The vaccine is becoming available here just as cases in Pima County’s schools have increased substantially week over week: 738 new school-related cases this week, with 623 infections in students.
The new app through Tucson Unified School District offers virtual and in-person counseling services to students at no charge to them. Billed as the first of its kind in the nation, it's designed to help students and families coping with trauma and stress, especially during the pandemic.
Thanks to a grant from Solutions Journalism Network, we wrote four stories with the Arizona Daily Star and La Estrella de Tucsón about ways Tucson and Pima County officials and organizations are trying to help make child care more accessible.
HB 2016 waives a 20-hour-per-week work requirement for parents receiving Arizona DES child care subsidies. That means low-income parents who are already qualified for DES child care subsidies will have the option to enroll at an accredited educational institution or employment training program and still maintain their child care subsidy. Read more
Find out how some Tucson nonprofits and organizations are working to help families with early learning resources and child care. Read more
Head Start, and other providers of high-quality early childhood education, are getting a boost this fall, thanks to a $10 million infusion of funding approved by the Pima County Board of Supervisors in May. Read more
With the cost of infant care exceeding the cost of a year of in-state tuition at the University of Arizona, families struggle to make ends meet. Read more
Tucson kids can now virtually meet award-winning authors and illustrators via Zoom during Imagination Fridays. The fall webinar series is organized by the Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words. Read more
The Unidas program, affiliated with the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona, aims to build leadership skills among girls, young women and gender-expansive teens, who also learn grant-writing skills and explore professional development. Read more
If you have questions regarding COVID-19 cases and mask mandates in Tucson's K-12 public schools, this article may help. Read more
Tucson groups are distributing thousands of free backpacks and school supplies to help students get ready for the 2021 school year. Read more
The county-funded Pima Early Education Program scholarships (PEEPs), is a brand new program meant to help provide full or partial financial assistance for children from low-income families to attend preschool at 170 locations throughout the county. Read more
For Tucson tweens and teens who are too old for summer camp, but not yet old enough or ready for a summer job, there are still a few, fun options for beating boredom this summer. Read more
Use the This Is Tucson Tucson and Southern Arizona summer camp guide to search for in-person or virtual summer camps in by age, topic, location and cost. Read more
These summer camps provide kids with plenty of opportunities for creative expression through visual arts, drama and crafting. They'll have the chance to make wearable masterpieces, star in a play, or get a taste of all mediums and styles of art. Read more
The KIDCO after-school program, which provides childcare and activities for kids ages 5-11, will return to its locations in the Tucson Unified, Amphi and Sunnyside school districts this month. Read more
In several not-to-be-missed interactive sessions happening this weekend on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7, kids can build along with a LEGO expert, see a live science experiment and make their own comics. Read more
TUSD will open schools for in-person learning after a year of schools being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Free meal distribution continues at districts throughout Tucson, Arizona. Check this list for times and locations for children to get free breakfast and lunch. Read more
To help families weigh their school options, Tucson Unified School District will host virtual open houses all throughout January giving prospective families a look at what each school has to offer. Read more
Applications for the Community Wireless Program are open now through Dec. 24, 2020 and those who qualify will receive a free router and wireless service until the end of 2021. Read more
The annual Young Authors and Young Artists Contests hosted by the Tucson Festival of Books and local non-profit partners is open to all Southern Arizona students in pre-k through 12th grade. Read more
Tucson's second largest school district Sunnyside, serving about 15,000 students, returns to remote learning due to a rise in COVID-19 in Pima County. Read more
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