http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/education education news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T07:23:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_buckmaster/buckmaster-legislation-would-create-new-pima-bonding-authority/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020312_buckmaster/buckmaster-legislation-would-create-new-pima-bonding-authority/ 22:49:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is the Friday Focus Newsmaker. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star and Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell, “The Culinary Cruiser.” 2012-02-03T22:49:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_az_campuses_vets/greater-support-sought-vets-az-campuses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_az_campuses_vets/greater-support-sought-vets-az-campuses/ 17:37:00Z Devin McIntyre A Republican lawmaker wants to build on a new state law that allows community colleges and universities to be certified as “veteran supportive campuses.” 2012-02-02T17:37:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020212_ua_campus_guns/ua-president-guns-will-do-nothing-make-our-campus-safer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020212_ua_campus_guns/ua-president-guns-will-do-nothing-make-our-campus-safer/ 17:35:00Z Eugene G. Sander I have been a gun owner for all my adult life, and am fully supportive of the right to own a gun. However, having faculty, staff or students bringing weapons into classrooms and other campus activities will do nothing to make our campus safer. 2012-02-02T17:35:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_buckmaster/buckmaster-search-new-ua-president-narrowing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_buckmaster/buckmaster-search-new-ua-president-narrowing/ 21:54:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We’ve got a newsmaker interview with former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini of the Arizona Board of Regents. Also, Tucson-based writer Tom Miller on his recent trip to Cuba. Next, historian Ken Scoville previews Old Ft. Lowell Days. Then, we close out the show with a newsmaker interview with State Sen. Linda Lopez. 2012-02-01T21:54:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013112_napolitano_border/napolitano-touts-border-crackdown-urges-dream-act-support/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013112_napolitano_border/napolitano-touts-border-crackdown-urges-dream-act-support/ 18:49:00Z Dustin Volz Calling the nation’s immigration laws “sorely outdated and in need of revision,” Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano pressed Monday for passage of the DREAM Act, saying it is the most-urgently needed change to immigration policy. 2012-01-31T18:49:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012712_obama_tuition_hikes/obama-stop-college-tuition-hikes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012712_obama_tuition_hikes/obama-stop-college-tuition-hikes/ 21:30:00Z Lillian Rizzo President Barack Obama stood before a crowd of thousands of students at the University of Michigan, calling for more initiatives that will make college more affordable for Americans. 2012-01-27T21:30:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_az_keel_soin/american-indian-leaders-ask-support-flexibility-govern/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012712_az_keel_soin/american-indian-leaders-ask-support-flexibility-govern/ 15:58:00Z Victoria Pelham Native American leaders called on the federal government Thursday to honor its responsibility to American Indians with continued financial support, but to grant them greater flexibility in handling their own affairs. 2012-01-27T15:58:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012612_buckmaster/buckmaster-push-begins-change-campaign-finance-regulations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012612_buckmaster/buckmaster-push-begins-change-campaign-finance-regulations/ 21:19:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster — We’ve got a newsmaker interview with Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne. Also, a preview of this Saturday’s Beat Back Buffelgrass Day with Dana Backer, ecologist with Saguaro National Park. Plus, the new study results on the benefits of early childhood education with Buckmaster Show education contributor Robert Hendricks. 2012-01-26T21:19:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012612_az_colleges_immunizations/lawmaker-wants-stop-universitites-colleges-from-mandating-vaccinations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012612_az_colleges_immunizations/lawmaker-wants-stop-universitites-colleges-from-mandating-vaccinations/ 16:00:00Z Brittany Smith Barring state universities and community colleges from requiring students to have immunizations would remove a roadblock to higher education for some Arizonans, a state lawmaker said. 2012-01-26T16:00:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_algae_bills/bills-would-help-establish-az-as-center-algae-farming/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_algae_bills/bills-would-help-establish-az-as-center-algae-farming/ 05:19:00Z Jessica Testa Anticipating a day when Arizona becomes a leader in producing algae for biofuel, a Tucson lawmaker is pushing to have algae farms and related facilities defined — and taxed — like any corn field or packing plant. 