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University High School in Urbana faces closure over budget cuts
On the same day James Tobin won the Nobel Prize in economics, University High School in Urbana likely faces closure after 64 years under University of Illinois budget-cut pressures. Dean Joseph Burnett will recommend closing, with trustees to decide. 221 students remain, and 60 staff.
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Alan C. Purves
University High School
Urbana
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University of Illinois
Joseph R. Burnett
College of Education
Philip Anderson
Hamilton Smith
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