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.
Sierra Blaser
A new K–12 nonprofit private school for blind and visually impaired students is set to open in downtown Tucson this fall.
The University of Arizona has reduced the height of the new dorm planned on the northwest corner of Speedway and Campbell from 19 stories to 9 stories.
Pueblo High School's mariachi group, Mariachi Aztlán, will open the main concert at the inaugural Avanzando Mariachi Conference in San Antonio…
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.
Reporter Sierra Blaser recaps this week's news in southern Arizona.
Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind has agreed to let Saguaro City Music Theatre continue using its performance venue as the shutters the Tucson campus.
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.

