Education
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Arizona House committee advances bill incentivizing teachers to carry guns at school
House Bill 2022 only requires 40 hours of training for teachers to carry guns, less than the over 600 hours of training police officers receive.
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University of Arizona freezes tuition for residents
The University of Arizona will freeze tuition and mandatory fees for resident undergraduates in the 2025-26 academic year to maintain affordability.
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Univision Arizona & NAU launch full-ride scholarship for Hispanic students
Univision Arizona partnered with NAU to offer a full-ride scholarship for Hispanic students, boosting educational access.
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I’m helping my college-age kid fill out the 2025-2026 FAFSA. Here’s what to know.
If the financial aid fiasco last year had you, like me, coming up with creative alternatives for the FAFSA acronym, you can take a big, deep breath. This year, the process is so much easier. Or maybe you’re a FAFSA newbie, and you have no knowledge of 2023’s drama—you just want the quick ‘n’ easy…
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Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic
Out of 34 states with data available for the 2022-2023 school year, half had absenteeism rates for Native American and Alaska Native students that were at least 9 percentage points higher than the state average. After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year for much better attendance. The…
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BREAKING: Arizona grand jury indicts duo for $100,000 school voucher fraud
The Arizona Department of Education awarded the alleged fraudsters school voucher funds for 50 students—43 of which do not exist.
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Trump nominates former WWE head, private school voucher advocate for Education secretary
McMahon is relatively unknown in education circles, although she has expressed support for charter schools and private school vouchers.
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2 Peoria school board candidates attend JD Vance rally
Peoria school board candidates Jeff Tobey and Janelle Bowles stood by as JD Vance spread misinformation and harmful rhetoric about Arizona public schools and students.
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Opinion: Investing in Our Future: The Importance of School Funding in Pima County
This election season, Pima County residents will decide on several school funding proposals. Two school districts, Amphitheater and Marana Unified, located in the Tucson metropolitan area, along with the Continental Elementary School District in Green Valley, are seeking voter approval for measures to increase funding. As President of the League of Women Voters of Greater…
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Here’s every school board seat up for grabs in Pinal County this November
Fifty-eight school board seats across 22 races will impact over 17,000 students in Pinal County.
