Changing Focus at a School That Isn't Exactly 'Normal'

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AS IT REACHES THE DECADE MARK, DESERT ACADEMY WORKS TO SHED ITS SLACKER REPUTATION WITH A MAKEOVER THAT INCLUDES TOUGHER CLASSES

Over the summer, 10-year-old Desert Academy is getting a makeover. The $12,235-a-year private school is trying to shed its slacker reputation by offering more rigorous academic courses and eventually an International Baccalaureate degree, in addition to its own revamped curriculum.

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Changing Focus at a School That Isn't Exactly 'Normal'

Desert is adding a science-and-technology classroom, a biology lab and two computer labs at the school site on Camino Alire. It also plans to hire a college counselor, offer more science courses, ...

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