http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/education education news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052012_stegeman/stegeman-relinquishing-tusd-president-post/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052012_stegeman/stegeman-relinquishing-tusd-president-post/ 04:46:00Z Dylan Smith TUSD board president Mark Stegeman said Sunday night that he will pass that leadership post to another member of the district’s Governing Board. He said he would remain on the school board, but give up the post by June 30. 2012-05-21T04:46:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_saguaro_eclipse/saguaro-natl-park-ua-centers-prime-spots-eclipse-viewing/#When: 13:04:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: The sky will darken early over Tucson on Sunday with the first solar eclipse viewable in the United States in 18 years, and Saguaro National Park and the University of Arizona are offering prime viewing. 2012-05-17T13:04:29-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051812_buckmaster/buckmaster-showdown-tombstone/ 20:59:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Nick Dranias, director of the Center for Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Mark B. Evans and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, and Matt Russell has the top weekend dining picks. 2012-05-18T20:59:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_rubio_immigration_op/bill-raises-questions-rubios-immigration-positions/ 17:59:00Z Marshall Fitz Immigration advocates were surprised this week when the Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that was not his promised DREAM Act-like proposal, but rather a bill that attacks “blameless” low-income American children. 2012-05-18T17:59:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_scotus/how-supreme-court-ruined-your-childs-civics-education/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051812_scotus/how-supreme-court-ruined-your-childs-civics-education/ 14:10:00Z Jimmy Zuma You might be shocked to learn what your child believes about free speech. 2012-05-18T14:10:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-vision-selling-tucson/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - State Sen. Al Melvin: Does he still believe Arizona should house nuclear waste? Also, a new vision for one of Tucson’s biggest industries with Brent DeRaad, the of the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2012-05-17T21:17:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mas_documentary/pbs-re-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mas_documentary/pbs-re-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ 17:03:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A documentary on the battle over Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American Studies program will re-air at 11 p.m., Thursday on KUAT Channel 6. 2012-05-17T17:03:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_tusd_graduation/tusd-graduate-3000-next-week/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051712_tusd_graduation/tusd-graduate-3000-next-week/ 16:56:00Z Dylan Smith More than 3,000 students will graduate from TUSD next week. Here is the schedule of commencement ceremonies. 2012-05-17T16:56:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051612_buckmaster/buckmaster-time-clean-up-tucson/ 21:40:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Joan Lionetti, head of Tucson Clean and Beautiful, comet discover David Levy, Sherri Jerzyk, of Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, and nutrition reporter Jack Challem. 2012-05-16T21:40:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ 21:47:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- Conversations with state Rep. Steve Farley, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Green Party CD 8 candidate Charlie Manolakis and Tucson Weekly arts calendar editor Linda Ray. 2012-05-15T21:47:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_pcc_graduation/pcc-graduate-record-number-students/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_pcc_graduation/pcc-graduate-record-number-students/ 18:00:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Pima Community College is set to graduate the largest class in the school’s history Thursday at Tucson Convention Center Arena, with 3,624 students. 2012-05-15T18:00:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051412_buckmaster/buckmaster-battle-independent-vote/ 22:21:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off featuring commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Plus, a conversation with General John Wickham, former chief of staff of the U.S. Army. 2012-05-14T22:21:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051212_mas_documentary/pbs-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051212_mas_documentary/pbs-air-doc-tusds-ethnic-studies-program/ 21:08:00Z Janet Rose Jackman A documentary on the battle over Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American Studies program will air at 6 p.m., Sunday on KUAT Channel 6. 2012-05-12T21:08:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_az_old_schools/amid-budget-politics-azs-school-buildings-crumble/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051212_az_old_schools/amid-budget-politics-azs-school-buildings-crumble/ 19:47:00Z Kellie Mejdrich After budget talks about overhauling school building maintenance flopped, the state Legislature has continued to cut off funding to regular school repairs in violation of the state Constitution and a previous court order. 