Around 24 middle schoolers participated in the 19th annual Camp Scrubs at Banner University Medical Center on Thursday.
- Sierra Blaser
Several staffers criticized Pueblo High School Principal Frank Rosthenhausler at this week's Tucson Unified School District governing board meeting.
- Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services
Lawmakers put the finishing touches on the $18.3 billion state spending plan late Thursday 鈥 a package that includes a $16 million cut to state universities.
- Sierra Blaser
Governing board members had a tense debate about whether adding six librarian posts would be enough to have a positive impact across the Tucson Unified School District's 88 schools.
- Prerana Sannappanavar
University of Arizona officials did not say how many jobs will be cut; two sources said they were told 28 employees are being laid off as of Aug. 7.
- Sierra Blaser
A new addition to Tucson Unified School District's public-comment script warns speakers that defamatory statements at board meetings may expose them to "personal legal liability." The district says it only expands on an existing warning in the script, but an Arizona lawyer says it could have…
- Sierra Blaser
A new K鈥12 nonprofit private school for blind and visually impaired students is set to open in downtown Tucson this fall.
The University of Arizona has reduced the height of the new dorm planned on the northwest corner of Speedway and Campbell from 19 stories to 9 stories.
The Cesar E Chavez building on the University of Arizona campus will officially have its name removed and will be referred to by its former name, the Economics building.
Pueblo High School's mariachi group, Mariachi Aztl谩n, will open the main concert at the inaugural Avanzando Mariachi Conference in San Antonio. The conference takes place July 19鈥23.
The University of Arizona鈥檚 50-year-old New Start summer program, designed for lower-income and first-generation students, particularly Latina/Latino students, is now free of cost for students.
Arizona voters could be asked to weigh in on a proposal that would limit how public schools interact with teacher unions. Supporters say the measure would prevent public resources from supporting private organizations, while union leaders argue it would disrupt existing agreements and weaken educators鈥 ability to organize.
Republican legislative leaders are asking an appeals court to block or delay a judge鈥檚 order requiring Arizona to overhaul its public school funding system. The dispute centers on whether lawmakers have provided enough money for school facilities and equipment, with educators arguing that students are being left to learn in deteriorating conditions.
University of Arizona鈥檚 budget update for fiscal year 2027 includes a projected slight decrease in student tuition revenue, state funding and all other forms of revenue, and a slight increase in grants and contracts. The university is also officially operating on a balanced budget after the $177 million budget deficit from the 2023 financial crisis.
University of Arizona officials say the integration of UA Global Campus is moving forward after aligning the online institution鈥檚 general education requirements, course numbering and faculty appointments with Arizona Board of Regents standards. The changes are part of a broader effort to modernize the university鈥檚 online education programs.
Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind has agreed to let Saguaro City Music Theatre continue using its performance venue as the shutters the Tucson campus.
Tucson Unified School District teachers will receive a $3,000 salary increase under a newly approved pay plan funded by last year鈥檚 voter-approved override. The district also approved a one-time bonus for teachers, higher substitute pay and several new administrative appointments.
The University of Arizona鈥檚 College of Engineering is launching an executive training program for military and civilian leaders in collaboration with a military defense advocacy agency to create solutions for national military problems, citing a 鈥渃ritical need鈥 to defend the U.S. from rapidl…
TUSD provides free summer meals
University of Arizona officials say the incoming fall 2026 class is expected to be smaller than the fall 2025 one, which saw a聽19% drop聽from fall 2024, mostly due to declines in out-of-state and international students.聽
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High school counselors and parents say applying to the University of Arizona this year was different from previous years after its change from a rolling admissions model to early action deadline, with prospective students not getting as much merit aid and there being confusion and a lack of transparency around it.
Prospective University of Arizona students in past years knew how much merit aid they would get based on their grade point averages, while this year they didn鈥檛, community members are lamenting.
Student advocacy groups at the University of Arizona are continuing their fight against the university choosing聽former Google CEO and tech billionaire Eric Schmidt to be the聽commencement speaker,聽with actions planned for UA鈥檚 2026 Commencement Ceremony 7:30 p.m. Friday at the聽Casino Del Sol Stadium.
A University of Arizona fraternity,聽Sigma Phi Epsilon聽鈥 the fourth in the last two weeks聽鈥斅爃as now been placed on an 鈥渁ctivities suspension鈥 after hazing allegations from the fall 2025 semester.
PHOENIX 鈥 State Treasurer Kimberly Yee lashed out Wednesday at schools chief Tom Horne, saying a new report by the Auditor General's Office "confirms my allegations of complete chaos within the Department of Education."
Mariam Rana鈥檚 parents were told when she was very young that she wouldn鈥檛 live long, after a brain condition led her to being in the hospital for two months.
Items left behind by University of Arizona students who lived on campus will be sold cheap, and some will be given away over two weekends this month.
The Trump administration wants to cancel funding for several NASA science missions with ties to the University of Arizona, including the OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe that鈥檚 already flying through space.