Grijalva proposes federal money for bilingual education after Arizona lowers bar on English fluency test
Rep. Adelita Grijalva introduced three bills last week that would fund family literacy classes, dual language programs and teacher training for students learning English. Grijalva, a Democrat, filed the bills Sept. 16. The same day, Arizona Luminaria and ProPublica reported that Arizona had lowered the score students need to pass the state’s English proficiency test,…
Pima County supervisors approve data center moratorium
The Pima County Supervisors approved a 120-day data center moratorium Tuesday, giving the county time to create new zoning regulations for large-scale data centers. The moratorium passed with a 3-2…
TUSD opens school-closure talks to a half-full gym
When Ford Elementary School principal Vince Kelly got up about an hour into Monday night’s Tucson Unified School District school closure meeting, he took the microphone and opened with the…
TUSD abre diálogo sobre cierre de escuelas ante un gimnasio a medio llenar
Cuando el director de la Escuela Primaria Ford, Vince Kelly, se levantó aproximadamente una hora después de iniciada la reunión del lunes por la noche sobre el cierre de escuelas…
Borderlands Bulletins
Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Only half of people with new Arizona immigration court cases have a lawyer
As immigration enforcement in Arizona communities has increased to historically high levels, only half of immigrants with cases filed this past summer were represented…
Keep readingSolo la mitad de nuevos casos en tribunales de inmigración de Arizona tienen abogado
A medida que la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en las comunidades de Arizona ha aumentado a niveles históricamente altos, solo la mitad…
Keep readingUS Rep. Ansari visits ICE detention facility over concerns about conditions
Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited a Phoenix ICE facility. Here’s what she found inside. U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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TUSD school closure public meetings begin Monday, with two of three at capacity
The Tucson Unified School District holds the first of three community meetings tonight to get public input on the closure…
Judge denies efforts to end oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as racial profiling of Latinos persists
A federal judge has denied efforts to remove oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, saying the agency continues to…
JTED asks voters for first-ever bond in Prop. 427, citing expansion for Southern Arizona students
Pima County’s Joint Technical Education District will ask voters to raise property taxes for JTED for the first time ever,…
Juez rechaza esfuerzos de poner fin a supervisión de la Oficina del Sheriff de Maricopa mientras persiste el perfilamiento racial en latinos
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JTED pide a votantes su primer bono en Proposición 427, citando expansión para estudiantes del sur de Arizona
El Distrito Conjunto de Educación Técnica del Condado de Pima (JTED por sus siglas en inglés) pedirá a los votantes…
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