2012-05-12T19:47:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_buckmaster/buckmaster-civility-political-discourse-realistic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051112_buckmaster/buckmaster-civility-political-discourse-realistic/ 22:11:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with the Friday Focus interview with a conversation with Jane Prescott-Smith, managing director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse. 2012-05-11T22:11:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_tusd_school_board/tusd-school-board-meeting-live-stream/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050812_tusd_school_board/tusd-school-board-meeting-live-stream/#When: 19:00:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Watch a live stream of the TUSD Governing Board meeting beginning at about 7 p.m. 2012-05-08T19:00:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_feds_enforce_e-rate/govt-tells-phone-companies-follow-low-price-rule-schools/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_feds_enforce_e-rate/govt-tells-phone-companies-follow-low-price-rule-schools/ 18:11:00Z Jeff Gerth Federal regulators are finally telling phone companies how to comply with a rule requiring them to charge bargain prices to schools and libraries. 2012-05-08T18:11:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_buckmaster/buckmaster-use-fear-political-rhetoric/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_buckmaster/buckmaster-use-fear-political-rhetoric/ 00:25:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Bill Buckmaster is on vacation. Guest host Shelly Fishman guides the conversation in a special one-hour edition of the Monday Political Face-Off, featuring commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. 2012-05-08T00:25:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_pima_county_swimming/pima-county-pools-gear-up-summer-swimming/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050712_pima_county_swimming/pima-county-pools-gear-up-summer-swimming/ 18:50:00Z Maria Coxon Smith Pima County pool are opening Memorial Day weekend. 2012-05-07T18:50:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050512_az_bilingual_ed/advantages-bilingualism-seen-3-az-schools/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050512_az_bilingual_ed/advantages-bilingualism-seen-3-az-schools/ 20:11:00Z Derrick Fazendin Despite past political pressure for an English-only Arizona, bilingual educators say their students have advantages over those who speak just one language. 2012-05-05T20:11:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050412_buckmaster/buckmaster-polite-politics-it-possible/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050412_buckmaster/buckmaster-polite-politics-it-possible/ 22:33:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Friday Focus with a conversation with UA Communication Prof. Kate Kenski. 2012-05-04T22:33:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_mother_daughter_program/asu-hispanic-mother-daughter-program-still-going-strong/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_mother_daughter_program/asu-hispanic-mother-daughter-program-still-going-strong/ 17:06:00Z Stephanie Snyder The Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program at ASU is still going strong more than a year after Arizona passed a ban on affirmative action. 2012-05-03T17:06:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_affirmative_inaction/affirmative-action-ban-changes-little-azs-campuses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050312_affirmative_inaction/affirmative-action-ban-changes-little-azs-campuses/ 15:14:00Z Stephanie Snyder It’s been more than a year since Arizona voters banned preferential treatment in state services based on race, ethnicity and gender – but little has changed on the state’s university campuses. 2012-05-03T15:14:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_buckmaster/buckmaster-high-hopes-mission-gardens-project/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_buckmaster/buckmaster-high-hopes-mission-gardens-project/ 22:05:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster — Tucson business leader Alex Rodriguez, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, an update on the Mission Gardens Project, and Blog for Arizona’s David Safier. 2012-05-01T22:05:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_fed_mandate_ignored/att-feds-neglect-low-price-school-internet-mandate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_fed_mandate_ignored/att-feds-neglect-low-price-school-internet-mandate/ 15:21:00Z Jeff Gerth As schools struggle for funding amid widespread budget cuts, there is growing evidence that a requirement to offer low-price connectivity has been widely neglected by federal regulators and at least one telecom giant. 2012-05-01T15:21:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_buckmaster/buckmaster-trying-close-latino-education-gap/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043012_buckmaster/buckmaster-trying-close-latino-education-gap/ 20:58:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - The Monday Political Face-Off with Vince Rabago and John Munger, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez Peterson, and a preview of the upcoming Tucson Letter Carriers food drive. 2012-04-30T20:58:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_buckmaster/buckmaster-sahuarita-strives-economic-player/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042712_buckmaster/buckmaster-sahuarita-strives-economic-player/ 20:32:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - The Friday Focus with Sahuarita Mayor Duane Blumberg. Then the Reporters’ Roundtable with Tucson Weekly’s Jimmy Boegle and Green Valley News’ Dan Shearer, and Tucson’s Culinary Cruiser Matt Russell. 