If you don’t love high school, you’re not alone. In fact, a nationwide survey conducted by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence found that 75% of teenagers reported negative feelings about their high school experience. The good news? High school doesn’t have to be so scary ...

With an unwavering commitment to flexibility and equipping our Graduation Candidates (GCs) for success beyond graduation, Acceleration Academies is setting a new standard in education. Sarah Burk, Executive Director of Assessment in Academic Design, plays an integral role in bringing this mission...

If you’ve stumbled across this post, you’re likely wondering whether or not you should pursue your high school diploma. Maybe your family circumstances have made it difficult to commit to the demands of a traditional high school. Maybe you didn’t get the one-on-one attention from teachers you...

Acceleration Academies Graduation Candidates (GCs) now have access to a brand new student portal, myIncite. With myIncite, GCs can view their courses, assignments, and connect with their Graduation Candidate Advocates (GCAs)/Content Coaches (CCs) with the click of a button. myIncite also allows GCs...

For the nearly 2 million US youth who identify as LGBTQ+, schools can be a scary place. According to the 2021 Trevor Project’s National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, 75% of LGBTQ youth reported that they had experienced discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity at...

Alternative education has evolved considerably in recent years. This post isn’t intended to dissect the history of alternative education or the reasons why its popularity has exploded (spoiler alert: those topics will be on the blog soon), but rather to explore its recent trends and themes. Before...