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Arizona high school graduation rate improvement among best in nation
WASHINGTON – Arizona high schools have increased their graduation rate by 24 percentage points in the past decade, the biggest increase in the country, according to a national report released Friday.
Navajo official says EPA rules threaten jobs at San Juan plant and mine
WASHINGTON – More than 300 Navajo Nation jobs are at stake because of “excessively stringent and expensive” regulations the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed for the San Juan power plant, a tribal official testified Wednesday.
Arizona colleges among few moving toward ‘competency-based’ learning
WASHINGTON – Rio Salado Community College and Arizona State University were cited Thursday as schools that are taking tentative steps toward “competency-based education,” which recognizes student mastery of subjects rather than the number of hours spent in a classroom.
Fairbank Commercial Company
The Fairbank Commercial Company was a 19th century emporium that thrived as long as the town thrived.
Capitol Quotes: June 1, 2012
This week's most outstanding quips, jibes and utterances.
2012 Arizona Congressional Candidate List
The complete list of 2012 candidates running for the U.S Senate and House of Representatives from Arizona.
2012 Arizona Statewide & Legislative Candidate List
The complete list of 2012 candidates running for the Arizona Senate, Arizona House of Representatives and Arizona Corporation Commission
Best quotes – 2012 legislative session
Our reporters catch lawmakers during their happy, upset, frustrated and humorous moments . . .
Capitol Quotes: May 18, 2012
This week's most outstanding quips, jibes and utterances.
Capitol Quotes: May 11, 2012
This week's most outstanding quips, jibes and utterances.
Telephones in Tucson
In 1881, five years after Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the first electrical transmission of speech, the newfangled apparatus called a telephone was introduced to Tucson. That same year, amid considerable public curiosity, a small exchange opened its doors on April 1.
Capitol Quotes: May 4, 2012
This week's most outstanding quips, jibes and utterances.
