Tucson tech: Desert shrub guayule may be new major source of natural rubber

David Wichner Arizona Daily Star

Twenty years ago, scientists at the University of Arizona began studying guayule, a small desert shrub farmed as a source of natural rubber.

3 hurt in crash involving Sahuarita school bus

Arizona Daily Star

 Three people were injured when a small Sahuarita school bus struck a parked tractor-trailer rig at the Canoa rest area on Interstate 19 on Mo…

Education notes

Alexis Huicochea Arizona Daily Star

Area teens honored at Intel science fair

Scouts battle graffiti with South Tucson mural

Kimberly Matas Arizona Daily Star

A troop of Girl Scouts in South Tucson decided to combat graffiti Saturday by covering a public wall with spray paint.

Allsport Academy's charter revoked after ADOE failing grade

Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools voted last week to revoke the charter of a Tucson school that mixes sports with academics.

PCC will pay chancellor $344,000

Carol Ann Alaimo Arizona Daily Star

Lee Lambert is under no illusions about what lies ahead when he takes the helm of troubled Pima Community College.

Tucsonan in stolen-jewelry syndicate gets 3.5 years

Veronica M. Cruz Arizona Daily Star

A Tucson man who was one of 14 people indicted in a theft ring in which more than $1.5 million in jewelry was stolen and sold off, was sentenc…

NASA greenlights UA-led mission to get bits of asteroid

Tom Beal Arizona Daily Star

NASA gave the all-systems-go signal Thursday for a University of Arizona-led mission to mine samples from a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu.

Sunnyside staff likely to get 2% pay raise

Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star

Sunnyside Unified School District employees will likely see a pay increase for the first time in five years.

Ironwood Ridge teacher jailed; sex with Tucson student is alleged

Carmen Duarte Arizona Daily Star

A marketing and media arts teacher at Ironwood Ridge High School was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a female student.

Photos: Pima Community College graduation

The largest graduating class in Pima Community College history, 3,726 students, received degrees and certificates at the Tucson Convention Cen…

Wash. college leader expected to be named PCC chancellor

Carol Ann Alaimo ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Pima Community College is poised to choose a new chancellor Friday.

Senate panel OKs $82M for schools, makes big cuts

Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services

PHOENIX - A Senate panel approved $82 million in court-ordered inflation aid for public schools, while at the same time eliminating hundreds o…

Sahuarita High's sweet sounds earn $5,500 grant from Grammys

Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star

Sahuarita High School's music students received their first Grammy award Tuesday.

3,726 to make Pima College's Class of 2013 the biggest in its history

Carol Ann Alaimo Arizona Daily Star

Pima Community College will celebrate the largest graduating class in its history at its annual spring commencement Thursday.

PCC commencement features record number of grads

Carol Ann Alaimo Arizona Daily Starr

Pima Community College will celebrate the largest graduating class in its history at its annual spring commencement Thursday.

Tucson Jazz Institute takes first in national Lincoln Center contest

Kathleen Allen Arizona Daily Star

The Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Band took the top prize at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's 18th annual Essentially Ellington high school ja…

5 teams from Magee Middle School to compete in Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Alexis Huicochea Arizona Daily Star

For the 10th year in a row, Magee Middle School students will put their creative problem-solving skills to the test in the Odyssey of the Mind…

Pima Community College gets second-highest bond rating with a 'negative outlook' from Moody's

Carol Ann Alaimo Arizona Daily Star

A major bond rating firm has taken notice of the turmoil at the top of Pima Community College.

CVS is coming to Main Gate Square

Angela Pittenger Arizona Daily Star

CVS Pharmacy will be the newest addition to more than 20 retailers and 30 restaurants at Main Gate Square near the University of Arizona.

Education notes: Scholarships, awards given

Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star

National Merit awards go to 5 local students

Tanque Verde looks at turning elementary school into charter

Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star

The Tanque Verde Unified School District is considering the possibility of changing one of its elementary school into a charter school.

Vail kids and their cameras create project to help dogs

Kimberly Matas Arizona Daily Star

Reading specialist Ashley Curtis has two passions outside the classroom: community service and photography.

Pima College votes to divide up outside legal work

Carol Ann Alaimo Arizona Daily Star

A law firm that's collected more than $2 million from taxpayers and overcharged them for two years straight won't be getting much business any…

Sahuarita senior a star in life, classroom

Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star

Erica Schwarz has made it a priority to see the beauty in life and inspire others around her to do the same.