Fitz Blog: Pedicone moves on

John Pedicone announced his resignation today as superintendent of the Tucson Unified School District this afternoon at Pima County’s Behavioral Health Pavilion Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic.

Bill would allow principals, teachers, school staff to carry guns

PHOENIX — Attorney General Tom Horne and a Sierra Vista Republican lawmaker are pushing a plan to let principals, teachers and janitors at public schools carry guns.

TUSD board OKs cuts to school staff, other jobs

The Tucson Unified School District will move forward with cutting assistant principals, counselors, librarian assistants, human resource workers and other positions in an effort to close a $17 million budget gap.

Longtime Amphi board member resigns

An Amphitheater School District board member announced his resignation on Tuesday.

Fitz Blog:TUSD Update

2 Tucson groups benefit from federal education grants

Two Tucson groups and a third from southern Arizona have been awarded federal funds to help students make healthier choices.

Arizona district limits wild hairstyles, piercings and tattoos — on teachers

PHOENIX — A new dress code covering hundreds of teachers in the Phoenix area bans extreme hairstyles, facial piercings and distracting tattoos.

Tucson district picks new board president

Miguel Cuevas has been selected to take over the presidency of the TUSD Governing Board through the remainder of the calendar year.

Sunnyside board president to resign

Magdalena Barajas, president of the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board, is resigning effective June 30.

Arizona school board to clarify teacher dress code

PEORIA — Peoria school district teachers will soon be learning what they can and can’t wear in the classroom.

Sunnyside voters favor bonds; override trailing

Voters in the Sunnyside School District appear to be favoring an $88 million bond measure, but fewer are showing their support for the continuation of the district’s 10 percent override.