“The human work of teaching”: Arizona’s Teacher Residency Program a solution to keeping educators in the profession
FLAGSTAFF — When it became clear last spring Ruben Rosthenhausler would lose his job as manager of the Berger Performing Arts Center, he told himself to remain open to all possibilities. There was lots to be grateful for even after he learned the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind would move campuses…
Keeping teachers in the classroom: Examining Southern Arizona solutions to a nationwide crisis
One local teacher dumpster dives for classroom supplies. Another left his job of more than two decades to enter the classroom, inspired by his family of educators and his children.…
Mantener a maestros en aulas: analizando soluciones en el sur de Arizona ante crisis nacional
Una maestra local busca materiales para su salón de clases en los contenedores de basura. Otro dejó su trabajo de más de dos décadas para entrar al salón de clases,…
Tucson City Council approves regulations on large-scale data centers
The Tucson City Council approved new regulations on large-scale data centers Wednesday, making them one of the most regulated land uses in the city. The mayor and council also directed…
Borderland Bulletins
Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Florence Project will continue to represent unaccompanied migrant children despite canceled federal contract
The federal government’s contract to pay for legal services for unaccompanied minors lapsed last week, leaving tens of thousands of immigrant children at risk of moving through the immigration system with no legal support. In Arizona, one of the primary providers of legal representation for…
Keep readingCovering the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Karla Toledo was having what she thought was a regular Monday morning at home when she was arrested by immigration agents. Yesenia was driving home from selling empanadas and arepas at a QuickTrip on the south side of Tucson when agents arrested her. An older…
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Concejo Municipal de Tucson aprueba regulaciones para centros de datos a gran escala
El Concejo Municipal de Tucson aprobó el miércoles nuevas regulaciones para los centros de datos a gran escala, convirtiéndolos en…
On a yellow school bus, new teachers meet Flowing Wells
The speaker crackles as the new yellow school bus grazes bumps, shuffling Superintendent Kevin Stoltzfus in his seat. Nonetheless, he continues…
En un autobús escolar amarillo, los nuevos maestros conocen el distrito de Flowing Wells
El altavoz cruje mientras el nuevo autobús escolar amarillo pasa sobre los baches, haciendo que el superintendente Kevin Stoltzfus se…
Arizona youth tell lawmakers: Climate change can’t wait
When Carmen De Backer was a toddler, she would sit on the couch staring at photos of wildlife in the…
Jóvenes de Arizona les dicen a legisladores: el cambio climático no puede esperar
Cuando Carmen De Backer era apenas una niña, se sentaba en el sofá a mirar las fotografías de la vida…
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