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| 5/16/13 |
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Channel 12 News: New Report Shines Poor Light on AZ's Pre-K Kids |
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| 5/04/13 |
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Griffith Instructional Coach Daniela Robles on NBC's Education Nation |
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| 5/03/13 |
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NBC Education Nation Phoenix Summit: Balsz Teacher Joy Weiss on Early Literacy Panel -- View Video |
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| 4/26/13 |
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Free Passport to Culture & Education for all Balsz Kindergartners and Their Families |
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| 3/11/13 |
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Orangedale Student's Essay about the Future Cities Experience Published |
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| 3/01/13 |
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School Board Success Story: Arizona -- Balsz School District in the American School Board Journal |
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| 2/04/13 |
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Longer school year proposed for Arizona children |
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| 1/25/13 |
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Balsz School 4th Graders to Participate in National Assessment of Educational Progress |
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| 1/18/13 |
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Business attraction: Schools look to companies for mentors, funding, ideas (Balsz District in Phoenix Business Journal) |
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| 12/26/12 |
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Desert Schools Federal Credit Union provides grant to east Phoenix education initiative (Balsz Promise Neighborhood) |
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| 12/19/12 |
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Local Governments Win Healthcare Awards: Outstanding Achievements in Wellness 2012 – Balsz School District |
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| 12/18/12 |
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Orangedale Jr. High Prep Academy students study the flow of water to make it more efficient (Ch 12 News) |
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| 12/16/12 |
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A Message from Dr. Jeffrey Smith about the Sandy Hook Tragedy and Safety & Security Measures in Place in the Balsz District |
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| 12/14/12 |
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Phoenix-area schools re-assessing security |
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| 12/13/12 |
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Balsz Superintendent Dr. Jeff Smith Celebrated for Leadership and Innovation by American Association of School Administrators |
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| 12/06/12 |
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Schooling Obesity (Dr. Jeff Smith took part in a Huffington Post Webcast focusing on the school's role in child nutrition.) |
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| 12/03/12 |
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Balsz School District blazes trail for success story of more class time |
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| 11/02/12 |
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Griffith Elementary Recognized as Higher Performing School in All Subjects |
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| 10/27/12 |
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KTAR-Radio Eyes on Education -- Griffith School (Click to Listen) |
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| 10/26/12 |
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Fall District Newsletter |
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| 10/03/12 |
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MCESA and Seven Partner Districts, including Balsz, Awarded $57.8 Million Teacher Incentive Fund Grant |
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| 9/28/12 |
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2 schools outperforming their Valley peers (Griffith Elementary on KTAR.com) |
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| 9/14/12 |
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Balsz Elementary School District – Commitment to Employee Health and Fiscal Savings |
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| 9/06/12 |
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Balsz First Day at Crockett Elementary 2012 - KNOW99-TV Reporting on the Extended School Year |
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| 9/05/12 |
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Arizona leaders focus on training teachers for Common Core Standards (includes interview at Crockett School) |
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| 8/31/12 |
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We Need a Longer School Year (CNN) by Jennifer Davis, co-founder of the National Center on Time and Learning |
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| 8/11/12 |
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Univisión Channel 33 Interviewed Dr. Julie Morgenthal about the innovative programs in the Balsz District |
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| 8/10/12 |
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HealtherUS Schools Award Presentation at Balsz Elementary |
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| 8/05/12 |
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To Increase Learning Time, Some Schools Add Days to Academic Year (New York Times on the Balsz District) |
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| 7/18/12 |
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HealthierUS Schools Silver Award Presentations |
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| 5/08/12 |
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HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Silver Award Winners! (Balsz, Griffith, and Brunson-Lee) |
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| 5/08/12 |
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Apollo Group volunteers help Green Balsz Elementary School District |
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| 4/20/12 |
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Dr. Jeff Smith and Balsz Governing Board honored with the Magna Award for Extending the School Year. American School Board Journal |
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| 2/23/12 |
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Dr. Jeff Smith of Balsz District selected as Superintendent of the Year |
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| 2/22/12 |
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Childhood Tragedy Inspires School Principal--Crockett Principal Jarret Sharp on Channel 12 News |
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| 1/20/12 |
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Griffith's Alexis Wilson among 7 Maricopa, Pinal educators named Rodel Exemplary Principals |
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| 1/06/12 |
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Rodel Announces 2012 Exemplary Principal Finalists: Two Balsz District Principals Selected for the Honor |
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| 12/06/11 |
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Time--It's Not Always Money: Extending learning time may be easier--and less costly--than you think. Here's how several highly effective schools have done it. |
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| 11/30/11 |
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Discovery Triangle School Grows Curriculum with Environmental Education Grant (Griffith Elementary) |
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| 11/29/11 |
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Eight, Arizona PBS picked to help youngsters with math, literacy skills (Working with 2 Phoenix districts, including Balsz) |
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| 11/28/11 |
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A Teacher Starts a Movement (N. Carolina Public Radio story featuring Daniela Robles) |
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| 11/26/11 |
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Jasmine Muniz of Balsz Elementary named Rodel Exemplary Teacher |
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| 11/18/11 |
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Griffith Elementary School Recognized as a 2011 NCEA Higher Performing School |
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| 11/08/11 |
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Rodel Announces 2012 Exemplary Teacher Finalists - Balsz teacher Jasmine Muniz is among the teachers being honored |
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| 11/07/11 |
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Changing Education One Teacher at a Time (MSNBC interview with Griffith teacher, Daniela Robles) |
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| 10/24/11 |
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St. Mary’s Celebrates Food Day by helping to feed families in the Balsz Elementary School District |
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| 10/12/11 |
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Mitchell20: Teacher Quality Is the Answer (KPHO-TV Interview with Griffith's Daniela Robles) |
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| 10/11/11 |
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Documentary Draws Attention to Teachers' Rare Accomplishment (Griffith's Daniela Robles featured in film) |
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| 10/09/11 |
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Orangedale Project Wet featured on KNOW99-TV |
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| 9/13/11 |
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Going with Less Flow (Orangedale Jr. High's Project Wet on Raising Arizona Kids) |
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| 9/07/11 |
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Phoenix students help conserve water by auditing school's faucets (Orangedale Junior High) |
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| 8/29/11 |
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Does longer school year improve results? (KJZZ) |
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| 8/02/11 |
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Balsz Elementary District moves to extended school year (Channel 12 News) |
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| 8/01/11 |
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Arizona schools add time, improve results |
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| 8/01/11 |
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Alumnos comienzan antes las clases para avanzar en estudios (Students start classes early to make headway in their studies - Univision 33) |
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| 7/25/11 |
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Longer school year means big improvement for Phoenix district (ABC15) |
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| 5/05/11 |
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Balsz District recognized in the American School Board Journal |
Balsz School District recognized in the American School Board Journal's Magna Best Practices Database for the 200-Day School Year program.
