Originally aired on WRTV – November 30, 2020 The Indiana Digital Learning School is a fully-accredited public school, serving kindergarten through 12th grade students from 92 Indiana counties. This year, an additional 2,000 students enrolled, including 2nd grader Mackenzie Dahill of Highland, Indiana. “The main reason was because of COVID-19,” said AnnMarie Dahill, Mackenzie’s mom. Dahill said […]
Originally published in The Portland Press Herald – November 29, 2020 We don’t choose where we’re born, and in most cases, we don’t choose where we grow up. For so many, these factors determine where we go to school and how we learn. This has a big impact on our futures. With all of that […]
Originally aired on CBS Richmond – November 18, 2020 Several school districts continued to debate whether to send students back into the classroom versus maintaining virtual learning. One Henrico County family solidified their decision before the COVID-19 pandemic even started. For years, 13-year-old Trenell Milana fell behind while his classmates succeeded. “Trenell was being left […]
Originally aired on FOX Houston – November 13, 2020 Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS) student Steven Morris has started his own Youtube channel to offer online learning advice to his peers. In an interview with FOX Houston, Morris said he created the channel shortly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I remember how lost […]
Originally aired on WVTM-TV – October 31, 2020 October is Bullying Prevention Month, if you didn’t know it, a time to focus and raise awareness on bullying. Dorothy Brooks has overcome bullying at her school and turned that really tough time and energy invested in building her own talents as a world champion dancer. WVTM […]
Originally published by The Columbus Dispatch – November 2, 2020 The sudden transition from in-person learning to online school across the country hasn’t been seamless for everyone. That’s why families deserve to have options for their children’s education. That’s why we need to protect school choice. As the mother of three daughters who have been […]
Originally published by The Everett Herald – November 1, 2020 Everyone should feel free to follow their passions. School should be something that enables you to do this rather than holding you back. When it starts to get in the way, change must happen. That’s why we need to give students the choice to attend […]
Originally published by Toledo Blade – October 30, 2020 Everyone deserves the ability to choose a better life for themselves. I believe this starts with education. When we’re young, we don’t realize which decisions will impact the rest of our lives. For me, it was choosing to leave a school where I was bullied and […]
Originally published in Anchorage Daily News – October 23, 2020 Many people go through personal situations that affect their ability to focus in school. During my junior year, I got pregnant and didn’t think I would be able to finish high school. Thankfully, the online classroom set me up for success. I enrolled in online […]
Originally aired on ABC Jefferson County – October 21, 2020 During this National Bullying Prevention Month, one Vestavia family tells us what worked for them and an expert shares what may work for you. “She’d come home crying a lot of days from it. We had tried to work with the school some and it […]