2012-04-27T20:32:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042712_student_loan_rates/house-votes-extend-low-student-loan-rates/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042712_student_loan_rates/house-votes-extend-low-student-loan-rates/ 19:39:00Z Priyanka Boghani The House of Representatives voted on Friday for a Republican-backed plan to extend low student loan rates. 2012-04-27T19:39:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042712_latino_ed/latino-education-gap-threatens-azs-economic-future/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042712_latino_ed/latino-education-gap-threatens-azs-economic-future/ 16:44:00Z Morrison Institute New data and projections point to a future fiscal and economic crisis for Arizona unless the state’s Latino educational attainment gap is addressed in a concerted and sustained manner, according to a report released Friday. 2012-04-27T16:44:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_academics_political_donations/study-academics-more-likely-donate-democrats/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_academics_political_donations/study-academics-more-likely-donate-democrats/ 23:18:00Z Nicole Gilbert When opening their wallets for congressional and presidential candidates, professors, administrators and staff at Arizona’s public universities and colleges are far more likely to donate to Democrats than Republicans, a Cronkite News Service review found. 2012-04-26T23:18:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_buckmaster/buckmaster-no-major-regrets-says-tusd-president/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042612_buckmaster/buckmaster-no-major-regrets-says-tusd-president/ 21:54:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We talk with TUSD’s Mark Stegeman. Then, Sierra Vista Herald reporter Bill Hess on the latest San Pedro River water dispute. 2012-04-26T21:54:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042612_college_costs/college-costs-will-soar-if-student-loan-interest-allowed-double/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042612_college_costs/college-costs-will-soar-if-student-loan-interest-allowed-double/ 17:00:00Z Jennifer Mishory Interest rates on student loans are set to double in July if Congress fails to act. At a time when tuition is rising at 8.3 percent a year and median wages for young people are falling, young Americans and their families can ill afford more Washington inaction. 2012-04-26T17:00:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_pcpl_fingerprinting/pima-library-offers-child-fingerprinting-dna-kits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_pcpl_fingerprinting/pima-library-offers-child-fingerprinting-dna-kits/ 02:02:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Free fingerprinting and DNA kits for children will be offered Thursday during a puppet show for the Pima County Public Library’s annual El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros program. 2012-04-26T02:02:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_student_loans/student-loan-borrowers-dazed-and-confused-by-servicer-shuffle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042412_student_loans/student-loan-borrowers-dazed-and-confused-by-servicer-shuffle/ 15:58:00Z Marian Wang A little-known legal provision forces the federal government to award contracts to qualifying nonprofit student loan servicers. The shuffle has caused problems for some borrowers. 2012-04-24T15:58:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_buckmaster/buckmaster-downtown-arena-good-idea/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_buckmaster/buckmaster-downtown-arena-good-idea/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- It’s the Monday Political Face-Off featuring commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Also, a newsmaker interview with Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham. Plus, a conversation with Dr. Mark Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute. 2012-04-23T21:17:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_tusd_bus_deadline/tusd-parents-urged-register-fall-school-bus-service/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042312_tusd_bus_deadline/tusd-parents-urged-register-fall-school-bus-service/ 17:32:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Tucson Unified School District has kicked off its Get on the Bus campaign to remind parents they have until May 15 to register their children for school transportation for the 2012-2013 school year. 2012-04-23T17:32:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_chlamydia_testing/chlamydia-report-has-good-news-bad-news-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_chlamydia_testing/chlamydia-report-has-good-news-bad-news-az/ 21:41:00Z Brittany Smith A national survey suggests that more young women in Arizona are getting tested for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, but data for the latest year available showed that fewer than half of those in this group were tested. 2012-04-20T21:41:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_buckmaster/buckmaster-gop-chair-likes-kelly-barber-match-up/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_buckmaster/buckmaster-gop-chair-likes-kelly-barber-match-up/ 21:11:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Republican Party Chairwoman Carolyn Cox, Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News and TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, and “Tucson’s Culinary Cruiser” Matt Russell. 