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TUSD May Seek to Borrow up to $300M for Buildings

May 2, 2017 Survey asks if voters would pass bond issue for facilities maintenance.
A school bus.

Schools Group Sues Arizona, Saying Billions Owed For Maintenance

May 1, 2017 Lawsuit points to money it says was withheld following Great Recession.
Looking across the mall from the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA's Proposed Vet School Falls Short in Appeal for Accreditation

May 1, 2017 The university will be allowed to reapply in June in hopes to be state's first public vet school.
Diane Douglas, state superintendent of public instruction, in a Dec. 5, 2016 interview.

Schools Supe Douglas Proposes Sales Tax Increase to Boost Teacher Salaries

Apr 27, 2017 The proposal would extend and expand Prop. 301, which expires in 2021.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law allowing public schools to stock and administer asthma medication.

Breathing Room: Asthma Inhalers OK in State's Schools

Apr 25, 2017 Previously schools had to call 911 rather than administering asthma medication.

Poorest Flagstaff School Is Richest In Chess

Apr 24, 2017 The school currently lacks the funding to send to Super Nationals all of the kids who qualified.
Freshman literature teacher Michelle Callahan-DuMont at Sunnyside High School.

TUSD Holds Job Fair, Seeking More Than 250 Teachers

Apr 19, 2017 Most vacancies for next school year as teacher shortages continue over low pay.

UA Honors College Dorm Proposal Stirs Controversy

Apr 19, 2017 Neighbors north of University of Arizona feel public input not valued as plans proceed.
A building on the campus of Pima Community College, West.

Pima Community College Raises Tuition 3.8%

Apr 12, 2017 $3 a credit hour increase in face of declining enrollment, no state funding.
Palo Verde High Magnet School's winning robot, April 10, 2017.

Tucson Students Headed to International Robotics Competition

Apr 12, 2017 Palo Verde High's 'Optimal Robotics' team won a regional challenge to advance.
Robert Robbins at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting where his contract was approved, April 7, 2017.

Why New UA President Is Million Dollar Man

Apr 11, 2017 'To attract type of talent needed' to run what is a $2.5 billion operation, regents' president says.

Lawmakers' Top Priority: Teacher Pay, But How Much?

Apr 10, 2017 Leaders of both parties want to spend more in classrooms than Gov. Ducey proposes.

Episode 132: Full-Day Kindergarten Funding Proposal Won't Help Tucson

Apr 7, 2017 Plus, local impact of the state budget; Tucson and the sanctuary city controversy.
Robert Robbins at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting where his contract was approved, April 7, 2017.

Contract Approved for Next UA President: Robert C. Robbins

Apr 7, 2017 Robbins to start June 1, earn more than any previous UA president.
Members of the Arizona Board of Regents meeting at the University of Arizona Thursday. The regents accepted all of the tuition and fee proposals that the three universities put before them.

Regents Set Tuition for Arizona's Three Public Universities

Apr 6, 2017 The cost of studying will rise 3.9 percent for new incoming in-state undergraduates.
Looking down at the Integrated Learning Center on the campus of the University of Arizona.

Fewer Foreigners Applying to UA, Part of National Trend

Apr 5, 2017 Applications from foreign students to universities around the country have been down during Trump presidency.

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