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S1 Episode 6: See what makes Acacia School a three-time A+ School of Excellence

11m · AZEdNews · 24 May 04:00

Hear what Acacia School Principal Christine Hollingsworth says is key to helping students succeed and how that’s provided at this Title I Phoenix school that has earned the A+ School of Excellence award three times from Arizona Educational Foundation.

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