2012-04-20T21:11:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_university_alerts/az-university-text-alert-systems-evolve-since-va-tech/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042012_az_university_alerts/az-university-text-alert-systems-evolve-since-va-tech/ 18:59:00Z Connor Radnovich Emergency alert systems put into place after the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings have evolved into multi-platform tools to share critical information during emergencies. 2012-04-20T18:59:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042012_bible_bill_op/a-peek-between-pages-bible-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042012_bible_bill_op/a-peek-between-pages-bible-bill/ 17:41:00Z Ed Perkins You’d think lawmakers and the governor are tiring of controversy as they approach the end of this year’s legislative session. But in what is widely seen as a contentious move in secular society, Brewer signed a measure allowing schools to offer a high school course on the Bible’s influence on Western culture. 2012-04-20T17:41:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041912_greek_kiln/ua-group-fire-up-kiln-re-create-ancient-greek-pottery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041912_greek_kiln/ua-group-fire-up-kiln-re-create-ancient-greek-pottery/ 19:50:00Z Rachel Cabakoff University of Arizona faculty and students will fire up a wood-fired kiln to demonstrate ancient Greek pottery-making Friday at St. Augustine’s Catholic High School. 2012-04-19T19:50:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041812_latam_sex_ed/sex-drugs-and-latin-america/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041812_latam_sex_ed/sex-drugs-and-latin-america/ 19:36:00Z Carmen Barroso While violence presents a serious threat to human security, there is an equally pressing issue at hand that is rarely discussed: the health and well-being of Latin America’s youth. 2012-04-18T19:36:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_buckmaster/buckmaster-growing-hispanic-population-may-turn-az-blue/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_buckmaster/buckmaster-growing-hispanic-population-may-turn-az-blue/ 20:58:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster: Political commentators John Munger and Paul Eckerstrom square-off. Also, a newsmaker interview with Tucson City Councilwoman Shirley Scott. 2012-04-16T20:58:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_az_rural_schools/teacher-drought-plagues-azs-rural-schools/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041612_az_rural_schools/teacher-drought-plagues-azs-rural-schools/ 19:15:00Z Ryan Kelly Attracting and retaining quality teachers is a problem in Arizona’s rural schools, and there seems to be no easy fix in sight. 2012-04-16T19:15:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041412_az_edson_program/asu-student-entrepreneurs-get-running-start/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041412_az_edson_program/asu-student-entrepreneurs-get-running-start/ 19:35:00Z Devin McIntyre At Arizona State University, student-entrepreneurs are getting help with funding to further start-up companies through the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative. 2012-04-14T19:35:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041312_buckmaster/buckmaster-dems-say-attacks-barber-are-false/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041312_buckmaster/buckmaster-dems-say-attacks-barber-are-false/ 21:29:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - A conversation with Jeff Rogers, chairman of the Pima County Democratic Party, the Reporters’ Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen and Jimmy Boegle, then Culinary Cruiser Matt Russell. 2012-04-13T21:29:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_az_poultry_antibiotics/asu-researcher-finds-banned-antibiotics-poultry/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_az_poultry_antibiotics/asu-researcher-finds-banned-antibiotics-poultry/ 00:00:00Z Brittany Smith A study of chicken byproducts co-authored by an Arizona State University researcher found trace amounts of antibiotics banned from poultry production in 2005. 2012-04-13T00:00:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_buckmaster/buckmaster-supes-must-choose-independent-pattersons-seat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041212_buckmaster/buckmaster-supes-must-choose-independent-pattersons-seat/ 20:44:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - An analysis of Daniel Patterson’s resignation with Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star and state Rep. Ted Vogt, then Chase Bank’s Patricia Feeney and education contributor Robert Hendricks. 2012-04-12T20:44:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041112_spring_fling_2012/spring-fling-promises-deep-fried-carnival-fun/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041112_spring_fling_2012/spring-fling-promises-deep-fried-carnival-fun/ 02:35:00Z Mariana Dale The annual Spring Fling starts Thursday at 4 p.m. at Rillito Downs. The carnival promises rides, music, games and deep-fried Twinkies. 2012-04-12T02:35:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_tusd_mas_pedicone/pedicone-defends-tusds-firing-mas-director/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_tusd_mas_pedicone/pedicone-defends-tusds-firing-mas-director/ 22:36:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson Unified School District Superintendent John Pedicone said the Governing Board’s decision to fire Mexican American Studies program director Sean Arce on Tuesday night was necessary for the program and district to move forward. 