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Education Head Start Was Left Out of Republican Relief Bill. 21,000 Arizona Kids Rely on the Program.

More than 21,500 children participated in Arizona's Head Start programs last year, including nearly 1,000 children experiencing homelessness.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner August 14, 2020 2:54 pm MST
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Education Hoffman Says Schools Ignoring Health Guidelines to Reopen Next Week Are Doing a ‘Disservice to Educators’

The state's criteria are only considered recommendations, leaving open the opportunity for schools to reopen as early as Monday.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner August 13, 2020 6:55 am MST
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Education How is DeVos’ Attempt to Use Pandemic Funding For Private Schools Playing Out in Arizona?

The president of the Arizona Education Association says DeVos' guidance harms public school students by shifting funds to wealthy private schools.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 22, 2020 12:14 pm MST

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Graphic via Desirée Tapia Healthcare The GOP Wants to Repeal the ACA During a Pandemic. Democrats Are Trying to Expand Coverage.
Gregg Sasek, dispersed recreation manager for the Coronado National Forest Santa Catalina Ranger District, demonstrates how ground along the Palisade Trail has been burnt out making it easy for hikers to sink a leg into the soil, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, near Tucson, Ariz. Various dangers are still being accessed throughout the Coronado National Forest as a result of the Bighorn Fire. (Josh Galemore/Arizona Daily Star via AP, Pool) Environment 5 Ways Biden’s Climate Plan Can Address Everything From Arizona Wildfires to Economic Collapse
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