Budget plan guts higher education funding

PHOENIX — The Arizona Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey have agreed to a budget that would deepen previously announced cuts to state universities by nearly 50 percent in a move that prompted sharp criticism from university supporters. The new proposal announced Wednesday would cut $104 million from Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and…

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TUSD Pledges to be ‘Destination District’

The Tucson Unified School District is promising to welcome and provide educational opportunities to all of its students, regardless of immigration status. At the end of March, the TUSD Governing Board voted unanimously 5-0 on a resolution that labeled the district as an “immigrant destination district,” and to support National Educator’s Coming Out Day, celebrated…

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