If you’ve read any headlines or scrolled through any social media accounts this past year, you’ve become familiar with the hottest topic in education—learning loss. Blazoned on the front page of every news website and getting shared around the internet … Read More
Education
Educational Equity – Part 3 – 5 Important Steps Schools Can Take to Reach Educational Equity for All Students
If you ask any teacher or administrator to confirm that all students should receive the resources and support they need to be successful academically, you would hear a resounding, yes. After years and multiple educational studies, we know that simply … Read More
Educational Equity – Part 2 – 7 Reasons the COVID-19 Pandemic Disproportionately Affected Students of Color
Professionals in the education industry feared that a huge learning loss would result from the COVID-19 pandemic. And with the release of the latest standardized test scores, that has definitely proven to be the case. Of particular note is how … Read More
Educational Equity – Part 1 – What Is Educational Equity
While there’s never a shortage of hot topics in the world of education, perhaps the hottest topic to gain traction over the last few years is educational equity. Teachers and administrators have long known that equity is a huge contributing … Read More
High School Dropouts – Part III
How Virtual Education Can Prevent Kids from Dropping Out of School
Many people look back fondly at the years they spent in high school reminiscing about football games, school dances, lasting friendships, and joining after-school clubs. But just as many adults realize that those high school memories were anything but pleasant. … Read More
High School Dropouts – Part II
How Does a GED Help Students Who Drop Out of School?
When you go into teaching, your one goal is to provide a high-quality education to all students. That’s why it’s so disappointing when students past or present drop out of school entirely. You do everything you can to reach them, … Read More
High School Dropouts – Part I
Why Students Drop Out & What’s the Impact on the Student
After putting so much time and effort into educating kids in your classroom, you never feel more defeated than when you watch a current or former student drop out of school. You know what a bad decision it is to … Read More
What Is Blended Learning?
In a perfect world, all students would experience the many benefits that come from utilizing a blended learning model of instruction. Because having face-to-face time with an instructor and one’s peers is just as important for the learning process as … Read More
Why Virtual Schools Are a Better Option to Address Health and Safety Concerns
With mounting concerns over health issues, bullying, violence, and shootings within the public school system, especially in urban areas which are often hit the hardest, families are now looking at all educational options available to them. The number one concern … Read More
What’s Being Done to Protect Kids at School
With so many health and safety concerns on the rise, parents are starting to wonder what school districts are doing to keep their kids safe. Private schools, in general, are typically safer environments for students of all ages, but not … Read More