2012-01-26T05:19:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_gop_response_sotu/mitch-daniels-republican-response-state-union/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_gop_response_sotu/mitch-daniels-republican-response-state-union/ 03:38:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The full text of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union. 2012-01-25T03:38:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_stateoftheunion_text/full-text-obamas-state-union/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012412_stateoftheunion_text/full-text-obamas-state-union/ 02:31:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The full text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union, as provided by the White House. 2012-01-25T02:31:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_grijalva_mas_letter/grijalva-urges-federal-probe-into-decision-tusds-mas-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_grijalva_mas_letter/grijalva-urges-federal-probe-into-decision-tusds-mas-program/ 00:30:00Z Janet Rose Jackman U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Tucson, sent a letter Monday to federal education officials asking for an investigation into whether state law violates national standards in targeting TUSD’s Mexican American Studies program. 2012-01-25T00:30:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012312_stegeman_letter/stegeman-clarifying-tusds-mas-book-ban/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012312_stegeman_letter/stegeman-clarifying-tusds-mas-book-ban/ 18:27:00Z Mark Stegeman When the TUSD board voted (4-1) to end the Mexican-American Studies (MAS) curriculum, ending use of the books had to be part of that package. Staff says that the seven titles removed from classrooms and placed into storage are still available in school libraries. 2012-01-23T18:27:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012312_paterno_rumors/false-paterno-death-report-relied-faulty-sourcing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012312_paterno_rumors/false-paterno-death-report-relied-faulty-sourcing/ 17:24:00Z Daniel Victor The Onward State tweet that erroneously reported Joe Paterno’s death Saturday night and led to an avalanche of false reports in other outlets was based on the work of two student reporters: One was snookered by a false email, and one overstated his knowledge of the events. 2012-01-23T17:24:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012012_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-board-president-denies-book-ban/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012012_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-board-president-denies-book-ban/ 22:09:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We start things off with a Friday Focus interview with TUSD Governing Board President Dr. Mark Stegeman. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable with Mark Evans of the TucsonCitizen.com and Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star. Plus, the Weekend Watch with the Culinary Cruiser himself, Matt Russell. 2012-01-20T22:09:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011912_sky_survey/ua-sky-survey-captures-hundreds-millions-stars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011912_sky_survey/ua-sky-survey-captures-hundreds-millions-stars/ 17:53:00Z Mariana Dale The images and data for over 200 million celestial bodies — from stars to supernovas — are now available to the public thanks to the work of astronomers from the University of Arizona and the California Institute of Technology. 2012-01-19T17:53:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011812_schools_teaching_op/4-ways-community-schools-can-support-effective-teaching/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011812_schools_teaching_op/4-ways-community-schools-can-support-effective-teaching/ 22:23:00Z Theodora Chang While there is research on the potential for wraparound services, including health care services, family involvement programs, and expanded food assistance programs to eliminate barriers to student learning, there is little known about the possible connection between those services and teacher efficacy. 2012-01-18T22:23:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011812_stateofstate_op/state-state-drifts-into-uncharted-waters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011812_stateofstate_op/state-state-drifts-into-uncharted-waters/ 19:07:00Z Ed Perkins “Arizona has been saved.” With that bold declaration, Gov. Jan Brewer proclaimed that Arizona now boasts a budget surplus. But it may take some fancy dead reckoning to leverage the estimated fiscal surplus—$416 million to $650 million—while keeping things ship-shape. 