Southern Arizona school districts may soon send special education students to Tucson Unified School District programs, allowing continued enrollment benefits while addressing capacity challenges in surrounding districts.
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The Arizona Department of Education honored Santa Rita High School for having the top performing dental assisting program in the state during the 2026 spring career and technical education skills assessment.
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Sabino High School will undergo a parking lot renovation as part of TUSD's infrastructure improvements, with the project receiving unanimous approval from the governing board. The district also plans to purchase 20 new gasoline-powered buses holding up to 14 passengers, despite some board op…
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Up to 10 Tucson Unified School District schools may face closures or changes as part of a phased plan targeting declining enrollment and resource optimization.
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The Tucson Unified School District governing board approved a community plan to discuss possible school closures, consolidations and grade changes, despite some members raising concerns about representation and pace.
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An online dispute emerged between Tucson Unified School District board member Sadie Shaw and CFO Ricky Hernandez following Shaw's public criticism of budget transparency and Hernandez’s social media response. The conflict sparked calls for professionalism and collaboration among district leadership.
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College application season is underway for high school seniors, coinciding with upcoming college and career events in Southern Arizona.The Southern Arizona Education Council will host its annual college and career night at the Tucson Convention Center in September to help students explore th…
Arizona families using the Empowerment Scholarship Account voucher program can accelerate reimbursement with a new AI-powered app by Pathfinder. The Phoenix company’s platform offers a charge card and app to streamline purchases and reduce paperwork.
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to Head Start, the federal early-childhood program serving 17,000 Arizona children. The rollback would eliminate federal caps on class sizes and student-teacher ratios, drop mandatory disability and health screenings, require English-only instruction and cut the administrative spending cap from 15% to 5%.
Pima County canceled November school board elections in Marana, Vail, Flowing Wells, Catalina Foothills and other districts after uncontested races left candidates unopposed.
Arizonans will not get to vote on making major changes in Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, commonly known as vouchers, because an initiative will fall short of valid signatures.
The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl has launched an “Adopt a School” program, and the first school to participate is a midtown Tucson campus.
PHOENIX — Supporters of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program declared victory Monday in blocking a reform initiative from going to the ballot.
Adam Harper, a Catalina Foothills High School and University of Arizona graduate, was chosen from hundreds of applicants for the 2026 Nautilus Live internship.
Desert Ink Press, a Green Valley-based bilingual children's publisher, has distributed 4,900 bilingual books to 47 organizations serving Native American children across southern Arizona since May.
The books include O'odham pronunciation glossaries and QR codes linking to native-speaker audio, helping families learn the language together.
The Amphi Foundation has been named the inaugural School District Foundation of the Year by the Arizona Educational Foundation, honored Aug. 7 as part of the state's first Arizona Education Hall of Fame.
Started 43 years ago as a clothing bank, the nonprofit now supports Amphitheater Public Schools through three pillars: basic resources like clothing and supplies, classroom grants for educators, and student support including scholarships, travel stipends and athletic fee waivers.
Resiliency key to Vail educator's journey to become Arizona Teacher of the YearFor Star subscribers: Lisa Scott, an Esmond Station K-8 teacher who became a quadruple amputee after sepsis, was named Arizona's 2027 Teacher of the Year, the Vail Unified School District's first honoree in 35 years.
Arizona’s Supreme Court says Republican lawmakers used “argumentative, speculative, and non-neutral” language to describe Prop. 212. But the measure still may not reach voters.
A Maricopa County jury found Essa Williams guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault in the 2021 shooting of Phoenix Officer Tyler Moldovan.
Tucson Unified School District's governing board approved policy revisions expanding AI access for students, including middle school use of approved AI platforms, in a 3-2 vote.
Tucson Unified School District's governing board approved the first round of 2026-2027 budget revisions in a 4-1 vote, raising the expenditure budget to $807 million from $801 million. Board member Sadie Shaw voted no, citing insufficient financial details.
Tucson Unified School District students should be clear from a parasitic explosive diarrhea outbreak. The district sources domestically from produce vendors Greco and Sons and Pivot Produce to comply with federal standards and maintain strict food safety controls this school year.
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