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From prom dresses to rainbow cowboy boots, campus closets dress students for free

From prom dresses to rainbow cowboy boots, campus closets dress students for free

Staring down a seafoam green floor-length dress on a clothes rack in a high school classroom, 16-year-old Amaya Williams knew three things: The frock resembled a bridesmaid dress. She would never wear it. She had to have it. “It’s like flowy and stuff and like the top is just there, but it has, like, long…

by Shannon Conner April 24, 2026
Like the sign in his eighth-grade math classroom, teacher prepares to reset

Like the sign in his eighth-grade math classroom, teacher prepares to reset

Although the eighth-grade math students had five weeks left in the school year, teacher Jason Freed stood in his Alice…

by Shannon Conner April 23, 2026
TUSD examines school-closure plan, lays out 7-month proposal

TUSD examines school-closure plan, lays out 7-month proposal

The Tucson Unified School District took the first steps toward closing schools in an attempt to right-size the district at…

by Shannon Conner April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
TUSD analiza plan de cierre de escuelas y presenta propuesta de siete meses

TUSD analiza plan de cierre de escuelas y presenta propuesta de siete meses

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson dio los primeros pasos hacia el cierre de escuelas en un intento por ajustar…

by Shannon Conner April 16, 2026April 20, 2026

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Del mariachi al son jarocho y más: Sounds of History celebra la música en español

Del mariachi al son jarocho y más: Sounds of History celebra la música en español

by Beatriz Limón April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

From mariachi to son jarocho songs and beyond: UA’s Sounds of History celebrates Spanish-language music

by Beatriz Limón April 16, 2026April 17, 2026

UA removes Faculty Senate role in honorary degrees, raising governance concerns

by Carolina Cuellar April 15, 2026April 16, 2026

La UA elimina función del Senado de Profesores en concesión de títulos honoríficos, generando inquietud

by Carolina Cuellar April 15, 2026April 16, 2026
Palo Verde pitches four-day school week to attract students and keep staff

Palo Verde pitches four-day school week to attract students and keep staff

by Shannon Conner April 15, 2026April 16, 2026
Palo Verde propone semana escolar de cuatro días para atraer estudiantes y retener personal

Palo Verde propone semana escolar de cuatro días para atraer estudiantes y retener personal

by Shannon Conner April 15, 2026April 16, 2026
Adaptive sports program visits Southern Arizona P.E. classes, wheelchairs in tow

Adaptive sports program visits Southern Arizona P.E. classes, wheelchairs in tow

by Shannon Conner April 10, 2026April 13, 2026
Programa de deportes adaptados visita clases de educación física en sur de Arizona, con sillas de ruedas incluidas

Programa de deportes adaptados visita clases de educación física en sur de Arizona, con sillas de ruedas incluidas

by Shannon Conner April 10, 2026April 13, 2026
ASDB board caps teacher salaries in meeting that may violate open meetings law

ASDB board caps teacher salaries in meeting that may violate open meetings law

by Shannon Conner April 8, 2026April 13, 2026
La junta de ASDB limita salarios de maestros en reunión que podría violar la ley de reuniones abiertas

La junta de ASDB limita salarios de maestros en reunión que podría violar la ley de reuniones abiertas

by Shannon Conner April 8, 2026April 13, 2026
Elvira Elementary fourth-graders catch Tucson’s Final Four fever

Elvira Elementary fourth-graders catch Tucson’s Final Four fever

by Shannon Conner April 3, 2026April 8, 2026
TUSD board votes to cut $10 million after students and families weigh in

TUSD board votes to cut $10 million after students and families weigh in

by Shannon Conner April 1, 2026April 6, 2026
Junta directiva de TUSD vota por cortar $10 millones tras la opinión de estudiantes y familias

Junta directiva de TUSD vota por cortar $10 millones tras la opinión de estudiantes y familias

by Shannon Conner April 1, 2026April 6, 2026

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