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After nation’s deepest higher ed cuts, advocates see glimmer of hope

Cronkite News//February 1, 2016//

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After nation’s deepest higher ed cuts, advocates see glimmer of hope

After nation’s deepest higher ed cuts, advocates see glimmer of hope

Cronkite News//February 1, 2016//

WASHINGTON – Arizona cut higher education funding deeper than any other state last year, capping a five-year period in which the state led the nation with a 27.3 percent cut...

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