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Students attend class at Los Amigos Elementary in the Sunnyside Unified School District. March 2021.

Tucson school districts prepare to expand in-person learning

Tony Paniagua spoke to leaders from Sunnyside and Tanque Verde school districts.
Reyna Montoya is a DACA recipient and the CEO and founder of Aliento, a nonprofit that helps mixed immigration status families work through trauma. She said the new state bill would give more Arizona graduates a chance to stay in the state for college.

Arizona Dreamers hopeful for change as new in-state bill lands in the House

A bill that would give all Arizona graduates access to in-state tuition passed the Arizona Senate earlier this month.
Students celebrate their achievements at a University of Arizona graduation ceremony.

UA readying for in-person graduation

Last years, graduation was put on hold due to COVID-19.
Informal summer camps help children learn the basics about science before they face the subject in the classroom.

Education notebook: Ducey accelerates the return to classrooms

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
File image of students using school-provided laptops in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

Pima County Health Director 'comfortable' with school reopening

Dr. Theresa Cullen expects most teachers to have their shots by March 15.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

TUSD is ready for in-person classes

The area’s largest school district isn’t worried about Governor Ducey’s order.
A sign above an entry at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. 2021.

Checking in on the 2021 Arizona legislative session

A discussion with Arizona Capitol Times reporter Julia Shumway.
A teacher and students all wear masks while in the classroom at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Ducey orders in-person classes by March 15

The order allows schools to continue offering a mix of in-person and virtual classes
The Tohono O'Odham Community College's main campus outside of Sells, Arizona.

Tohono O'odham Community College has received hygiene supplies from AT&T

The community college hopes the nearly $77,000 worth of supplies helps protect students when they come back to campuses.
A teacher and students all wear masks while in the classroom at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Pima County Supt. hopeful about return to in-person learning

A discussion with Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams.
A masked teacher offers instruction to a student at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Learning in person during the pandemic

Tony Paniagua reports on how a school in Tucson is approaching the challenge.
Outside of the Robert D. Morrow Education Center for Tucson Unified School District.

TUSD prepares to reopen, but number of students remaining online is unclear

41 percent of parents still have not chosen which learning method they want for their students
The University of Arizona Administration building.

Education notebook: Proposed changes for Arizona tuition policies, COVID-19 aid coming to Tucson schools

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way.

Vail area gets Pima County public library branch

W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library, near Empire High School, opened Tuesday.
A group stands in support of in-state tuition eligibility for Arizona students with DACA status at a June 29, 2017, Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

Senate Education Committee approves in-state tuition bill for Arizona Dreamers

The bill seeks roll back part of a controversial state law that curbs public funds access for noncitizens in Arizona.
A row of empty desks inside a classroom at Mesquite Elementary on August 10, 2020. Students began the school year with at-home learning.

Education notebook: Districts prepare to welcome students back to classrooms

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

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