2012-04-11T22:36:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_worst_best_jobs/lumberjack-worst-job-computer-programmer-best/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041112_worst_best_jobs/lumberjack-worst-job-computer-programmer-best/ 21:10:00Z David Trifunov CareerCast.com suggests lumberjack is the worst job you could have in 2012, while computer programmer ranks at the top. 2012-04-11T21:10:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0401112_walk_n_roll/kids-gear-up-walk-n-roll-school/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0401112_walk_n_roll/kids-gear-up-walk-n-roll-school/ 18:45:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Students around Tucson won’t be hiding inside this Friday the 13th when they walk, ride, skate and scooter to school to improve Pima County’s air quality in the annual Walk n’ Roll to School Day. 2012-04-11T18:45:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041112_budget_lgbt_op/the-federal-budget-and-gay-and-transgender-families/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041112_budget_lgbt_op/the-federal-budget-and-gay-and-transgender-families/ 18:02:00Z Crosby Burns House Republicans last week passed House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s proposed budget, which would shred the safety net for gay and transgender families to tatters. 2012-04-11T18:02:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_az_preschool_ed/report-az-failing-support-preschool-education/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_az_preschool_ed/report-az-failing-support-preschool-education/ 15:27:00Z Alex Reese Arizona has “shut the door” on preschool programs by making funding cuts that leave a bleak educational future for the state’s children, according to a report released Tuesday. 2012-04-11T15:27:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_tusd_arce/tusd-ousts-mas-director-chaotic-meeting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041112_tusd_arce/tusd-ousts-mas-director-chaotic-meeting/ 07:01:00Z Dylan Smith TUSD’s Governing Board fired MAS director Sean Arce in a split vote Tuesday night, after chanting protesters delayed the decision. Despite impassioned pleas and a demonstration that saw supporters zip-tie themselves together, the board voted 3-2 to not renew his contract. 2012-04-11T07:01:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_latinos_college/report-az-latinos-still-lag-college-degrees/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_latinos_college/report-az-latinos-still-lag-college-degrees/ 02:39:00Z Stephanie Snyder Arizona did a better job of getting Latino students through college than other states, but still lagged when it came to the number of Latino adults with college degrees compared to all adults, a new report said 2012-04-11T02:39:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_tusd_streaming_video/tusd-stream-live-video-board-meetings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041012_tusd_streaming_video/tusd-stream-live-video-board-meetings/ 22:26:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Beginning Tuesday, Tucson Unified School District will live-stream meetings of the district’s Governing Board. 2012-04-10T22:26:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041012_lewis_mike_wallace/honor-and-privilege-work-with-mike-wallace/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041012_lewis_mike_wallace/honor-and-privilege-work-with-mike-wallace/ 16:42:00Z Charles Lewis Mike Wallace piqued those in power for more than half a century, nowhere more famously than on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” between 1968 and 2008. 2012-04-10T16:42:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_buckmaster/buckmaster-mas-backers-confident-law-will-overturned/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040912_buckmaster/buckmaster-mas-backers-confident-law-will-overturned/ 22:15:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - The Monday Political Face-Off with Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom, then former TUSD Mexican American Studies teacher Curtis Acosta and attorney Richard Martinez. 2012-04-09T22:15:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040712_lumies_nominations/time-ticking-nominate-artists-patrons-lumies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040712_lumies_nominations/time-ticking-nominate-artists-patrons-lumies/ 16:38:00Z Mariana Dale The nomination period for the annual Lumies Arts and Business Awards closes Thursday, April 12. The awards recognize local artists, organizations, educators and business partners. “It’s an effort to recognize the outstanding artists in the community who are not recognized at the state level.” 2012-04-07T16:38:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_pcc_chancellor/pima-looks-public-input-chancellor-search/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_pcc_chancellor/pima-looks-public-input-chancellor-search/ 16:53:00Z Dylan Smith As it searches for a new head, Pima Community College said it wants public input and will create a webpage and email address to inform the public and solicit comments. 