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University of Arizona graduates boo commencement speaker's AI comments
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (319+ words) University of Arizona graduates loudly voiced their disdain for artificial intelligence during their commencement address on Friday. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt began his commencement speech with a story of how his doctoral research helped create the personal laptop: "We…...
FAFSA completion rates have gone up by almost 20% in Arizona. Here's why
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (480+ words) It's the end of the school year and lots of high school graduates are looking forward to college next year and figuring out how they're going to pay for it. One important step in doing that is filling out the…...
Students learn to be horse racing pros at University of Arizona
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (158+ words) Tucsonan Tashua Spiess has had an opportunity to see horse racing from the inside. "Going to a track and watching races live is a whole different ballgame than watching it on TV," she said. "It's definitely magical and gives you…...
Union president: ESA report shows what Arizona teachers have been saying for years
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (165+ words) The president of Arizona's largest teachers' union says a recent audit of the state's school voucher program reinforces what teachers have been saying for years: that the program is fraught with waste and abuse. The Arizona Auditor General's Office issued…...
Top Republican lawmaker: Arizona auditor general's school voucher concerns 'should be addressed"
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (802+ words) Following a scathing report by state auditors, both Republicans and Democrats say something needs to change in Arizona's billion-dollar school voucher program. A report by the Arizona Auditor General's Office identified problems with the ways the Department of Education identifies…...
Tucson district approves plan to enroll Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind students
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (164+ words) With some hesitation on May 12, Tucson Unified School District Governing Board members voted 4-1 in favor of an agreement that would open a classroom in Morgan Maxwell K-8 and one in Pueblo High School for visually impaired students from the Tucson campus…...
Researchers say U. S. schools are in a reading recession. Arizona is part of national trend
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (1257+ words) Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a "pre-celebration" to boost their confidence, then take their exam. Lately, there's been…...
State auditors flag purchase review problems in Arizona's school voucher program
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (1108+ words) State auditors identified a litany of issues with Arizona's $1 billion school voucher program that they say could put public dollars at risk. In a new report, the Arizona Auditor General's Office accused the Department of Education of failing to properly…...
Ballot measure would ban teacher union activities on Arizona public school campuses
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (131+ words) The Arizona Senate gave early approval to a measure that would make it illegal for teachers to conduct union activities on school campuses. It would also ban unions from deducting dues from teacher paychecks. Republican supporters say they want to…...