When Rufus Wallace was at a traditional public school, he struggled to maintain focus. And with so many other students, it was hard for his teachers to provide the kind of one-on-one help he craved.

Cassius Murray is a quick study — so quick that they can lose ground when asked to move at the same pace as most of their classmates. “I almost ended up failing 8th grade math because I knew all the stuff and lost focus.”

High school can be a difficult place. While there are great parts about this phase of life you’re in, being a high school student comes with its own challenges. If you’re sick of the one-size-fits-all approach to learning, you might feel bored in your classes or completely lost in the material. You...

The new director of Escambia County Acceleration Academies is a career educator. But that doesn’t mean he’s always been keen on education.

Before Aleizha Keliikuli-Kuhia (they/them) and their family moved to Las Vegas from Hawaii in January, they lacked the motivation to show up for class, do homework and lay the groundwork for their future.

Each month, we take a moment to learn from the educational leaders who bring the Acceleration Academies mission to life, day in and day out. This month, we asked our academy leaders to respond to this prompt: What was a highlight of the last three months at your academy?Here is what they had to...

During the first semester of his senior year at a traditional high school, Ja’Kerien Sutton was on track to graduate with his class. But then an altercation with another student turned ugly and — just like that — Ja’Kerien’s dreams of graduating, going to college and playing football in front of...

Think back to when you were in high school. You were probably concerned with homework and friendships, or what you wanted to do after graduating. Maybe you were trying to balance a part-time job along with your studies.

When the Covid pandemic shut his public high school in 2020, Bryce Johnson didn’t spend the long months toiling away at home via a remote learning program. He got a full-time job as a construction worker and focused on supporting his family and establishing his adult life.