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The Never-Ending Scrutinynew
Two years after Arizona banned Mexican-American studies, new curriculum is under attack.
Tucson Weekly |
María Inés Taracena |
01-15-2015 |
Education
Sponsor Appealnew
The drama over the termination of a University of Arizona assistant professor and the future of marijuana research continues.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
07-29-2014 |
Education
Taxing Questionsnew
Arizona voters soundly reject the extension of a one-cent sales tax for education.
Tucson Weekly |
Weekly Staff and Contributors |
11-08-2012 |
Education
No Helpnew
Another family speaks out about the failures of TUSD's special-education services.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
10-15-2012 |
Education
Tags: TUSD
Finding Hopenew
A parent speaks out about TUSD's special-ed troubles
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-27-2012 |
Education
Tags: special education, TUSD
Preponderance of Evidencenew
The federal DOE's Office of Civil Rights determines that TUSD officials retaliated against a whistleblower.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-13-2012 |
Education
Tags: TUSD, Tucson School District
Walk or Take Sun Tran!new
Some Pueblo High students are surprised to learn their school buses have been sent elsewhere
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
08-16-2012 |
Education
After Speaking Outnew
A $1 million libel lawsuit against Mexican-American studies teachers continues.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
08-10-2012 |
Education
TUSD and Desegregation: a Historynew
Desegregation efforts in the Tucson Unified School District started with a lawsuit filed 38 years ago. In 1974, two families filed separate lawsuits against the district to address disparities in the education of African-American and Mexican-American students...
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
05-10-2012 |
Education
Ties That Bindnew
Internal struggles in the University of Arizona Mexican American Studies department continue to grow.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
05-03-2012 |
Education
Skin in the Gamenew
A bill that would force students in Arizona to pay $2,000 a year in university tuition passes a key hurdle.
Tucson Weekly |
Alexandra K. Newman |
03-04-2012 |
Education
Emails and B.S.new
We get the runaround -- and impossible answers -- from the University of Arizona regarding a TUSD-related records request.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
02-08-2012 |
Education
The End of Ethnic Studies in Tucson?new
Confusion reigns after the Tucson Unified School District board votes to eliminate ethnic studies.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
01-18-2012 |
Education
A Board Dividednew
The TUSD school board finally picks a committee to help select a replacement for the late Judy Burns
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
12-08-2011 |
Education
Differential Debutnew
Tuition increases at Pima Community College are taking some students by surprise
Tucson Weekly |
Brian J. Pedersen |
10-20-2011 |
Education
