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Deciding whether to return schoolchildren to in-person learning is a major source of stress for parents.

It's still unsafe to reopen schools for in-person learning, Pima County health experts say

The county isn't yet meeting any of its targets for containing the coronavirus.

File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education Notebook: Back-to-school benchmarks, UA's path forward

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state, Aug. 8.

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.

Poll: Majority of Arizonans uncomfortable sending kids back to school

A new poll shows most people in the state are not comfortable with a return to school.

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.

A poster taped to a vehicle protests returning to in-person learning too soon during the pandemic. Demonstrators staged a motorcade and decorated their vehicles beforehand outside Hi Corbett Field on July 22, 2020.

Arizona schools chief anticipates delays to in-person learning

State Superintendent Kathy Hoffman supports schools providing targeted services for vulnerable students.

News roundup: Fraud in Arizona unemployment claims, benchmarks released for school return

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 6.

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.

Arizona releases guidance for returning to classrooms

The promised benchmarks for returning to in-person learning outline county COVID-19 targets.

Christopher Johnson as Armand and Carley Elizabeth Preston as Désirée in "Désirée's Baby", based on the short story by Kate Chopin.

Rogue Radio presents Kate Chopin's “Désirée's Baby”

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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.

Consumer watchdog groups are scrambling to keep up with the number of new scams that pop up every day related to COVID-19, from fake cures to sham financial opportunities. The intense focus on the disease, a lack of checks and the speed and anonymity of the internet have combined to help fraud explode, they say.

Tucson moves ahead with public Wi-Fi

Access points funded by pandemic relief funds will serve neighborhoods without broadband.

Education Notebook: Kindergarten to university, Arizona back-to-school plans emerging

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state, Aug. 1.

#RedforEd protesters descended on the Capitol in the spring of 2018.

Education funding initiative removed from Arizona ballot

A judge found the Invest in Ed initiative’s description misleading. Advocates plan to appeal the decision.

Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez works on his computer at the University of Arizona on July 28, 2020. Castiello-Gutiérrez is an international student working toward his Ph.D. in higher education.

Pandemic creates added pressures for international students

The UA has about 3,700 international students.

Pima County leaders urge schools to stay closed

County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry says school should not reopen until Labor Day or later.

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