TUSD eighth grader wins Pima County Spelling Bee, advances to State Bee | Arizona News
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – The 2024 Pima County Spelling Bee drew students from school districts across Pima County, but one eighth-grader from TUSD took home the top prize. “Macchiato” was the winning word that eighth-grader Ricardo Cabrera won on Saturday, Feb. 17, beating out 36 other spellers. Cabrera, a student at Dodge Magnet Middle School, […]
TUSD property tax rate to drop
Arizona Daily Star The Tucson Unified School District plans to cut property tax rates in 2024 as property valuations have soared. In other words, if you own a home on TUSD, your tax rate per $100,000 assessed value will be lower, but the assessed value may be higher. Property owners within TUSD will pay the […]
TUSD names new director of African American Student Services
Tonya Strozier, Principal of Holladay Magnet Elementary School, becomes the new leader of African American Student Services for the Tucson Unified School District. He will replace current director Jimmy Hart. Strozier’s new title was unanimously approved by the TUSD Steering Committee on March 28th. Strozie “not only has been a principal, a leader and an […]
TUSD to hold districtwide registration festival
The Tucson Unified School District hosts a festival where families can learn about the school and enroll their children. The TUSD School Choice Districtwide Registration Festival will be held on Saturday, April 1 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Catalina High School soccer field at E. Pima St. 3645. Attendees will have the […]
Pushback prompts TUSD to pause creation of faith-based committee
Plans to form a faith-based advisory board have been put on hold by the government. Tucson Unified School District After some parents expressed concern. In an email sent on March 9 from Kinasha Brown, Deputy Superintendent of TUSD, Equity, Diversity and Inclusionparents were told that the formation of a faith-based advisory committee would help work […]
TUSD spending percentages: Instructional up, administrative down
The Arizona State General Accounting Office reported that while the Tucson Unified School District’s education share increased last year to reach its highest level since 2007, its administration share was the highest ever recorded by the General Accounting Office. Low. This data comes from a school district spending analysis for fiscal year 2022, in which […]
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 […]
