Laveen education
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Districts struggle to meet needs of special education students

Page Visitors: 841 More than four decades after Congress enacted legislation to ensure children with special needs are granted the same opportunity for education as those without a disability, parents and school officials still struggle with how those services should look for individual students. In Laveen and Roosevelt elementary school districts, the number of children […]

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Laveen News
Laveen News, Laveen Village Voice, South Mountain District News Rose Tring

Residents, leaders push for public safety funding

Page Visitors: 889 The City of Phoenix is deep into the process of conducting its annual budget hearings for the proposed $1.22 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 that includes a potential $50 more a year in property taxes for homeowners. But Laveen residents are clamoring for more attention to public safety needs for […]

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South Mountain District News
South Mountain District News, South Phoenix Rose Tring

Baseline Corridor drawing renewed interest

Page Visitors: 1,619 This article appears in the April edition of the South Mountain District News Multiple economic factors are driving renewed interested along the Baseline Corridor in South Phoenix and Laveen, including plans to extend the city’s light rail system into the area by 2023 and the long-anticipated South Mountain Freeway to open in […]

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Laveen News
Laveen News, South Mountain District News, South Phoenix Rose Tring

Laveen Residents Re-Launching Neighborhood Patrol

Page Visitors: 756 (This article first appeared in the print edition of the South Mountain District News on March 7, 2016) After a six-year hiatus, Laveen residents are relaunching this month a Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol to drive through multiple neighborhoods at least once a month in an effort to deter crime and report suspicious activity. […]

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Laveen education
Laveen education, Laveen youth, South Mountain District News Rose Tring

Heritage Academy Dedicated to Youth, Committed to Teachers

Page Visitors: 723 (Article from the South Mountain District News) Dedicated to youth, their growth and development, Heritage Academy teaches the mastery of primary and secondary skills in the fields of history, math, writing, literature, reading, science, music, foreign language, visual art, performing arts and physical development. By offering a variety of programs such as history […]

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Laveen real estate
Laveen real estate, News, South Mountain District News, South Phoenix Rose Tring

Home prices rise throughout South Mountain and Laveen

Page Visitors: 1,047 (This article appears in the February 2016 print  issue of the South Mountain District News) Home prices for existing homes rose throughout the South Mountain and Laveen village areas during 2015, a steady trend that local realtors predict will continue throughout 2016. “I like this kind of steady increase. It’s not only […]

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South Mountain District News
South Mountain District News Rose Tring

Business Briefs: Liberty Mutual app eases claim process

Page Visitors: 1,063 Liberty Mutual app makes claims easier to process Gabriel Felix, a Laveen resident since 2007 and an insurance agent for Liberty Mutual, recommends reviewing homeowners and renters insurance policies before a burglary to make sure they are covered in the case of theft.  “Knowing your coverage limits and deductible is very important information to […]

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Laveen News
Laveen News, Laveen youth, South Mountain District News, Upcoming in Laveen Rose Tring

Laveen Village Voice: Countdown to parade and barbecue

Page Visitors: 1,399 In less than a month we celebrate our agrarian heritage with the Laveen Community Parade on Feb. 6 and the Annual Laveen Pit Barbecue on Feb. 21. Hundreds of community volunteers, local business and local leaders pitch in thousands of hours to make these events enjoyable successful. “Laveen is a unique, close-knit […]

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