2012-04-05T16:53:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_az_centennial/some-communities-make-az-centennial-year-long-event/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040512_az_centennial/some-communities-make-az-centennial-year-long-event/ 16:37:00Z Ivy Morris For many, Arizona’s centennial was over Feb. 14, but Nogales and other communities around the state are using the opportunity to teach Arizona’s history and ponder its future throughout 2012. (with video) 2012-04-05T16:37:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_three_sonorans/citizen-pulls-plug-three-sonorans-blog/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_three_sonorans/citizen-pulls-plug-three-sonorans-blog/ 18:03:00Z Dylan Smith The progressive blog Three Sonorans is no longer to be found at the Tucson Citizen website. David Morales’ blog, which focused on left-wing politics and TUSD’s ethnic studies, was pulled because of a “reckless disregard for the truth,” the Citizen’s administrator said. 2012-04-04T18:03:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040312_gop_women/house-gop-opens-new-front-war-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040312_gop_women/house-gop-opens-new-front-war-women/ 20:26:00Z Katie Wright House Republicans have made it clear that they aren’t finished with their war on women. Now they’ve leveled an attack on women’s economic security. 2012-04-03T20:26:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_daily_show_tusd/daily-show-tackles-tusds-ethnic-studies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_daily_show_tusd/daily-show-tackles-tusds-ethnic-studies/ 16:31:00Z Dylan Smith Comic news program The Daily Show took on TUSD’s ongoing controversy over ethnic studies Monday night. Here’s the video. 2012-04-03T16:31:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ 01:15:00Z Dylan Smith The names of the dead were read Friday in Tucson. For more than 13 hours, volunteers at Pima Community College read the names of U.S. service members who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2012-04-01T01:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033012_conservatives_science_poll/survey-most-conservatives-place-little-trust-science/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033012_conservatives_science_poll/survey-most-conservatives-place-little-trust-science/ 23:49:00Z Global Post Only a small minority of conservatives now say they place a “great deal” of trust in science, according to a survey published Thursday. 2012-03-30T23:49:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033012_student_loans_contractors/fed-contractors-complicating-help-student-borrowers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033012_student_loans_contractors/fed-contractors-complicating-help-student-borrowers/ 16:30:00Z Marian Wang While the White House has emphasized easing the burden for student borrowers, some contractors with the Department of Education appear to be exacerbating it. 2012-03-30T16:30:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_billboards_astronomers/astronomers-praise-brewers-electronic-billboards-veto/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033012_az_billboards_astronomers/astronomers-praise-brewers-electronic-billboards-veto/ 15:06:00Z Connor Radnovich Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of a bill that would have allowed electronic billboards will help preserve world-class astronomy in Arizona, a group of astronomers said Thursday. 2012-03-30T15:06:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032912_birth_control_success/study-birth-control-access-boosts-womens-earnings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032912_birth_control_success/study-birth-control-access-boosts-womens-earnings/ 21:48:00Z Sarah Wolfe New research shows that access to birth control pills over the past 50 years has translated into higher pay and better careers for women. 2012-03-29T21:48:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-ready-sales-tax-education/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-ready-sales-tax-education/ 20:56:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Ann-Eve Pedersen talks about sales tax for education, Shelly Fishman with the Money Maker Report, Dr. Cindi Donnelly on pet care, and consumer affairs contributor Tom Collier. 2012-03-27T20:56:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ 22:55:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Two events this weekend will honor America’s active duty military, veterans and those who died serving the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2012-03-26T22:55:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032312_tfd_recurit_applications/tfd-taking-applications-firefighter-recruits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032312_tfd_recurit_applications/tfd-taking-applications-firefighter-recruits/ 22:28:00Z Janet Rose Jackman The Tucson Fire Department is accepting applications for firefighter recruits, the department announced Friday. 2012-03-23T22:28:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032212_desert_heat_rockets/rockets-soar-into-desert-sky-this-weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032212_desert_heat_rockets/rockets-soar-into-desert-sky-this-weekend/ 00:25:00Z Rachel Cabakoff The Southern Arizona Rocketry Association is holding their 7th Annual Winter Rocket Launch this weekend which will include several launch events and over 1,000 rockets soaring into the sky. 2012-03-23T00:25:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032212_brewer_uhg_jobs/call-center-bring-400-jobs-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032212_brewer_uhg_jobs/call-center-bring-400-jobs-tucson/ 19:55:00Z Will Seberger OptumRx, a mail-order pharmacy and UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, announced on Thursday that it would open a call center near Rita Ranch that would bring 400 jobs to the area. 2012-03-22T19:55:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032212_az_teacher_scores/arizona-scores-low-teacher-preparation-study/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032212_az_teacher_scores/arizona-scores-low-teacher-preparation-study/ 17:21:00Z Ryan Kelly Arizona is lacking policies that enforce proper training of future teachers, a study by the National Council on Teacher Quality found. 