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Arizona Sonoran News

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School-based mental health centers provide services for children in rural areas

Syrena Tracy February 23, 2018

Mental illnesses can be detected early in life, but school children in rural areas have limited access for the help they need compared to those living in urban centers. According to the Centers...

A student at Andrada Polytechnic High School writes notes during class on Feb. 28, 2017. Her teacher is one of the many instructors affected by limited budget increases over the past several years.

Lack of pay for Arizona teachers problematic

Saul Bookman March 10, 2017
A decrease of teachers and shortage of money will have an impact in Cochise County as retention rates continue to plummet in the state.
With AZ farmers aging fast, who will take over the farm?

With AZ farmers aging fast, who will take over the farm?

Ethan McSweeney March 3, 2016

Arizona’s farmers are getting older — a lot older. The average age of a principal farm operator in the state is 61.1 years old, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture from the U.S. Department...

Lack of AP class funding in rural Arizona

Lack of AP class funding in rural Arizona

Shannon Higgins February 11, 2016

Many rural Arizona schools lack the proper funds to start or expand their AP programs, including Tombstone High School, which lacks any such classes, and educators say this can be a serious detriment...

THS Graduation Relocating to Football Field

asnsadmin May 9, 2014

Tombstone High School will graduate 79 seniors and one junior on May 22. The ceremony will take place on the high school’s football field. During the event senior class presidents, Jacob Huston and Michelle...

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