TUSD students far from catching up on math progress lost in pandemic
Students in the Tucson Unified School District are nearly back to their pre-pandemic English proficiency, but it will take “another year or two” to regain progress in math learning, administrators told the district committee. TUSD presented data based on state standardized test results to show that this school district is in line with statewide and […]
Report finds $860 million lost in homes seized by government | National
(Centre Square) – Local governments or lien holders will lose $8,950 from 2014 to 2021 under laws that allow them to seize property for unpaid property taxes, according to a new report. acquired over $860 million in assets. The Pacific Legal Foundation, which is working to ban this practice, says that acquiring property to pay […]
Posts falsely claim Arizona county ‘lost’ nearly 300K Election Day votes
CLAIM: Maricopa County, Arizona, announced that more than 540,000 voters visited vote centers on Election Day. It also announced that only 248,000 votes were cast on Election Day. Thus, the county “lost” about 292,000 votes. AP Rating: Wrong. This skews the county data.announced by the prefecture More than 540,000 voters visited county vote centers on […]
In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation
Suman Naishadam – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as power plants 1,450 miles (2,334 kilometers) west flow through this area. Dams, reservoirs, open canals. For decades, the river’s key keepers have ignored massive water losses, allocating their share of the […]
Joe Arpaio lost four elections and his coveted county sheriff job — but not his lasting influence
Street signs and doormats posted outside former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office refer to him as “Sheriff Joe.” He hasn’t held that position in six years, but he still falls into the present tense occasionally. “I’m the sheriff of this county,” Arpaio said in an interview in October before speaking in the past tense […]
La Paz County lost 19% of its population, census numbers show
Census figures suggest La Paz County has lost 19% of its population over the past decade, but local officials believe the agency “failed” to give an accurate count. La Paz County, Arizona — La Paz County has long had the reputation of being one of Arizona’s most rural and remote areas. Its open, pristine landscape […]
False claim that Maricopa County lost 291,390 votes
Claim: Maricopa County lost 291,930 votes on Election Day Officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, announced on November 28 that the county’s 2022 Midterm Election ResultsHowever, some social media users have argued that the county is under-represented. “Impossible: Maricopa County lost 291,930 votes in Election Day polls?” Nov. 28 Facebook post (direct link, archived link). This […]
New Mexico gas station employees help reunite lost man with family
potashZOZO, NM (KRQE) – An elderly man from Arizona ends up at a gas station in New Mexico. He didn’t know where he was. Three convenience store clerks entered there. “Well, when he first came here, he came in and said he got lost. He was going to Chinlu, but he didn’t know where it […]
