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Author Roald Dahl’s books are getting a bit of a rewrite. The late author’s estate and publisher are going through his works and taking out words and phrases that some readers may find offensive. The move has proven controversial, with a lot of people calling it a form of censorship. Patricia Jimenez falls mainly in that camp
March 6, 2023
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society is offering people a unique virtual reality experience.
March 3, 2023
While supporters of the bill say the move is a compromise, opponents say the bill further stigmatizes transgender people.
March 1, 2023
Students from Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Glendale Community College camped out overnight to be at the Supreme Court Tuesday morning as it considered the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan.
Feb. 28, 2023
A new survey shows Arizona school districts have nearly 3,000 open teacher positions statewide.
Feb. 28, 2023
An Arizona House bill that would increase teacher pay in the state is moving through the Legislature.
Feb. 27, 2023
It’s been a little over a month since the African American Museum of Southern Arizona started welcoming visitors at the University of Arizona campus. It’s the first and only African American museum in the state.
Feb. 27, 2023
School nutrition experts from across the country, including Arizona, are heading to D.C next month. They're urging lawmakers to invest in school meal programs and make meals free for all students.
Feb. 24, 2023
The National Institute on Aging will provide funding for research conducted by Arizona State University to study caregivers of dementia patients who have died. A grant of more than seven hundred thousand dollars will go to ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.
Feb. 24, 2023
Bradley Irish is an English professor at Arizona State University and his forthcoming book, "Shakespeare and Disgust: The History and Science of Early Modern Revulsion," argues that Shakespeare was visionary in his use of disgust using it in his work centuries before science proved its power.
Feb. 24, 2023
The city of Chandler is partnering with local schools and companies to present its free, hands-on innovation fair Saturday.
Feb. 24, 2023
For nearly four decades, The Festival of Japan, better known as the Arizona Matsuri, has celebrated the “Land of the Rising Sun” in many ways. The festival returns in-person this weekend to Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix.
Feb. 24, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report for the first National Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted since the pandemic. It found that in 2021, teenage girls disproportionately experienced persistent sadness.
Feb. 22, 2023
An Arizona House committee this is scheduled to debate a bill on Wednesday that would get rid of the state sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. The issue of period poverty has gained momentum in recent years, and Arizona-based nonprofit Go with the Flow has been at the forefront of those conversations.
Feb. 22, 2023
Despite a 20% pay raise in 2018, Arizona teachers are still some of the lowest paid in the nation. A state House committee passed a bill that would boost teacher salaries by $10,000.
Feb. 21, 2023
Every year, Arizona lawmakers introduce and debate gun-related bills — both those that seek to expand where and how gun owners can have and use them, and measures that would limit those things. This year, as Gloria Gomez writes, guns in schools seems to be a prominent issue.
Feb. 21, 2023
Arizona has been dealing with a teacher shortage for several years, and new data show the situation isn’t necessarily getting better. The Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association’s survey shows as of January, there are nearly 2,900 openings.
Feb. 21, 2023
A bill that would allow a university or community college student to carry a concealed firearm on campus is moving through the state Legislature.
Feb. 20, 2023
A pilot project approved by the Mesa City Council will make it easier for the city’s youngest students to get a library card.
Feb. 20, 2023
In Dungeons & Dragons you roll a 20-sided die — the higher the number, the more likely an action can be completed in the game. Then, the personality of your character in the role-playing game can either further help or hinder the achievability of that action. So what does that have to do with an ASU course on intercultural communication?
Feb. 20, 2023
