School budget override results were mixed in Tuesday’s consolidated elections. Sahaurita voters approved a budget increase, but Marana and Flowing Wells residents defeated their districts’ requests for more funding.... Read more»
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This will be the final year for 96-year-old Wrightstown Elementary School. The TUSD Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday to merge the East Side school with Henry Elementary effective this fall.... Read more»0
Wrightstown Elementary, one of Tucson’s oldest – and smallest – schools, could soon merge with Henry Elementary in a pioneering move prompted by drastic cuts in state education funding.... Read more»1
Though PBS’ award-winning childrens series Wishbone (1995-98) was a bit after my time, I was aware of it, and fascinated by the idea of turning famous books into contemporary kiddie fare, starring, of all actors, a talking Jack Russell Terrier. And if they could find a way to adapt Faust and The Red Badge of Courage, why not Lolita or Tropic of Cancer?... Read more»0
Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday that she is working to restore funds to support programs giving students career and technical education.... Read more»0
As the state Legislature cuts public education funding, some Arizona schools are taking a hit in their libraries with less-qualified staff or even relying on volunteers to keep them functional – a move experts warn could hurt kids in the long run.... Read more»0
The CBS London bureau now stands half empty, and the dwindling band of survivors wonder who will go next. Now ABC News has announced much deeper cuts. The Baltimore Sun now has only a skeleton staff. You would be silly to spend money buying a copy. You could read it in 10 minutes. ... Read more»0
A state lawmaker is proposing a new diploma that would allow high school students to attend community colleges or technical schools as early as sophomore year.... Read more»0
Arabic is no better than the third most-spoken language in the United Arab Emirates, behind English and Hindi. Emiratis live as a privileged minority in their oil-rich country, but their language — and with it, their sense of national identity — is in danger of being swamped by a relentless tide of Western-style consumerism.... Read more»0
Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas in the case of a Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on students through their computers. District officials deny spying on students.... Read more»1
A man believed to have abducted a 15-year-old girl was arrested Friday, say authorities. Timothy Lynn Kreus was arrested based on DNA evidence collected at the scene of the Feb. 5 abduction.... Read more»1
One chilly morning in the wilds of eastern Arizona a Tucson dinosaur hunter followed a twinkling trail and found a fountainhead of fossils. Stan Krzyzanowski even has a dinosaur named after him.... Read more»1
Laptop computers provided to students in a school district in Pennsylvania were allegedly used to spy on students.... Read more»0
Veterans who suffered severe combat wounds deserve tuition breaks similar to those available to faculty and staff at state universities so they can get on with their lives, says said Frank Antenori, R-Tucson.... Read more»0
Roughly one in five women who attend college will become the victim of a rape or an attempted rape by the time she graduates, according to a report funded by the Department of Justice.... Read more»2
Police are looking for a man suspected of abducting a 15-year-old girl Friday. The victim, who escaped, sustained minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.... Read more»1
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