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A row of empty lockers in a hallway at Marana Middle School.

Education notebook: Schools face financial troubles due to pandemic

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

News roundup: Election day nears in battleground Arizona

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 30.
A backlog at USCIS means has meant many immigrants who planned to be first-time voters in this year's election won't get that chance.

USCIS backlog hampers voting for immigrants still awaiting citizenship

Some 300,000 immigrants won't become citizens in time for Nov. 3
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft stows the TAGSAM collection head after gathering samples from the surface of the asteroid Bennu, Oct. 29, 2020

OSIRIS-REx stows its asteroid sample earlier than planned

The decision was made when the team determined they had plenty of material, which was leaking from the collection head.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Border wall and wildlife corridors, COVID-19 mouth rinse sampling

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 29.
Two women fill out their ballots at a polling place in Pima County.

Dems make big voter registration gains in AZ, but GOP still leads

Democrats are the second-most popular political group for the first time since 2010.
A file image of two students walking on a campus in Pima County.

TUSD enrollment decline puts finances in jeopardy

The district has lost nearly 6% of students this year, which could mean a loss of millions of dollars of funding.

Arizona weekly unemployment claims drop

First-time claims dipped to their lowest level since August.
Construction nears the end on the wall section across the San Pedro River in October 2020.

DHS marks milestone as wall construction severs wildlife corridors

New border wall construction is nearly done in some of the most environmentally sensitive areas in Arizona.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD to start hybrid classes Nov. 12

All teachers will be expected in their classrooms; the district will make changes to child care options for employees.
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ in an Oct. 27 YouTube video on the upward trend of COVID-19 cases in Arizona.

Small gatherings appear to be causing COVID-19 increase, state health director says

Arizona cases have increased 57% in the last month.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Poll shows Biden has slight lead in AZ, local temperatures take sudden dip

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 27.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pima County struggles with contact tracing, vote-by-mail deadline arrives

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 26.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Pima County struggles with contact tracing

COVID-19 cases are rising, and the county needs the public’s help.
An Arizona mail-in ballot from the 2020 election.

Vote by mail deadline is here

Election officials say get your ballot in the mail by Oct. 27.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA president urges caution over Halloween

Robbins also says the financial hit from COVID-19 has not been as bad as expected.

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