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Chef Maria Mazon believes that tacos - the real kind, not the type smothered in yellow cheese and sour cream - can serve as an introduction to deeply flavorful Mexican food.

Chef Spotlight: Maria Mazon shares why great tacos can represent the best of Mexican cuisine

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Vitals: Maria Mazon was born in Tucson, Arizona but was raised in the Mexican state of Sonora, just seven hours away by car. Mazon eventually went to high … Read More

Tucson, Arizona's San Miguel High School students have replace their textbooks for ipads.

Students in AZ pilot program use iPads instead of textbooks

By Samanta Ptashkin, KVOA, Tucson Arizona, Samantha Ptashkin

In Ms. Mustard's sophomore geometry class at Tucson, Arizona's San Miguel High School, students learned a lot of lessons this year, and we're not just talking … Read More

Fire Drill

Arizona teacher forces students to write “I want to die in a fire” as punishment

By Erika Flores, KVOA, Tucson, Arizona

TUCSON - A family claims a Tucson Unified School District teacher told his class to write, "I want to die in a fire" for punishment for misbehaving during a … Read More

The Cesar Chavez Google doodle meant to honor the Mexican-American labor icon, has left many upset about Easter being ignored.

Opinion: With Chavez doodle, Google recognizes the demographic shift

By Stephen A. Nuño

Google Doodles have become a popular source of cultural validation in America over the years. Whether it be a commemoration of Copernicus, who conceived of the … Read More

Legislators in Texas and New Mexico are trying to limit ethnic history studies, a week after a judge upheld the ban on Mexican-American studies in Arizona. (Getty Images)

Opinion: Exclusion of ethnic studies robs Latino children of pride

By Stephen A. Nuño

Conservative leaders seem intent on ensuring that Latinos grow up without a sense of pride in their identity. The historical roots of our relationship with the … Read More

A Tucson library offers English classes that go beyond grammar and vocabulary.

One AZ county gets grant to give English lessons

By Tucson, Ryan Haarer, KVOA

Pima County libraries provide more than books. They recently received a 15,000 dollar grant from the American Library Association. The money will help keep … Read More

Arizona boy shares special bond with man's best friend

Arizona boy shares special bond with man’s best friend

By Samantha Ptashkin, KVOA, Tucson, Arizona

TUCSON- Twelve-year-old Marco Fernstaedt wanted a dog more than anything. "I kept saying 'mom I want a dog really, really bad'," Marco says. So imagine … Read More

Gradlink

Second chance for high school drop-outs

By Erika Flores, KVOA, Tucson, Arizona

TUCSON- Nearly 19,000 junior high and high school students in Arizona are now drop outs, and that's just in last year alone. There's now a chance for them to … Read More

Carlos Galindo, a supporter of the Tucson ethnic studies program, protests Monday, May 9, 2011 outside the Arizona Department of Education in Phoenix. With the passage of Arizona House Bill 2281 in January 2011, some Mexican American studies courses would no longer be used to satisfy core-curriculum requirements. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Could Mexican-American studies return to Tucson schools?

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A Mexican-American studies program may be on the horizon for Tucson schools after the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Governing Board showed signs of … Read More

Mexican Shoppers

Mexican shoppers boosting economy in Arizona

By Erika Flores, KVOA, Tucson, Arizona

Christmas shopping is in full swing and many shoppers have come from out of the country just to take advantage of some of the sales. 24 million visitors come … Read More