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A logo of Marana High School's tiger mascot decorates a wall in a courtyard on campus.

Marana school district requires masks

Growing number of schools in Pima County requiring masks on campus.
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pima County schools have reported over 400 cases of COVID-19

County superintendent said he's pleading with Gov. Ducey to rescind a ban on schools requiring masks.
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics coming to Tucson schools

Alice Vail Middle School and Salpointe Catholic High School will have clinics Saturday. No appointments needed.
File image of students using school-provided laptops in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

Pima County Health Director 'comfortable' with school reopening

Dr. Theresa Cullen expects most teachers to have their shots by March 15.
W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way.

Vail area gets Pima County public library branch

W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library, near Empire High School, opened Tuesday.
Children's toys.

Child care centers outside of Tucson eligible for Pima County grants

The $2 million grant program will start accepting applications Friday.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Biden picks Harris for VP, Pence visits Tucson, no UA football this fall

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 11.
The shadows of children playing outside at a school in Tucson.

Pima County COVID-19 trends improve, but risk remains too high for schools

A recent memo recommended schools wait until after Labor Day to offer traditional in-person learning.
Pima County Library bookshelves.

Pima County libraries reopen with temporary COVID-19 measures

Guests can now pick up books they’ve placed on hold or use computers that have been spaced apart.
Lee Lambert, Pima Community College chancellor, April 2018.

PCC chancellor 'cautiously optimistic' as pandemic forces major pivot

A conversation with Chancellor Lee Lambert about how the college is faring and what the pandemic could mean for its future.
Mark Stegeman, seen here at a February 2017 TUSD Governing Board meeting, announced he was stepping down from the board before the end of his term.

TUSD begins search to replace resigning board member

Mark Stegeman's replacement will serve through the end of 2020.
TUSD governing board member Mark Stegeman. (2013)

TUSD governing board member Mark Stegeman resigns

He says radical reform is needed for the district.
TUSD Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo addresses the media on potential student walkouts, March 13, 2018.

TUSD sees improvement in student retention

Fewer students left the district in 2019 than the previous year.
Vail high school seniors attending early college at Pima Community College.

Vail high school students make an early jump to college

Collaboration with Pima Community College builds a bridge to the future.
Basketball at the Pima County Jail.

Using basketball to raise the academic game of Pima County's 'forgotten' students

Students in Pima County's juvenile detention system have to earn the right to play through grades and behavior.
Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo shared his idea to move sixth graders back to elementary schools and house only seventh and eighth grade students in junior high schools at a Governing Board meeting April 30, 2019.

TUSD moves closer toward approving new sex education curriculum

The district's sex ed policies have not been updated since 2006.

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