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How Brain Research Helped Retool Our School Schedule for Remote Learning

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In the fall of 2018 our school made a big shift. After twelve months of planning we launched a new daily schedule based on brain science and designed to encourage deeper learning and student wellbeing. The brain, whether learning on campus, fully online or in a blended environment, is the organ of learning.

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VHS Learning Once Again Earns High Satisfaction Rates from Schools Around the Globe

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states (up from 45) have enrolled in VHS Learning courses in the past academic year. While its geographical scope increased, VHS Learning’s retention rate has remained steady; 92% of schools that partnered with VHS Learning in the 2018-19 school year continued to do so in the 2019-20 school year.

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Massachusetts Community Foundation Awards $22,500 Grant to The Virtual High School For Student Access to Online Summer Courses

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Boston — July 16, 2018—According to the BrookingsInstitution , U.S. a non-profit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs. Boston — July 16, 2018—According to the BrookingsInstitution , U.S. a non-profit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs.

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The Virtual High School’s Stacy Young to Speak at CSforALL Summit

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4, 2018 – Stacy Young, Associate Dean of Faculty at The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.),will will be speaking at the CSforALL Summit 2018, being held October 8-11 at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. is an online learning pioneer. Bo ston – Oct. About The Virtual High School The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.)

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New Schools in Four States Partner with The Virtual High School

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29, 2018 – Schools in Rhode Island, Texas, Massachusetts and Alabama have joined more than 650 schools around the world in choosing The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.), as their online course solution for students in the upcoming academic year. is an online learning pioneer. Bo ston – Oct.

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A principal leaves his beloved school after an intense year

The Hechinger Report

Nationally, nearly half — 45 percent — of principals said that the pandemic has prompted them to start thinking about leaving the profession or sped up their plans to do so, according to a poll released last year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

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The ‘Katrina-to-Covid Class’: How the coronavirus era affects New Orleans students more acutely

The Hechinger Report

Because when kids feel safe and connected in school, that becomes a secondary line of defense for them if things should happen at home.”. When she was attending first grade at Willie Smith Elementary in Violet, her mom died. Jarrin started school in 2005 as a Katrina evacuee at Bush Elementary in southwest Houston.

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