Join us in welcoming our new Professor @ktblust! Blust is an outstanding journalist and alum ('16, M.A.) of the @uazjschool. She brings international reporting experience from her time as a senior field correspondent with @NPR member station @kjzzphoenix Fronteras Desk. 🐻⬇️
Last Friday, longtime @nogalesnews Managing Editor Jonathan Clark ended a remarkable tenure. A number of reporters who had the privilege to work under him were sad to see him go, but overjoyed to know that one of the finest editors to ever work in AZ is getting long overdue rest
The superintendent acknowledged that an email announcing the committee may have been misleading. As one school board member put it: “I frankly would be coming up here as a parent if I was on the other side of the dais.” @genesislarag with the story: https://t.co/JD73WYZKhl
A huge congrats to @AngGervasi on her recognition as the @ananewsflash Reporter of the Year. The @nogalesnews has a long tradition of helping reporters realize their potential. Hats off to Jon, Manny and the rest of the NI team!
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Is #Tucson's largest school district doing all it can to secure its campuses? It's hard to know if the district won't release the data, but the district says it can't without revealing vulnerabilities. @genesislarag reports on a tricky issue. https://t.co/3gt4dhoXlk
In the days following the sudden closure of San Xavier Mission School, diocese leaders coordinated with families and employees to help them find placements in other Tucson-area schools. https://t.co/GovjH8ZOzV
At one such summer camp in Tucson, elementary-aged students worked on building projects with STEM kits. Next door, a group had just finished making glow-in-the-dark lightsabers. Arizona offered the camps for free this summer. https://t.co/FDFGPnrbtn
For Star subscribers: For the first time, families enrolled in Tucson Unified School District's before- and after-school child-care programs won't have to pay for them. For some, that will be a savings of more than $2,800 per child in the… https://t.co/zDDuRezB4d
For Star subscribers: Among Tucson Unified School District high schools, Catalina had the biggest increase, and Rincon the biggest decrease, in the percentage of seniors who graduated this year compared to pre-pandemic years. https://t.co/5gz4j8oPCi
If you're registered and haven't voted yet, why not? You really want others making decisions for you on everything from school choice, abortion, tax policy and changes to election laws? I thought not. Polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. And, remember, registered independents can vote!
With school starting soon, Tucson Unified School District still faces significant staffing shortages, particularly among math educators, special education teachers and bus drivers. https://t.co/Nf6AQyFKLR
If approved, this measure would fill up to 24 math vacancies with online instruction, and classroom managers, most likely TAs, would supervise the students in person. https://t.co/1JVNPhc7V5
Some of the biggest beneficiaries of the pay hikes were those already earning top salaries, such as the deputy city manager ($13,000+ raise), police chief ($12,000+ raise) and the assistant police chief and housing and HR directors ($10,000+ raises). https://t.co/gWuWRmhnc4