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Education notebook: Teacher shortage worsens amid pandemic, UA and county address rising cases

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

News roundup: Local candidates make their case, data shows racial disparities in TPD use of force

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 18.

The McLean family, photographed through a window, spends the afternoon together in their Phoenix home earlier this month. After mom Katie and dad Reese tested positive for COVID-19, they took baby Jay for a swab test. It was negative, but they’re convinced he had the disease.

As schools reopen, Arizona confronts high rates of COVID-19 in youth

The state’s youth case rate was the third-highest among 48 states reporting, according to a report.

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Pima County opening free flu shot clinic

No insurance is needed.

News roundup: High daily case count due to new reporting methods, apartments near UA to close pools, gyms

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 17.

AZ unemployment numbers a mixed bag

The unemployment picture is not so rosy as the numbers say.

Robert Taylor as novelist Craig Johnson's hero Sheriff Walt Longmire in the television series "Longmire".

Author Craig Johnson talks about Sheriff Walt Longmire's "Next to Last Stand".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Real talk about living with autism, from some folks in our community who have first-hand experience.

Students on the University of Arizona campus, Aug. 25, 2020.

Pima County directs apartment complexes near UA to close pools, gyms

The order is part of an attempt to slow a COVID-19 surge on campus.

Arizona officials are urging people to get flu shots this fall to avoid the double threat of flu and COVID-19, which they fear could overburden state hospitals. But the state’s vaccination track record is not great, with just 42.6% of adults getting flu shots last year.

Arizona pushes flu vaccinations to avert flu-and-COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’

Health officials are hoping to head off the possibility of a surge in hospitalizations from one or both of the viruses.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona researchers dive into novel coronavirus

The team from the three state universities and T-Gen are trying to unlock the coronavirus.

Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Poll: Nearly 40% of Arizona residents wouldn't take COVID-19 vaccine

A poll suggests Arizona residents are split or undecided about whether they would take a coronavirus vaccine.

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News roundup: Reaching Latino and young voters; Poll: 38% of Arizonans wouldn't get COVID-19 vaccine

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 15.

Looking west toward downtown Tucson, with "A" Mountain in the background.

Pima County taking testing to where the college students are

The county will use pop-up sites near local bars catering to students.

Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward snaps a selfie with supporters of President Donald Trump at a Latinos for Trump event in Phoenix, Monday, Sept. 14. Like Ward, most of those attending the roundtable were maskless.

As polls show him trailing in Arizona, Trump stops in Phoenix to woo Latino voters

Events aimed at winning over Hispanic voters illustrate expectations that the demographic could make or break the November election.

News roundup: Virus numbers grow at UA, Biden increases lead in AZ, flu shots crucial

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 14

University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

UA, Pima County asks off-campus students to shelter in place

The voluntary request is intended to stem a surge of new coronavirus cases.

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