Category: Arizona

A St. Libory native is in the running for a prestigious national award in 2017. Jared Bader…

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A fund co-managed by retired tennis champion Andre Agassi provided the startup money for a Phoenix charter school to open a second location, officials said. Eagle College Preparatory Schools’ Harmony campus, 2435 E. Pecan Road, had its ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday. The Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund is a for-profit real-estate fund that provides facility funds …

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PHOENIX – A special guest visited a Phoenix elementary school Tuesday morning. He’s best known for his career on the tennis court, but Andre Agassi has been spending a lot of time making a difference for kids. The famous tennis player and number one world champion tennis player didn’t go to kindergarten class to teach …

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Tennis star, Andre Agassi, along with his partners from Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund build Eagle College Prep in south Phoenix.

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EAGLE Elementary Plays Up Its Diversity In August, Phoenix Magazine named EAGLE College Prep Elementary one of the best schools in Phoenix in 2010. And while this charter school is great at getting kids ready academically (math, science, English and stuff), it also teaches students how to be good, caring people. EAGLE stands for Expecting …

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DIVERSITY EAGLE College Prep Elementary, Phoenix Charter school It may be small, but Expecting Academic Greatness with a Loving Emphasis (EAGLE) College Prep Elementary School in south Phoenix sets a big example when it comes to cultural diversity and tolerance. Last year, 26 percent of students spoke one of 15 languages other than English: Spanish, …

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