Sabino High School starting the next school year. If approved by the school board, it would be the first sixth through twelfth grade school in the district in the district.
Tucson Unified School District proposed closing Cragin Elementary, consolidating its students into Blenman Elementary for the 2027-28 school year. The district is conducting a phased announcement of affected schools throughout the week.
Tucson Unified School District plans to close Dunham Elementary School and consolidate its students into Marshall Elementary starting in the 2027-28 school year as part of a district-wide consolidation strategy.
Tucson Unified School District announced Hudlow Elementary as the first school recommended for closure. Pending board approval in December, Hudlow students will move into Sewell Elementary in 2027 as part of consolidation efforts in TUSD.