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Rent hikes, downtown boom spur gentrification of older Tucson neighborhoods
Tucson, once considered sleepy and affordable, has seen a particularly painful rent spike in recent years.
Arizona’s growing Latino population is underrepresented among teachers
Forty-five percent of Arizona students in grades pre-K through 12 identify as Latino, but one report shows they’re falling behind in the classroom. One factor driving that trend, the report says, is the lack of Latino teachers in the state. A 2021-22 report from ALL In Education – a nonprofit that compiles research, data and community feedback […]
Migrants wait at the border while U.S. battles over lifting COVID-19 ban on processing asylum applications
NOGALES, Sonora, Mexico – Rosario, 24, married as a teen, had two children and raised them while her husband worked. It took him eight years to earn enough money to furnish their home in the southern Mexican state of Michoacán. But it was a nice home. They fulfilled their dream. Then warring cartels forced them […]