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This map from Opportunity Atlas shows the average income for adults based on where they grew up.

The Buzz: Combatting Generational Poverty in Pima County

A new effort aims to help those who are born into poverty move up the socio-economic ladder.

Cochise College Student Wellness Manager Loren Gladwill (left), and Cochise College Sophomore and work study Isidro Calvillo (21, right) inside the Cochise Cupboard Food Pantry, which is located in the 600 building at the college's Douglas Campus. July 3, 2023.

Cochise College food pantry gets $30,000 grant

The funds will be used in-part to add cooking and nutrition workshops for students

UA tech incubator expands to Sierra Vista

Projects aims to help one startup each quarter.

File image of an empty classroom at Sabino H. S.

Think tank says education aggregate expenditure limit should be ended permanently

The Grand Canyon Institute report claims AEL is bad for Arizona schools and the state's economy.

Where's the new money in the state budget going?

We look at a handful of areas that will see a notable increase in funds this fiscal year

A masked teacher offers instruction to a student at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Tucson teachers earn less than teachers in similar Western cities

A study by University of Arizona economists shows teacher salaries in Tucson aren’t keeping up with the nation or even Western cities comparable in size or cost of living

The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Data analysis shows low investment in kids futures across Arizona

The state rank 40th across the country after comparing 2019 factors in their health, education, economic status and families.

Students follow a lecture at the University of Arizona.

Tuition costs hold steady for most Arizona college students.

Regents hold the line during pandemic disruption.

Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local businesses and schools adapt to changes in COVID restrictions

Following orders from Gov. Doug Ducey, schools will offer in-person classes starting this week.

Dr. Amy S. Cramer, founder and president of Voices On The Economy (VOTE), believes we
won't come up with desperately needed solutions to our economic problems until we overcome
our partisan hostility and learn to listen to one another’s ideas with an open mind.

Voices On The Economy (VOTE)

A new approach to economics education takes on partisan hostility

The city of Tucson is using CARES Act funding to provide scholarships for child care during the pandemic.

Child care scholarships available for Tucson and South Tucson families

The scholarships can be applied to past due child care bills, registration fees and ongoing tuition.

Children's toys.

Child care centers outside of Tucson eligible for Pima County grants

The $2 million grant program will start accepting applications Friday.

The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA will start furloughs Monday, despite pushback

President Robbins said other cost-cutting measures will be explored to deal with a potential $250 million deficit.

The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA President Robbins says he doesn’t oppose a faculty union

Robbins said he is "all for it" after a campus coalition announced it plans to form a union.

The University of Arizona Administration building.

UA group critical of university's pandemic response wants a union

A group of faculty, staff and graduate students say it is time to push back against the administration.

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