2012-03-22T17:21:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032112_ncaa_cartoon/the-real-ncaa-rankings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032112_ncaa_cartoon/the-real-ncaa-rankings/ 16:14:00Z Matt Davies As people compare how well their picks are doing in the NCAA championship tournament, Matt Davies observes that those dominating college basketball may not be the teams you expect. 2012-03-21T16:14:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_santorum_english/santorum-overreaches-english-before-statehood/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032012_santorum_english/santorum-overreaches-english-before-statehood/ 17:51:00Z Robert Farley Rick Santorum overreached when he said Congress required “English be the principal language and that it be taught and spoken universally” as preconditions for statehood. 2012-03-20T17:51:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032012_university_transparency_op/sunshine-best-disinfectant-even-campus/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032012_university_transparency_op/sunshine-best-disinfectant-even-campus/ 17:47:00Z Carrie Ann Sitren As national Sunshine Week comes to a close, some legislators are trying to close out the sunshine. A new proposal would expand a current exemption to Arizona’s public records laws and limit public information at universities. 2012-03-20T17:47:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_buckmaster/buckmaster-homeschooling-right-your-child/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_buckmaster/buckmaster-homeschooling-right-your-child/ 21:43:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - The Monday Political Face-Off with John Munger and Vince Rabago, an interview with state Attorney General Tom Horne, and Robert Hendricks discusses homeschooling. 2012-03-19T21:43:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_grad_rates/report-grad-rates-up-us-down-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031912_grad_rates/report-grad-rates-up-us-down-az/ 18:32:00Z Janet Rose Jackman While more than half of U.S. states saw an increase in graduation rates between 2002 and 2009, Arizona’s rate declined. 2012-03-19T18:32:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031712_az_hoops_grades/azs-college-teams-make-grade-off-court/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031712_az_hoops_grades/azs-college-teams-make-grade-off-court/ 20:07:00Z Dustin Volz While their on-court performance hasn’t measured up, Arizona’s college teams have posted small off-court gains in academic ratings in recent years. 2012-03-17T20:07:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-must-win-back-communitys-trust/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-must-win-back-communitys-trust/ 20:56:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone, the Reporters’ Roundtable with The Tucson Weekly’s Mari Herreras and TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, and Culinary Cruiser Matt Russell. 2012-03-16T20:56:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_pcc_miles/miles-wont-seek-permanent-chancellors-post-pcc/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_pcc_miles/miles-wont-seek-permanent-chancellors-post-pcc/ 20:28:00Z Will Seberger PCC interim Chancellor Suzanne Miles announced Friday that she would remain in her position until a permanent leader is hired, and volunteered to take a $91,000 pay cut. Miles won’t seek the permanent position, she said. 2012-03-16T20:28:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_military_immersion/civilians-get-taste-military-life-from-az-national-guard/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_military_immersion/civilians-get-taste-military-life-from-az-national-guard/ 18:15:00Z Tarryn Mento For the second year, the Arizona National Guard and the Arizona Coalition for Military Families have offered civilians a two-day military-immersion experience. 2012-03-16T18:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_bullying_bill/democrats-advocates-rail-against-rejection-school-bullying-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_bullying_bill/democrats-advocates-rail-against-rejection-school-bullying-law/ 17:12:00Z Cale Ottens A Democratic leader who authored a bill aimed at curbing bullying in Arizona schools said a conservative group’s lobbyist engineered the measure’s demise. 2012-03-16T17:12:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-school-chief-blames-economy-classroom-spending-drop/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-school-chief-blames-economy-classroom-spending-drop/ 21:11:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster: John Huppenthal, Arizona superintendent of public instruction; Mike Feder, general manager of the Tucson Padres; Humane Society and healthy living. 2012-03-15T21:11:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-county-wants-lawmakers-back-off/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031412_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-county-wants-lawmakers-back-off/ 22:07:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Supervisors’ Chairman Ramon Valadez, Buckmaster Show historian Ken Scoville,  and Dave Wells of the Grand Canyon Institute. 