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Looking out from the inside of Building 90, or the veterinary science and microbiology building.

In One Campus Building, a Window into the Cost of Deferred Maintenance

Mar 20, 2017 UA needs $350 million to catch up with campus repair, maintenance needs.

Episode 307: Far From Home, Young Refugees Finding Their Way in Arizona

Mar 17, 2017 Also, efforts from faith-based organizations and volunteers, and the economic impact of immigrants and refugees.
A sunset above the University of Arizona.

UA Proposes 3.9% Higher Tuition, Fees for New Arizona Students

Mar 17, 2017 $100 fee for athletics; 92% of returning students will pay the same under tuition guarantee plan.

Longer School Recess Bill Advances in State Senate

Mar 17, 2017 Kindergarten through fifth graders now get 20 minutes; bill would add second recess.
Looking across the mall from the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA College of Pharmacy Needs $9.5 Million for Building Renovation

Mar 16, 2017 Other funding sources are contingent on raising the money to update the building, which is 35 years old.
Kindergarteners work on an activity at Nosotros Academy.

All-Day Kindergarten Funding Out of Reach for Tucson's Public Schools

Mar 15, 2017 Only districts, charters with 90% subsidized lunches are eligible in Gov. Ducey's proposal.
Robert C. Robbins, March 7, 2017

Negotiations Can Start for UA President Finalist

Mar 14, 2017 Texas Medical Center CEO Robert Robbins was chosen last week as the sole finalist to lead the university.
U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, left, and Tucson Poet Laureate TC Tolbert, March 10, 2017.

A Big Day for Poetry in Tucson

Mar 13, 2017 A 'poetry orchestra' with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera; TC Tolbert named Tucson poet laureate.
Pima Community College Downtown Campus

Pima College Freed of Sanctions Threatening Accreditation

Mar 9, 2017 School was under notice for the last four years to take corrective action.
UA presidential finalist Robert Robbins takes a question from student Stefano Saltalamacchia, March 8, 2017.

UA President Finalist Robbins: 'Hold Me Accountable'

Mar 8, 2017 He meets Tucson officials, campus community; next, contract negotiations.
Robert Clayton Robbins, fourth from the right, poses with the University of Arizona mascot and members of the Arizona Board of Regents at the press conference announcing the vote to make him a finalist for UA president.

Robert Clayton Robbins Top Choice for UA President

Mar 7, 2017 Cardiac surgeon from Texas gets regents' unanimous vote to replace Hart.

80,000 Pima County Adults Don't Have Diploma or GED

Mar 6, 2017 Arizona Adult Literacy Week celebrates those who've worked to overcome literacy challenges.
Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan (left) and Robert Clayton Robbins.

Interviews for UA President Monday; Announcement Wednesday

Mar 4, 2017 Two candidates will meet with regents in private session before finalist selected.

Audit Report: Arizona Public School Classroom Spending Declines

Mar 2, 2017 At 53.5%, it's lowest in the 16 years auditor general has tracked for district schools.
Tucson Unified School District classroom.

TUSD Seeks Teachers for 110 Openings Now, 150 in Fall

Mar 2, 2017 Job fair Saturday for vacancies at all grade levels in Southern Arizona's largest district.
Freshman literature teacher Michelle Callahan-DuMont at Sunnyside High School.

No Teacher Raise Details in House Subcommittee's Budget Plan

Mar 1, 2017 Group sends its K-12 spending recommendations to state budget writers.

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