Click here to learn more.
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| 3/29/11 |
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Brunson Lee garden grows in Healthy Schools Program -- Clinton Foundation Update |
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| 3/29/11 |
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Video Conference Project Sparks Meaningful Learning: Crockett 3rd Graders Participate in Chat Across America |
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| 2/07/11 |
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Principal Applies Lessons From the Garden to Education: Brunson-Lee School |
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| 1/27/11 |
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5 School Districts Reinvented (Scholastic Administrator Magazine--Winter 2011) |
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| 10/19/10 |
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Longer School Year Helps Turn the Tide |
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| 9/20/10 |
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Words of Wisdom from Top Educators (Joy Weiss on oprah.com) |
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| 9/16/10 |
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Educare Groundbreaking Ceremony: Steve Nash |
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| 9/15/10 |
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Piper grants doled out to Educare Arizona, other groups |
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| 8/16/10 |
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Phoenix Magazine Best Schools 2010: Brunson-Lee Elementary |
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| 8/11/10 |
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Expanded School Year (12 News: School Solutions) |
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| 7/27/10 |
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Days Before SB 1070, Low Attendance in Phoenix Public School |
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| 7/08/10 |
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Fleeing Arizona (NBC Nightly News on Arizona Immigration Law) |
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| 7/04/10 |
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Help prepare children with color, word games (AZ Republic) |
Includes advice from Joy Weiss, 2010 Arizona Teacher of the Year
Arizona Republic
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| 6/28/10 |
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LaVerne Schimpf, Balsz Director of Business, awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting |
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| 6/10/10 |
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Schools Report Drop in Hispanic Enrollment (Fox 10 News) |
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| 5/18/10 |
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Special Election Results (Maricopa County Recorder) |
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| 5/14/10 |
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Teacher gives student she never met scholarship to attend college |
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| 4/11/10 |
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Upcoming sales-tax vote will shape Arizona's future course (Arizona Republic) |
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| 3/25/10 |
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NBA All-Star Grant Hill launched the Vaccines for Teens program at Crockett |
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| 3/24/10 |
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21st Century Learning at Brunson-Lee (KNOW99-TV) |
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| 3/18/10 |
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Preparing for AIMS: Tips from a High Scoring Teacher, Jasmine Muniz (Channel 12) |
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| 3/16/10 |
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Spring break learning ideas: Tools from AZ's Teacher of the Year, Joy Weiss (Ch.12) |
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| 3/14/10 |
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New Census Count Key for Arizona (Arizona Republic) |
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| 2/16/10 |
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Arizona District Shares Its Experience with 200-Day Calendar |
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| 1/10/10 |
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Jeffrey J. Smith: Schools offer more for less in a longer year (AZ Republic) |
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| 12/28/09 |
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School tax-credit deadline looming (AZ Republic) |
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| 12/05/09 |
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Tax credits aid neighbors now, you at filing time |
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| 11/25/09 |
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Balsz Elementary School Teacher Joy Weiss 2010 Arizona Teacher of the Year |
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| 11/16/09 |
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Dr. Jeffrey Smith recognized by ADE with the 2009 Spotlight on Success Award |
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| 8/10/09 |
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12 TV News: Balsz teacher, Jasmine Muniz, nominated |
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| 8/06/09 |
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12 TV News: A longer school year |
School Solutions segment includes interviews with Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Superintendent and Dr. Taime Bengochea, Principal of Balsz Elementary.
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| 8/05/09 |
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ABC15 News: Valley teachers get pay increase along with longer school year |
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| 8/03/09 |
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KJZZ Radio -- Arizona School First to Go 200 Days |
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| 7/29/09 |
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Three Balsz Schools Won Prizes in National Video Contest |
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| 7/27/09 |
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KTAR.com -- It's back to school - in July |
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| 7/24/09 |
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Phoenix Magazine |
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| 3/17/09 |
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1 Phoenix School District Adds 4 Extra Weeks of School |
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| 3/13/09 |
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Valley District Adds 4 Weeks to School Year, a First in Arizona |
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| 3/13/09 |
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More School and Less Vacation for a Valley School District |
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