2012-03-14T22:07:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030812_ten_women/10-women-you-should-know/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030812_ten_women/10-women-you-should-know/ 22:38:00Z Hayley Miller On International Women’s Day, 10 larger-than-life women are celebrated. 2012-03-08T22:38:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-county-vs-state-lawmakers-bonding-fight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030812_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-county-vs-state-lawmakers-bonding-fight/ 20:55:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with a conversation with State Rep. Terri Proud, then folklorist James “Big Jim” Griffith, and Tucson Vice-Mayor Councilwoman Karin Uhlich. 2012-03-08T20:55:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_pcc_guest_op/a-new-chapter-begins-pima-college/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_pcc_guest_op/a-new-chapter-begins-pima-college/ 18:12:00Z Scott A. Stewart A new chapter at Pima Community College began last week with the unanimous vote by the Board of Governors to appoint Dr. Suzanne Miles as interim chancellor. 2012-03-08T18:12:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_buckmaster/buckmaster-barber-expects-stiff-challenge-special-cd8-election/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_buckmaster/buckmaster-barber-expects-stiff-challenge-special-cd8-election/ 21:01:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - A newsmaker interview with CD8 Democratic contender Ron Barber, then Andrea Owan of SciEnTeK-12 talks about an upcoming science fair, and a talk with Gen. John Wickham. 2012-03-07T21:01:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_mex_spring_break/texas-warns-students-avoid-spring-break-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_mex_spring_break/texas-warns-students-avoid-spring-break-mexico/ 19:26:00Z Julian Aguilar The Texas Department of Public Safety is again warning students to avoid traveling to Mexico during spring break. 2012-03-07T19:26:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030712_mla_ethnic_studies/mla-ethnic-studies-courses-books-are-scholarly-not-political/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030712_mla_ethnic_studies/mla-ethnic-studies-courses-books-are-scholarly-not-political/ 19:22:00Z Modern Language Association The Modern Language Association expressed deep concern over the elimination of TUSD’s MAS program and the removal of textbooks from classrooms, arguing that ethnic studies are relevant to all schoolchildren, and that attempts to curtail such inquiry go against the U.S.’s founding principles. 2012-03-07T19:22:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_az_spanish_immersion/school-district-spanish-immersion-raises-test-scores/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030712_az_spanish_immersion/school-district-spanish-immersion-raises-test-scores/ 16:58:00Z Nicole Gilbert Educators say a Spanish-immersion program has improved standardized test scores, set up students for success in high school and shown the way for others like it in Arizona. (with video) 2012-03-07T16:58:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_pcc_transparency/pcc-announces-greater-transparency-measures/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_pcc_transparency/pcc-announces-greater-transparency-measures/#When: 12:03:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: The recent controversy over a consultant who was paid more than $300,000 for unbid work for Pima Community College has spurred the school’s interim chancellor to adopt greater transparency measures. 2012-03-07T12:03:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_buckmaster/buckmaster-border-warning-zone-not-good-idea-dupnik-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030612_buckmaster/buckmaster-border-warning-zone-not-good-idea-dupnik-says/ 21:10:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - A newsmaker interview with Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, the Tuesday Money Maker Report with Shelly Fishman, Arizonan publisher Todd Clodfelter, and Margaret Regan with the arts report. 2012-03-06T21:10:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_fiscal_policy_forum/pcc-hosts-forum-us-fiscal-policy-monday-night/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_fiscal_policy_forum/pcc-hosts-forum-us-fiscal-policy-monday-night/ 21:14:00Z Maria Coxon Smith Monday night is your chance to learn more about U.S. fiscal policy at a forum at Pima College. 2012-03-05T21:14:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_buckmaster/buckmaster-literacy-groups-count-book-fair/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_buckmaster/buckmaster-literacy-groups-count-book-fair/ 21:14:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-Off featuring commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Then, a conversation with the Up with People founder J. Blanton Belk. Also, it’s Tucson Festival of Books Week. We talk with Betty Stauffer of Literacy Connects. 2012-03-05T21:14:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_tusd_fees/tusd-offer-info-proposed-extracurricular-fee-hikes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030512_tusd_fees/tusd-offer-info-proposed-extracurricular-fee-hikes/ 19:55:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Parents can weigh in on Tucson Unified School District’s proposed fee increases for extracurricular activities during several presentations throughout March. 2012-03-05T19:55:44+00:00