3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (131+ words) Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. TUSD Board Member Sadie Shaw failed to win support for her motion Tuesday night to hire enough librarians to place one in every district school. Six TUSD schools to get…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (895+ words) As Arizona rolls out a statewide plan to boost literacy and curb chronic absenteeism, some rural schools say they've already found what works: leaning on community partnerships and improvisation. The Arizona Literacy Plan 2030 aims to send literacy coaches into rural…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (819+ words) Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program has grown to become one of the state's most divisive education battles, with supporters calling it a lifeline for families and critics warning it is draining billions from public schools with little oversight. The program…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (670+ words) The U. S. Department of Justice has opened a new civil rights investigation into Arizona State University, citing what it described as viral videos alleging students were treated differently based on race. The referenced videos were not provided on June 3 about Title…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (567+ words) Recent jury verdicts involving social media platforms have forced a painful national awakening: What responsibility do technology companies bear when children are harmed online? For years, parents, educators, and child advocates have sounded alarms about online exploitation, sextortion, grooming and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (234+ words) The group is coming off its 12th straight win as the best high school mariachi group at the Tucson International Mariachi Conference. The Mariachi Aztl'n parent association started a Go Fund Me, asking for'community support "to help cover the costs of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (342+ words) Are you aware of the risk to Arizona's most vulnerable populations? Annual tobacco tax revenue has dropped significantly since 2006, from roughly $165 million to under $100 million in recent years. This downward trend continues to create structural funding gaps. Since 2024, revenues have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (627+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. " Kit Vontz mulled how others her age feel about the nation's future. "There's so much going on right now, and it's kind of overwhelming," the 18-year-old recently told the'small group of other'seniors'slouched over their desks'in the Alexandria City…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (558+ words) Arizona voters might be asked to approve a new limit on teacher union funding. It would also supersede existing contracts and agreements between unions and school districts. "The school districts didn't ask for this. The superintendents, the school board members,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1395+ words) PHOENIX" Calling it an illegal intrusion on their authority, Republican legislative leaders are moving to block or delay a court order requiring them to fix the system of funding public schools. A judge previously ruled that system unconstitutionally leaves some…...