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Ancora High School Partners with McGraw Hill to Launch New Online High School for Adults

eSchool News

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. Ancora High School is an online high school that offers a Texas high school diploma and is accredited by Cognia.

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VHS Learning Elects Dr. Yolanda D. Johnson to its Board of Directors

eSchool News

6, 2021 – VHS Learning, an accredited non-profit organization empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, has appointed Dr. Yolanda D. Boston – Dec. Johnson to its board of directors.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. When schools persistently graduate less than half of their students of color and students with disabilities, we call those schools dropout factories.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. ” When, or if, this doomsday scenario arises for higher education, it will be a combination of the challenges we have examined thus far – costs of “campus-based” education, failing revenue streams, and expensive dropouts.

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8 Tips To Improve Your Online Classes

EdTechTeacher

Below are helpful tips to teach effectively to maximize learning, keep the attention of all the students, and manage various problems. This article is especially useful for teachers with little experience in online learning environments. This is especially important for online classes.

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Online prekindergarten access and funds for school counselors among bills proposed in Mississippi this year

The Hechinger Report

Online preschool has become a contentious topic nationwide. Experts cautioned that online learning programs can lead to overuse of screens, which can impact behavior, sleep, and social-emotional development. Many students in Mississippi lack access to mental health care , which is something a counselor can often provide.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Related: Will thousands of prison inmates lose access to college?