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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Ahliz Soto and Noemi Lopez proudly hold their certificates of achievement from Mexican American Student Services Department’s College Academy for Parents.

How TUSD is expanding opportunities for Latino students and their families

Zoe Montaño, Reporter December 4, 2024

Balancing cross country races, dual-enrollment classes and evening JTED courses, Catalina High School junior Emiliano Caldera is no stranger to hard work. Last month, he added another achievement to...

Refugio Del Cid, Arizona Sonoran News

CommunityShare instructor Jackie Nichols and her students, from left,  Gabriel Curiel, Mariana Diaz, Elias El Onache, and Perla Grijalva from Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School present their award-winning future city model, “Platinum City.”

Sunnyside to expand program that brings real world into the classroom

Refugio Del Cid, Reporter March 26, 2024

Refugio Del Cid, Arizona Sonoran News Sunnyside Unified School District plans to expand its CommunityShare program to all schools within the district. The program is now  active in 11 of the 18 elementary...

Daniel Johnson helps a student at Hollinger K-8 in Tucson, AZ. (Photo by: Bria Fonteno / Arizona Sonora News)

Passion keeps teachers in the classroom

Bria Fonteno October 3, 2018

As Arizona schools struggle with fixing problems in the education system, having committed and passionate teachers may be the start to a solution. “I teach because I love what I do. I still remember...

Lisa Blanchard, a teacher at Andrade Polytechnic High School, provides instruction to her class on Feb. 28, 2017. Blanchard is one of many teachers who has thrived despite budget cutbacks from the state.

Career and technical schools thrive despite cutbacks

Saul Bookman April 6, 2017

The stigma that comes with schools formerly known as vocational and that they are known for being a last resort for kids couldn’t be further from the truth because of schools like Andrada Polytechnic...

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