“People power”: New Tucson mural celebrates Black history and liberation
“Going at it with true people power.” That’s the message behind new murals in Tucson, says Brandon Rogers, president of the University of Arizona Black Student Union. Tucson is long known for murals that document the city’s lives and history. In February, Rogers and community members gathered to paint a fuller picture of Black history…
Pueblo High, Maxwell K-8 named as ASDB cooperative sites, teacher pay cuts tabled
After a month to reflect since officials voted to close the Tucson campus of the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind and lay off about 60 employees…
Federal order seeks major capacity increase at proposed Marana ICE detention center
A former prison in Marana slated to become an immigration detention center has a capacity of 513 people, according to state documents. But a procurement order released by the federal…
Voters approve RTA Next plan to fund transit for 20 years in unofficial results
Pima County voters are projected to approve the RTA Next transportation plan, extending a half-cent sales tax to fund regional road and transit projects for the next 20 years, according…
TUSD budget cut rollouts continue as fine arts, interscholastics, school safety all in the 40-department mix
The somewhat tropical, yet metallic sounds of steel drums opened the Tucson Unified School District Board meeting Tuesday night. As the Tucson High steel drum band, Jovert, played — its…
Resultados preliminares muestran que votantes aprueban RTA Next para financiar transporte en 20 años
Se proyecta que los votantes del condado de Pima aprueben el plan de transporte RTA Next, que extiende un impuesto sobre las ventas de medio centavo para financiar proyectos regionales…
“It’s a new kind of threat”: Thousands of TUSD staffers ask for more ICE training
Students and staff will ask for more specific and comprehensive training on how to deal with potential U.S. Immigration and…
UA study aims to understand how teacher identity shapes Southern Arizona classrooms
Teaching Korean at an all-boys high school was foundational for Ji Hong’s research as an educational psychologist. But her curiosity…
Pima Community College board unanimously approves tuition hike, votes to put $250 million bond on the ballot
The Pima Community College Governing Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to raise tuition and let voters decide this fall on…
Junta directiva del Colegio Comunitario de Pima aprueba aumento de matrícula y vota para bono de $250 millones en boleta electoral
La Junta Directiva del Colegio Comunitario de Pima votó por unanimidad el miércoles por la noche para aumentar la matrícula…
Mario Almada, justiciero del cine e ícono del western mexicano, tiene su primera biografía escrita por su hijo
Vestido de negro, pantalón, camisa, chaleco de cuero y un sombrero de vaquero con copa alta, era imposible no distinguir…
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