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TUSD parents push back as the board discusses closing seven schools

If you have a child at a TUSD school, here's where things stand. The Governing Board met Tuesday night to discuss closing seven schools, and parents are pushing back.

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Only one of Collier's seven teachers will transfer to the new school

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SchoolsTUSD's revised plan spares Dunham, repurposes Cavett and delays Magee until 2028-29Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo has updated his closure recommendations. Dunham Elementary is off the list, and the Magee Middle School consolidation moves to the 2028-29 school year. Cavett Elementary won't be left vacant or sold, either: the site will become the Lillian Cavett Alternative Education Center, a hub for students with autism and, potentially, emotional disabilities.Today’s editionRead Getting AroundThe new I-10 interchange at Country Club Road opened Monday morningIf you drive I-10 on the southside, your Monday commute changed. The Arizona Department of Transportation opened the new Country Club Road interchange at the start of the morning commute on Mon., Nov. 9. It's a diverging diamond: local traffic shifts to the left side while crossing the freeway, so you can turn left onto the on-ramp without waiting at another signal. It replaces the old Palo Verde Road interchange.Tuesday’s editionRead TransitTucson wants your feedback on a $140 million bus rapid transit line along Stone AvenueIf you ride Stone Avenue, the city wants your take. Tucson is planning a bus rapid transit line from the Ronstadt Transit Center downtown to the Tucson Mall, with about eight stations along a 5-mile corridor. Buses would run every 10 minutes. Transit Administrator Ian Sansom said a regular bus takes about 30 minutes on the corridor, while BRT would be closer to 20.Tuesday’s editionRead WildcatsArizona hosts unbeaten Utah on Fox in primetime SaturdayIf you watched Friday's late comeback over TCU, 29-28, here's the sequel. Arizona (7-2) needs a win over Utah (9-0) to keep its Big 12 title game and College Football Playoff hopes alive. The Big 12 announced a 5:30 p.m. MST kickoff at Casino Del Stadium on Sat., Nov. 14.Monday’s editionRead WildcatsFox's Big Noon Kickoff will set up on the UA mall ahead of Arizona-UtahIf you like game-day shows, Fox's Big Noon Kickoff is coming to Tucson this week. Arizona Desert Swarm reports it's the show's first visit to Tucson, that it will take place on the UA mall, and that ESPN's College GameDay decided not to make the trip.Monday’s editionRead Wildcats FootballArizona beats TCU 29-28 on a field goal with 38 seconds leftIf you were at Casino Del Sol Stadium Friday night, you saw a good one. No. 22 Arizona beat TCU 29-28 on a 37-yard field goal by Michael Salgado-Medina with 38 seconds left. Tyrese Boss then sealed it with the first interception of his career.Sunday’s editionRead

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  • ParadeTucson's 107th Veterans Day Parade starts at 11 a.m.

    Tucson's 107th Veterans Day Parade starts at 11 a.m. today downtown and could last two hours. It begins at Granada Avenue and Alameda Street, loops north on Granada, east on Franklin and south on Church, then ends back on Alameda. KOLD says roads start closing at 8 a.m. and KVOA says 9 a.m., so we suggest leaving early.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: KVOA, KOLD

  • TEPThe Arizona Corporation Commission will vote Nov.

    The Arizona Corporation Commission will vote Nov. 17 on Tucson Electric Power's request for a nearly 10% rate increase. The 9 a.m. meeting is in Hearing Room One at 1200 W. Washington St. in Phoenix. If you want to comment in person, you'll have to travel to Phoenix, because technical problems will keep the commission from broadcasting the Tucson and Phoenix hearing rooms concurrently.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: Arizona Daily Star, KVOA

  • UrsaUrsa, the downtown Tucson restaurant, earned two national honors Tuesday.

    Ursa, the downtown Tucson restaurant, earned two national honors Tuesday. Eater named chef Aaron Lopez one of five 2026 Chefs of the Year, and The New York Times gave the restaurant three stars.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Tucson Foodie

  • Vets rankingThe University of Arizona is the best public university in the country for veterans and service members, according to the Military Times Best for Vets: 2026 Colleges ranking released Monday, Nov.

    The University of Arizona is the best public university in the country for veterans and service members, according to the Military Times Best for Vets: 2026 Colleges ranking released Monday, Nov. 9. It placed second overall among the 370 colleges and universities that qualified. "Being ranked the top public university in the nation for service members and veterans is a distinction our university has earned through sustained commitment," President Suresh Garimella said.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: KVOA, Arizona Daily Star

  • WildcatsArizona football fell one spot to No. 23 in Tuesday's College Football Playoff rankings, even after beating TCU on Saturday.

    Arizona football fell one spot to No. 23 in Tuesday's College Football Playoff rankings, even after beating TCU on Saturday. Arizona Sports says a late pooch onside kick that bounced the Wildcats' way proved less than impressive to the committee. Arizona faces No. 2 Utah on Saturday evening in Tucson.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: Arizona Sports, Arizona Daily Star

  • ScrewwormArizona now has five confirmed cases of New World screwworm: two dogs, two horses and one sheep, in counties that include Cochise, Greenlee and Graham.

    Arizona now has five confirmed cases of New World screwworm: two dogs, two horses and one sheep, in counties that include Cochise, Greenlee and Graham. The state's second case was a horse near Hereford, where a mandatory infested zone with a 12.4-mile radius now surrounds the property. The USDA is releasing millions of sterile flies over infested areas of Cochise County, and we suggest checking your pets and livestock daily for wounds and maggots.

    Around Arizona · Today’s editionSources: KVOA, KOLD

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Tucson Todayto me · Wed., Nov. 116:00 a.m.

TUSD revises its closure plan, and the Veterans Day Parade rolls downtown

Plus, a TEP rate vote is set for Nov. 17 and the Wildcats host No. 2 Utah on Saturday.

The TLDR

  1. TUSD parents push back as the board weighs closing seven schools
  2. Dunham is spared, Cavett repurposed and Magee delayed
  3. Veterans Day Parade steps off downtown at 11 a.m.
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