By RHONDA BODFIELD, Arizona Daily Star

Banked AP courses give students a jump on college

Across the country, high-school students are banking college credits by taking Advanced Placement classes. They enter college with enough AP credits to explore double majors or early graduation.

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Making the most from a parent-teacher conference

It's parent-teacher conference time again.Here are some suggestions on how to do it right, from a principal, a teacher and a parent.What a principal says:Heidi Aranda, principal of Ochoa Elementary School in Tucson, Ariz., is a big believer in strong home-school relationships.

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PBS nudity, Ariz. teacher's school district suit linked

TUCSON, Ariz. -- A former high school dance instructor is suing the Tucson, Ariz., Unified School District, saying district staffers are spreading rumors and undermining her shot at getting another teaching job because of a nude performance early in her dance career.

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Math plus music equals mariachi in Tuscon school

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The first clue that this isn't your average math class comes when instructor Skyler Shenk breaks out the violin and starts playing "Viva Mexico" in feisty, lilting mariachi strains, the students whooping and applauding the faster he goes.

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