Nogales
Nogales, AZ · Education
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Si Charro! Football Report: Tucson achieves emotional win over Buena with dramatic finish in overtime
The game was dramatic enough. The storylines associated with it, from a Tucson High perspective, added to the emotion. Tucson’s home game against Buena on Friday night included long drives, key interceptions, long touchdown plays for Buena, successful fake punts for Tucson, two field goals converted in the last minute of regulation, and, ultimately, an overtime finish that came down to a PAT for the Badgers after they stuffed the Colts’ two-point conversion run attempt.
allsportstucson.com
Marana uses a difficult month as fuel to push forward as season progresses, defeats CDO in region opener
“We’re a family first,” Marana coach Phillip Steward said about the rollercoaster month Marana has experienced. In early August, the Tigers lost senior wide receiver Sean Roebuck Jr. to season-ending injuries from an automobile accident. Starting the season 0-2, the average point margin in those losses was 18.5...
allsportstucson.com
ALA-Sierra Vista wins The Gregory School tournament
ALA-Sierra Vista beat The Gregory School 2-0 (25-14, 25-17) to win the championship of the Small(er) School Tournament hosted by the Hawks on Friday and Saturday. The Guardians compete in the 2A Southeast Region in the first year of AIA competition for the program. The team is 4-0 in ranking matches.
KOLD-TV
Tucson Now: Sunnyside ISD is bringing $1k of joy to classrooms
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Isabela Lisco stopped by the Tucson Now desk to tell Makayla Goos about a new way to keep teachers in the classroom: mini grants!. Sunnyside ISD is continuing their program of providing $1,000 grants to teachers for classroom and student needs. For Isabela’s full story...
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The Gregory School over Palo Verde 3-0
The Gregory School improved to 8-4 on the year after the Hawks beat Palo Verde 3-0 Thursday night at home. The two programs might meet again this Saturday during bracket play of the “The Small(er) Schools Volleyball Tourney” hosted by the Hawks starting Friday morning. Eight 1A, 2A...
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Faculty and students at Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind reflect on the start to its first semester at new campus
A student answers a yes or no question with a thumbs up during a morning class at ASDB campus in Oro Valley on Sept. 16, 2026. ASL interpreters were present to vocalize all signed answers in this article. During a morning math class at the Arizona State Schools for the...
PLANetizen
Planning schools aren’t preparing us for data centers — and communities are paying the price
In August 2025, the Tucson, Arizona City Council voted 7-0 to reject Project Blue, a data center campus that was set to draw $3.6 billion in investment and up to 600 megawatts of power for its operation. As Arizona Luminaria and other local outlets documented, the project had been under discussion since 2023, largely outside public view, and for months, residents didn’t know which tech company was behind it. The developer on record, Beale infrastructure, acted as the public face of the project, and the tech company behind it was only revealed to be Amazon Web Services after local reporters from Arizona Luminaria dug through public records to find out. The council’s vote blocked the project from coming into the city and drawing on Tucson’s water utility, and local residents who had been mobilizing against the project, particularly its water use in a drought-strained region, celebrated.
KOLD-TV
Southern Arizona school district issues warning over viral trend
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - One southern Arizona school district has issued a warning about a viral trend that is making the rounds. The Sunnyside School District sent a letter to parents about the “Cat in the Hat” trend. The trend features a sinister version of the Dr....
KOLD-TV
Treasurer Yee makes call for essay entries from southern Arizona students
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - September is National College Savings Month and Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee is holding an essay contest. In the contest, 5th and 6th grade students are asked to write about their future careers and the education they will need. Kimberly Yee joined 13 News’ Devyn Shea...
AZFamily
Southern Arizona school district issues warning over viral trend
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - One southern Arizona school district has issued a warning about a viral trend that is making the rounds. The Sunnyside School District sent a letter to parents about the “Cat in the Hat” trend. The trend features a sinister version of the Dr....
azpm.org
The microschool movement is reigniting a love of learning for Tucson’s neurodivergent students
Norah Newman, Annie Holub's daughter, uses an electric cardboard cutter during summer programming at Desert Dragon on July 1, 2026. Ellie Smolen used to never come home from school excited about the day she just had. “Ellie never was one of those kids to come home and say, ‘Hey, I...
KOLD-TV
Sunnyside Foundation spends nearly $80,000 on teacher projects
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Excellence in Education mini-grants are helping Sunnyside teachers address classroom needs. The Sunnyside Foundation spends tens of thousands of dollars each year supporting teacher projects, and the application is now open. Teacher creates Reading Nook. Students at Rivera Elementary School are reading comfortably thanks to...
KOLD-TV
Marana High shut down after student found dead on campus
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A death investigation has shut down Marana High School Tuesday, Sept. 8. In a note to families and staff, school officials said: “All staff who had reported to work are safe, and the campus is secure and closed while law enforcement conducts their investigation.”
KOLD-TV
Chalk Talk Ep 02: Two-Job Teachers
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - For Bloom Elementary School third-grade teacher Brianna Chavez, educating Tucson’s youth has been a lifelong dream since she was five years old. Coming from a multi-generational family of Arizona educators, Chavez pursued her passion with a full-ride scholarship to the University of Arizona, determined to enter the classroom despite warnings from friends and mentors about low pay. But in the second episode of 13 News Chalk Talk, host Isabella Lisco explores the stark financial reality that hit Chavez after graduation: teaching alone could not cover her basic cost of living.
Arizona Luminaria
Combining a love of tech and music, Tucson middle schoolers become composers
Seventh grader Mauricio Armenta traded his 3-foot trombone for some headphones, a keyboard and mouse this school year. Instead of playing in the band, Mauricio says he wanted to learn a different way to play music.