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Apollo Education Group, Inc. is an American corporation based in the South Phoenix area of Phoenix, Arizona, with an additional corporate office in Chicago, Illinois. [1] It is privately-owned by a consortium of investors including The Vistria Group, LLC and funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC.
There are differing definitions on what constitutes South Phoenix. Phoenix Police Department defines South Phoenix in a police precinct that also includes Ahwatukee. [8] Ahwatukee, which is an urban village of the City of Phoenix, is normally considered to be part of the East Valley region of the Phoenix metropolitan area. [9]
Imagine Schools (Academy of Phoenix, Bell Canyon, Camelback, Cortez Park, Desert West) IntelliSchool [70] (Metro Center, Paradise Valley) International Commerce High School [71] Kaizen Schools [72] (Advance U, Leona Connected, Maya High, Quest, South Pointe, Summit) Legacy Traditional Schools [73] Liberty Traditional Charter School [74] Madison ...
Throughout the Phoenix Basin, many other petroglyphs sites are present, indicating a rich history of the Hohokam and strong connections with the land. The petroglyphs in the South Mountain and Phoenix area were used for ritual practices including South Mountain, Deer Valley, and Hayden Butte. The Leonard Monti Trail in the Hayden Butte Preserve ...
Phoenix annexes Maryvale and South Phoenix. [50] Population reaches 439,170. Del Webb's Sun City opens. [50] 1961 Deer Valley is annexed. [50] Chris-Town Mall, the first air-conditioned indoor mall in Phoenix, opens. [50] KAET-TV begins operations as a NET affiliate. [50] 1962 Phoenix Zoo opens. Phoenix City Square built.
Arizona Cultural Academy (ACA) is an Islamic private school located in southern Phoenix, Arizona. It is the second full-time Islamic school in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, and as of 2007, has the highest enrollment figure among Islamic schools in Arizona. It is also the only Islamic school with a comprehensive K–12 program, the first ...
Phoenix's African-American and Mexican-American communities remained largely sequestered on the town's south side. The color lines were so rigid that no one north of Van Buren Street would rent to the African-American baseball star Willie Mays, in town for spring training in the 1960s. [ 94 ]
Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park – Exhibits focus on the state's history in the 20th and 21st centuries, including World War II, the rise of desert cities, Arizona pop culture, sports, and the state's geology.