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Parenting Arizona focuses on economic pressures, basic skills, relationships
An understanding of the U.S. education system can increase parent involvement, but it’s not the only factor. Economic pressures, basic parenting skills and parents’ relationships with their children must also be addressed, according to Julie Rosen, executive director of the parent-support group Parenting Arizona.
Groups address lag in Latino academic achievement by engaging parents
The American Dream Academy is one of a growing number of organizations trying to boost the academic achievement of Latinos by teaching parents the basics of the U.S. education system and how to prepare children for college. Both are foreign concepts to many in the Latino immigrant community.
Voters to decide future of merit system for selecting judges
Voters will decide this November whether to change the way Arizona selects appellate judges and how Maricopa and Pima counties select Superior Court judges by giving the governor more control over the process while diminishing the State Bar of Arizona’s role.
Nogales residents recall 100 years of change on the U.S.-Mexico border
For almost 100 years, the Holler family homestead has stood just about 50 feet north of the U.S.-Mexico border, and for much of that time members enjoyed the perks of hopping easily across the ribbon of land separating Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales, Sonora. But life changed during the ’90s, when U.S. Customs and Border Protection replaced a chain-link border fence with a much larger, corrugated-me[...]
Report: Eliminating partisan primaries would engage all voters
Changing legislative primaries so the top vote-getters, regardless of party, advance to the general election would cut down on polarizing legislation, make districts more competitive and further engage Arizona’s growing number of independent voters, according to a report by a nonpartisan research group.
Virginia Tech shooting survivor: Guns on campus wouldn’t save lives
Almost four years after witnessing the Virginia Tech shooting, Colin Goddard, who still has scars from three bullet wounds and a metal rod in his leg, spoke out Tuesday against proposed Arizona legislation that would allow guns on college campuses.
Baja Arizona? Annoyed with Legislature, group wants Pima County to form new state
Pima County politicians have joked about the idea of political separation from more-conservative Maricopa County for decades. But the Legislature’s recent moves on topics including immigration caused some to stop laughing and form a political committee advocating that this county of more than 1 million people leave Arizona and create a new state.
House committee approves revived booster seat measure
The House Transportation Committee unanimously endorsed a bill Thursday that would require children under 8 years old to ride in booster seats.
Lawmakers offer bills affecting access to records, meetings
Requiring that all meetings of public bodies include time for the public to express concerns and introduce issues would make government more open and interactive, a state lawmaker contends.
Appeals court hears arguments on Arizona law removing same-sex partner benefits
An Arizona law removing domestic partner benefits for state employees discriminates against same-sex couples because they can’t get married to qualify, an attorney argued Monday before an appeals court panel.
Tucson lawmakers lead effort to require reporting of violent behavior
A bipartisan group led by two Tucson lawmakers wants to make government entities and institutions of higher education report instances of violent behavior by employees or students.
Mother takes fight against kids in pickup truck beds to Capitol
Twenty years later, Pam McClellan still comes to watch lawmakers fight over legislation that would ban minors from riding in the back of pickup trucks, but she doubts there ever will be a law.