2012-01-18T19:07:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011812_ua_black_hole/ua-scientists-organizing-first-ever-black-hole-photograph/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011812_ua_black_hole/ua-scientists-organizing-first-ever-black-hole-photograph/ 18:01:00Z Mariana Dale In what was once possible only in “complete science fiction,” scientists at the University of Arizona are organizing the creation of a virtual super-telescope that will take the first photographs of a black hole, and test Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. 2012-01-18T18:01:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011612_girl_scouts_honor_MLK/kids-mark-mlk-day-with-community-service/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011612_girl_scouts_honor_MLK/kids-mark-mlk-day-with-community-service/ 22:22:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona along with other community organizations came together to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day while giving back to the community with volunteer service. 2012-01-16T22:22:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011212_mlk_holiday_closings/mlk-day-holiday-closings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011212_mlk_holiday_closings/mlk-day-holiday-closings/ 18:20:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and many offices will be closed and services disrupted for the holiday. 2012-01-16T18:20:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011312_mlk_inequality_op/how-far-are-we-from-making-dr-kings-dream-reality/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011312_mlk_inequality_op/how-far-are-we-from-making-dr-kings-dream-reality/ 23:02:00Z Center for American Progress We will only realize Dr. King’s vision when every American has the chance to find a well-paying job, get health care when they get sick, and receive a quality education. The following numbers show how much work remains. 2012-01-13T23:02:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011312_az_civics_vids/lawmakers-video-helps-kids-understand-government/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011312_az_civics_vids/lawmakers-video-helps-kids-understand-government/ 18:30:00Z Sara Smith Leaders of today are reaching out to potential leaders of tomorrow with a DVD explaining to kids how Arizona’s government works. The two-hour video, timed with the state’s centennial, features state lawmakers, Gov. Jan Brewer, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and others. 2012-01-13T18:30:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011312_az_failing_grades/az-schools-get-c-national-report/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011312_az_failing_grades/az-schools-get-c-national-report/ 16:44:00Z Stephanie Snyder Arizona schools were ranked in the bottom 10 states in a national report Thursday that gave the state a below-average grade in student achievement, teacher requirements and state spending, among other areas. 2012-01-13T16:44:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011212_paper_airplanes_preview/kids-hope-launch-paper-planes-into-history/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011212_paper_airplanes_preview/kids-hope-launch-paper-planes-into-history/ 04:05:00Z Mariana Dale Children will have the chance to compete Saturday to see whose paper airplane will fly the farthest and stay aloft the longest in the hopes of gaining a spot on a team building a paper plane to challenge the Guinness World Record. 2012-01-13T04:05:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011012_tusd_ethnic_studies/tusd-axes-ethnic-studies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011012_tusd_ethnic_studies/tusd-axes-ethnic-studies/#When: 22:03:000 Dylan Smith Updated: TUSD’s Governing Board eliminated its ethnic studies program Tuesday night in a 4 -1 vote following impassioned pleas from program supporters. Board member Adelita Grijalva was the dissenting vote. %2012-%01-%11GMT%05:%03:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011012_dems_brewer_op/brewers-rhetoric-vs-reality/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011012_dems_brewer_op/brewers-rhetoric-vs-reality/ 20:05:00Z Arizona Democratic Party By now you’ve seen the news coverage and heard the takeaways from Gov. Brewer’s State of the State address Monday. But here’s the thing: Many of the basic claims she made are just not true. 2012-01-10T20:05:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_tusd_ethnic_studies/state-tusd-lose-10-funding-over-ethnic-studies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_tusd_ethnic_studies/state-tusd-lose-10-funding-over-ethnic-studies/#When: 17:12:000 Dylan Smith Updated: TUSD will lose 10 percent of its state funding until it complies with a law that essentially bans its ethnic studies program, state schools chief John Huppenthal announced Friday. He ordered the district’s funding withheld retroactively to Aug. 15. %2012-%01-%07GMT%00:%12:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010412_buckmaster/buckmaster-financial-aid-changes-would-impact-az-students/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010412_buckmaster/buckmaster-financial-aid-changes-would-impact-az-students/ 22:28:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We’ve got a newsmaker interview with Pima Community College Chancellor Dr. Roy Flores. Following that, we talk with Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. 2012-01-04T22:28:24+00:00