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Tim Steller: AZ grading system hurts 3 Edge schools
You can't say that schools for lower-performing students get no recognition.
Allsport Academy's charter revoked after ADOE failing grade
The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools voted last week to revoke the charter of a Tucson school that mixes sports with academics.
Tanque Verde looks at turning elementary school into charter
The Tanque Verde Unified School District is considering the possibility of changing one of its elementary school into a charter school.
Academy del Sol hopes to fill gap left by Hohokam's closure
A Tucson charter school will expand to the far southwest side next school year.
Brewer signs bill ending limits on campaign giving
PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer signed a number of new laws Thursday, including one eliminating all current caps on political campaign contributions and scrapping the limit on how much any individual or PAC can donate to all candidates in any year.
Charter with tie to UA to close
A Tucson charter school hailed as a model for the future when it opened in 2006 because of its partnership with the University of Arizona will close its doors at the end of this school year.
Road work, traffic snarl school access
Parents hike in, some from a mile or more away, on West Cortaro Farms Road in order to pick up their children at Legacy Traditional School.
Road work, traffic snarl school access
Cars come to a standstill on Cortaro Farms Road while parents wait to pick up students at Legacy Traditional School
Road work, traffic snarl school access
A triple whammy of increased enrollment, inadequate parking and road construction is making it tough for parents to drop off their children and pick them up at a northwest-side charter school.
Basis most challenging US high school
Basis Tucson has been ranked first in the country in the Washington Post's "America's Most Challenging High Schools" list.
Charter schools say it's not segregation, it's parental choice
At the all-black Dugsi Academy for "East African children in the Twin Cities," students listen to a presentation during class. A study shows charter schools are increasingly segregated.
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