Collection: Read past coverage of Tucson Unified School District's desegregation case
The case stemmed from two class-action lawsuits filed in 1974 by Black American and Mexican American students alleging segregation in TUSD, and was consolidated a year later. In 1978, the court found that discriminatory segregation existed in TUSD.
U.S. Reps. RaΓΊl Grijalva and Ann Kirkpatrick requested the funds that were approved by the Appropriations Committee.
OPINION: "Over the last 19 years as a TUSD board member," writes longtime TUSD board memeber Adelita Grijalva, "one of the most contentious and controversial issues has been this court case and court oversight."
A federal judge says court oversight is no longer needed for Tucson Unified to provide equitable educational opportunities.
TUSD is seeking to be released from court supervision in its 41-year-old desegregation case, according to a petition for unitary status filed …
Roskruge K-8, Booth-Fickett K-8, Drachman Montessori K-8, Borton Elementary andΒ Holladay Elementary were at risk of losing their magnet status and the funding that comes with it.
Under a new law signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, Arizona public schools will have moreΒ autonomy in how they instruct English-language learners.
Federal court says TUSD is in partial compliance with the longstanding court order but still has work to do on discipline disparities, advanced learning opportunities.
The legal tactic aims to bring closure to the decades-old case, TUSD leader says.
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Tucson Unified School District is now released of judicial oversight in the decades-long desegregation court case. Supervision of its practices will now be the TUSD governing board's responsibility.
