Tucson parking rates set to rise again as council votes to fill Park Tucson deficit
Tucson City Council voted Tuesday to bump hourly parking meter rate costs by 50%. It’s the latest effort to strike a balance between filling a budget deficit for the fund that operates Tucson’s parking infrastructure and responding to concerns from downtown employees and residents about the uptick in fees. “That is important that we reinvest…
TUSD to detail plan for enhanced ASDB partnership as campus closure nears
When the president of the Arizona Association of the Deaf came to the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board meeting last week to speak on behalf of students with disabilities…
TUSD detalla plan para reforzar la alianza con ASDB ante el cierre del campus
Cuando la presidenta de la Arizona Association of the Deaf acudió la semana pasada a la reunión del Governing Board del Tucson Unified School District para hablar en nombre de…
En Ambos Nogales, un festival de cine transforma muro fronterizo en lugar de encuentro
En el lugar donde la frontera entre Ambos Nogales hierve de vida, donde el olor a gasolina de los autos que esperan cruzar hacia Arizona se mezcla con el aroma…
In Ambos Nogales, a film festival transforms the border fence into a gathering place
At the place where the border between Ambos Nogales hums with life — where the smell of gasoline from cars…
Federal ruling opens door for City High, Paulo Freire, other Arizona charter school workers to unionize
The staff and teachers at City High and Paulo Freire Schools are allowed to unionize, according to a federal ruling…
Decisión federal permitirá que City High, Paulo Freire y trabajadores de escuelas charter en Arizona se sindicalicen
El personal y los maestros de City High y Paulo Freire Schools pueden sindicalizarse, según una decisión federal emitida el…
Competing ESA reform propositions seek ballot spots, sow confusion
Elections create research opportunities for social studies students in Rachael Eggebeen’s class. The Apollo Middle School teacher presents the class…
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