OPINION: "Not only are we overworked and stretched thin in the classroom, but we cannot afford health care for our own children and families. It is shameful and embarrassing," write a group of teachers in Tucson.
The UB Teacher Residency Program was awarded one of 22 grants nationwide from the U.S. Department of Education’s Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Program, Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, announced.
OPINION: "Instead of creating new certifications every few years, our goal should be to reduce the need for non-standard certificates in the first place. To do that, we must address the root causes of teacher shortages. Chronically low teacher pay, lack of public support, and constant battles with the Legislature for funding have impacted Arizona’s ability to attract fully certified teachers," writes Star contributor Heather Mace.
“We have built a community of 70 residents, 60 mentors and more than 40 UB faculty,” program director Amanda Winkelsas said.
Tucson parents are telling TUSD they want choices when it comes to sending their kids back to school as teachers share concerns about returning without a coronavirus vaccine.
Many Tucson parents are telling Tucson's largest school district they want choices when it comes to sending their kids back to campuses as educators share concerns about returning in the absence of a coronavirus vaccine.
A quarter of teaching positions in Arizona are vacant, according to a survey released by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association.
The survey was by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association.
An Arizona company is actively recruiting Puerto Ricans to teach in Arizona schools following a deadly hurricane.
The Tucson Unified School District's blacklist appears to have been kept under wraps for two decades.
