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      <title>TUSD superintendent recommends closure of Dunham, Hudlow elementary schools next year</title>
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      <description>Declining enrollment has led the district to close up to 10 schools in the next two years.</description>
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      <title>TEP donates $100K to ‘supercharge’ county preschool program PEEPs</title>
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      <description>Pima county and nonprofit officials say it’s a big step toward alleviating Arizona’s childcare crisis.</description>
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      <title>DOE awards UA $1.7 million for mining research</title>
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      <description>The award comes as the Energy Department’s assistant secretary visits the UA underground mining lab on Wednesday.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:21:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Arizona Supreme Court kills education voucher reform campaign</title>
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      <description>The court invalidated signatures collected for Proposition 212 due to duplicates.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:02:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Noor Haghighi</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Tucson School for the Blind marks its first week of classes</title>
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      <description>The closure of the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind left a void for visually impaired students. In just two months, a former teacher worked to fill it.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:57:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Thatcher Warrick Hess</dc:creator>
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      <title>New cosmetology facility to open at Eastern Arizona College</title>
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      <description>A $15 million project on the northwest side of Eastern Arizona College’s campus has added two new buildings, including a state-of-the-art cosmetology facility designed to expand enrollment and provide services to the Graham County community.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Arizona-based AI platform aims to reduce voucher misspending and streamline reimbursement process</title>
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      <description>A startup aimed at ‘strengthening the accountability’ of the ESA program has launched an app and charge card for families of 101,000 enrolled students.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Noor Haghighi</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Tucson School for the Blind marks its inaugural week of classes with a fundraiser</title>
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      <description>Jojo's Restaurant hosted a fundraiser for the school on Aug. 4, featuring musical performances by faculty and students.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:06:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Thatcher Warrick Hess</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump administration issues 'call to action' to UA, other universities</title>
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      <description>Education Secretary Linda McMahon asks for commitment to restoring 'national pride' and 'traditional' learning methods in schools.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tucson launches bus safety program as school year begins</title>
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      <description>After recent violent incidents on Sun Tran buses, the City of Tucson is stationing more police officers and outreach officials at stops from Aug. 5-14.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:54:33 GMT</pubDate>
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