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Nayeli Serna: Without EAA, ‘I Wouldn’t Be Who I Am Today’
Like so many Americans, high schooler Nayeli Serna got sick with Covid — so sick that she had to be hospitalized for a week. Her anxiety about falling ill again combined with an already present social...
Father of LAA Grad Praises School on Radio Show
As South Carolina School Choice Week approached, the father of a Lowcountry Acceleration Academy graduate appeared on a popular radio talk show to praise the way the school and its team of educators h...
Lee County Learner No Longer Has to Decide Between Hunger and Hope
While still in her teens, Sam White knows all too well about the need to put food on the table, pay the rent and make her own way in the world. She lives independently, has to work full time — and fou...
Grads, Family and Friends Celebrate Biggest-Ever Class at South Carolina Academy
As schools across South Carolina and the nation struggle with helping students regain lost ground due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Lowcountry Acceleration Academy celebrated its biggest-ever class of gra...
Friends Find Fuel for their Dreams at MDAA
After facing bullying in elementary and middle school, Anaya Garnes decided she was going to map her own way through high school. During the Covid pandemic, she shifted to an online program but found ...
Every Wednesday at LAA: Real-World Lessons in Career Success
Each Wednesday morning at Lowcountry Acceleration Academy, a successful professional visits to tell graduation candidates about their journeys — and inspire the learners to plan their own. A...
At New Marion Academy, ‘I Feel Much Better Here Than at Any Other School’
By Jeffrey GoodMako Velez is a strong student from an immigrant family that values education. Until she found Marion County Acceleration Academies, though, she had begun to wonder if a high school dip...
How to Stay Encouraged (Even When High School is Hard)
High school can be difficult. But it’s really important to stick with it. Read on for our best tips on staying in school!
Tips for Open Enrollment at Acceleration Academies
The process of re-enrolling in high school doesn’t have to be difficult. Read on to see how Acceleration Academies makes enrolling in high school easy.
‘Hour of Code’ Introduces Learners to Exciting and Growing Field
A $80,000-plus annual salary, a career turning creative ideas into video games and data visualizations, even a Bronze Star in the U.S. Army — all these and much more can come your way if you lear...
Clark Academies Celebrate Biggest-Ever Graduating Class
An auditorium packed with family, friends and educators gathered this weekend in Las Vegas to celebrate 100 new graduates from Clark County Acceleration Academies — the biggest class since the pr...
At MDAA, Bo Falcon Finds Calm After the Storms
Bo Falcon’s old school was an arts-oriented charter school, and they found the atmosphere at MDAA —relaxed, studious, with cafe-style seating and the freedom to study alone or in small groups — to be ...
