Lowcountry Acceleration Academy student Jamari Green plays a starring role in a new video project launched by Discovery Education and Boeing to encourage young learners to pursue STEM careers in aerospace.

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...

The educators at Lowcountry Acceleration Academy work hard to create an environment where all feel welcome. From the gender-neutral bathrooms to the question “Which pronouns do you prefer?” — graduation candidates who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer feel instantly at home.

The breaking point for Nick Montolio came one day in gym class at his old school.

Jax Randles began dropping out of school in 6th grade. And while officials would bring him to truancy court time and time again, he never fully went back — until he found his way to Bethel Acceleration Academies.

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...

Bethel Acceleration Academies celebrated its newest group of graduates in a celebration of young learners who overcame all manner of challenges — including medical issues, work and family obligations and learning styles that don’t fit the traditional mold — to realize their dream of a high school...

Before Antonio Fields’ grandmother passed away, she asked him to make her a promise.

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...