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STEAM education movement blends art with STEM subjects

STEAM education movement blends art with STEM subjects

By Harmony Huskinson Cronkite News Alone, they are scattering of yellow, blue and green cords in a grey case. But when eighth-grader Robert Rubio gets ahold of them at this community arts center, he can create light. With unwavering focus

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Among states, Arizona had smallest gap between men’s, women’s pay

Among states, Arizona had smallest gap between men’s, women’s pay

By Mauro Whiteman Cronkite News Arizona had the smallest gap between men’s and women’s pay among states in 2012, with women in the state earning about 87 cents to the dollar, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lawmaker: Reduce military’s residency rule for tuition program

Lawmaker: Reduce military’s residency rule for tuition program

By Caitlin Cruz Cronkite News  A state lawmaker wants to remove a requirement that children of active-duty military members attend public school for 100 days before applying for a state program that helps families pay for educational alternatives. Rep. Sonny

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La Ciudad de Phoenix es un Sol

La Ciudad de Phoenix es un Sol

Por Victoria Ortiz La ciudad de Phoenix, cuya extendida área urbana es también conocida como “El Valle del Sol”, es la capital del estado de Arizona y cabecera del Condado de Maricopa. Es la ciudad más grande y poblada del

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No. 1 Arizona Looking for Number 20: As in Straight Victories

No. 1 Arizona Looking for Number 20: As in Straight Victories

By Francisco Romero Photo Credit: Arizona Athletics After 19 games the University of Arizona’s men’s basketball team continues to be undefeated.  The Wildcats beat Colorado 69 – 57, on Thursday, to improve its record to 19 – 0 and 6

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Coming to America: Masahiro Tanaka’s Fate in the Majors to be Decided by Month's End

Coming to America: Masahiro Tanaka’s Fate in the Majors to be Decided by Month's End

By: Francisco Romero Tucson, AZ – Japanese pitching sensation Masahiro Tanka and a major league baseball team have until January 24 to reach an agreement.  It was the deadline given by Major League Baseball’s (MLB) according to the new compliance

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Raquel Teran Shares the Importance of the Latino Vote and Immigration Reform

Raquel Teran Shares the Importance of the Latino Vote and Immigration Reform

By Cindy G Castillo Born in Douglas, AZ and raised in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Raquel Teran has witnessed first-hand the social issues that surround her town of origin. “I have been involved in the issue of immigration for the last

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Top Reasons why Pope Francis Deserves to be TIME’s Person Of The Year

Top Reasons why Pope Francis Deserves to be TIME’s Person Of The Year

Pope Francis has been given the title of “Person of the Year” by TIME Magazine. As a recap of 2013, he has done some amazing deeds while leading the Church. Below is a complete list of some of these amazingly

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16th Ranked Sun Devils Looking for it’s 11th Win

16th Ranked Sun Devils Looking for it’s 11th Win

By Francisco Romero After suffering their worst defeat in three years against Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship game (38-14), Arizona State is looking to finish the season with 11 wins.  The loss to Stanford prevented the Sun Devils from playing

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Former Phoenix mayor: Partner with Mexico to desalinate seawater

Former Phoenix mayor: Partner with Mexico to desalinate seawater

By Amy Gleich Cronkite News PHOENIX – The former mayor of the nation’s sixth-largest city wants Arizona to form a partnership with Mexico that would build desalination facilities and tap in the ocean’s virtually limitless supply of water. Phil Gordon,

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