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As President Joe Biden takes office, one group of Arizona college students is looking to help shape new policies. Last month, the Arizona Students' Association sent a letter to the new administration laying out issues it hopes Biden takes to…

Vaccine rollout for Tucson educators off to slow and confusing start

Dysart's elected school board leaders recently unleashed pent-up frustration over feeling shut up and shut out of crucial decisions made by the superintendent, saying they wanted to be more "hands on" with big issues facing the district, such as COVID-19. …

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden is expected to tackle big issues, including immigration. Details of a sweeping immigration reform bill have emerged, including addressing DACA, the Obama-era program for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as…

Arizona is the least safe state during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study analyzing data from several official sources. States were ranked in order of safety based on rates of vaccinations, positive tests, hospitalizations, deaths, and transmissions. Our state took…

Despite a recent downturn reported in some COVID-19 hospitalization metrics, an Arizona State University expert is warning the state may yet to see the peak of this surge. As of Wednesday, the state's coronavirus dashboard showed 4,663 COVID-19 inpatients at…

A report on U.S. history released by the outgoing Trump administration has been dismissed by historians as inaccurate and misleading. Criticism of the report came swiftly. It is unclear who wrote the document which is more than 40 pages long,…

Arizona teachers can apply for Desert Financial Credit Union’s annual Adopt-A-Teacher program.

Misty Gardner-Hajek was ready first thing in the morning on Jan. 11 to sign up for her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Gardner-Hajek is an English teacher at Coronado High School in Scottsdale, and one of the thousands of…

It’s hard to go back to school when you’re a little older than other students. In fact, Education Corner says about 70% of non-traditional college students, including the older ones, end up dropping out. ASU grad students, however, have the chance…

After the pandemic hit last March, ending spring sports in Arizona, John Irish missed out on leading Avondale Westview's baseball team the rest of the way. Now there won't be anymore baseball for him, after accepting the head football coaching…

Tucson's largest school district hopes to vaccinate all staff in 8-10 weeks.

A bill making its way through the Arizona State Legislature aims to help get more young children through pre-kindergarten programs.  “House Bill 2015 calls for Arizona to fund high-quality pre-K programs for kids throughout the state who wouldn’t have access…

Just over a week into the spring semester, Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University and the University of Arizona are recording relatively few COVID-19 cases, according to data released by each institution. University of Arizona started its term with a positivity rate well…

Once he becomes President, Joe Biden says he will work quickly to undo many of President Trump’s contentious policies. That may include undoing actions Trump took in an attempt to secure the border and free up money to build his…