Valley Academy Featured in School Choice Article

By Reid Traditional Schools | November 4, 2015

The Arizona Republic featured Valley Academy in their recent article about the history of school choice in Arizona.  Valley Academy helped pioneer the Arizona charter school movement as one of the first charter holders.  More than twenty years later, Valley Academy still leads Arizona’s charter schools and was named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. …

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Valley Academy Awarded 2014 National Blue Ribbon School

By Reid Traditional Schools | November 10, 2014
Reid Traditional Schools Valley Academy National Blue Ribbon School

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced on September 30, 2014 that Reid Traditional Schools’ Valley Academy had been named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. Only four Arizona schools received the award this year, and RTS Valley Academy was the only charter school to do so. The award recognizes RTS Valley Academy as an…

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$690,000 Grant Awarded to Painted Rock Academy

By Reid Traditional Schools | July 17, 2014

Reid Traditional Schools’ Painted Rock Academy has been awarded a grant in the amount of $230,000 per year for three years, for a total of $690,000 in funding. The Arizona Charter Schools Program (AZ CSP) recommended Reid Traditional Schools’ Painted Rock Academy to the Arizona State Board of Education for AZ CSP funding at its…

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