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Originally Posted by sapiens
Some of our home search is limited by access to good schools. Tucson has an arrangement in which students can choose the school that they wish to attend even if they live outside the neighborhood. Unfortunately, we will be moving very near the beginning of the school year. All of the available spots in all of the highly rated public schools are taken. So, we need to move into a neighborhood with a good school. Then, they have to take us regardless of whether or not they are "full".
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Well, the school district with the best reputation in Tucson is Catalina Foothills, I believe. There are certain schools within each district (Amphitheater, Tucson Unified, etc) that are pretty decent, as well. I don't have any kids so I don't pay attention to most of it, though. Here's a quick link with some sort of school rating system I found though in case you haven't found this yourself already:
http://azstarnet.com/special/2007AZLearns
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Originally Posted by kutulu
I live in Phoenix and admittedly have a bias against Tucson. My mother in law lives there are we go back and forth for regular visits.
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Heh, and it seems many locals here have a bias against Phoenix.
I'm pretty much ambivalent.
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The surface streets aren't much better. They are really congested, even during weekends.
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Hmm... in my experience, I've only encountered congestion on weekends near the malls and commercial areas, and even then it's not terrible. I don't think the traffic is that bad compared to other cities around the country.
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Monsoon storms are the best.
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Word.
Looks like monsoon season is starting to ramp up and is just around the corner. I am giddy with excitement.