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• Effects of Online Learning on Mental Health

    Online learning is on the rise. While many schools moved to virtual programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the expansion began much earlier. From the 2013-14 school year to the...

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• 8 Tips for Parents of High School Students

    Parenting high school students is challenging for myriad reasons. High schoolers are on the cusp of adulthood. Teens are at an age where they desperately want independence and freedom...

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• High School Electives for Homeschoolers

    A homeschool education is a custom experience tailored to your unique learning style, needs, and lifestyle, and electives give you the opportunity to further customize your education. Participating in...

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• How Do High School Credits Work? Everything to Know

    High school is an exciting and new opportunity for students to explore their interests and grow into themselves as young adults. But with the opportunity comes a lot of...

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• Tips for Starting High School

    Starting high school is an exciting time in a student’s life. The first few weeks of any school year are important, but the first few weeks of freshman year...

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• How to Create a Successful Study Plan

    A high school diploma is one of the most important educational milestones you’ll earn in your life. It’s the foundation for adult life and is required for many career...

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• How to Choose a High School

    School choice is growing in the United States. Now more than ever, families have educational freedom thanks to an increase in charters, online public education, and voucher programs. Homeschooling...

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• Tips For Making Friends as a Homeschooler

    Quality friends are the key to a long, happy life.  When you’re in school, they seem like a given. But for homeschooled students, it’s not always so straightforward. The...

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• Is Homeschooling Better for Mental Health?

    Psychological health is a growing concern among parents of teenagers. While homeschooling isn’t a solution to every emotional wellness challenge students face, it’s a life-changing option for some kids...

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• What Is Non-Traditional Education?

    Non-traditional schools, also called alternative schools, offer unique learning experiences for students who can’t or won’t attend traditional public schools. This is a broad definition, so let’s dig a...

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• Tips for High School Seniors

    Senior year. The home stretch. The final lap. The endgame.  Your last year of high school is one of the most exciting, stressful, and rewarding years of your life....

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• Going Back to High School as an Adult

    If you left high school without graduating and are now an adult, it’s not too late to go back to school and finish what you started.  A high school...

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• How Does Online Homeschooling Work?

    Since the start of the 2019-20 school year, there has been an estimated 30% increase in homeschooled children. There are a variety of options available for teaching your children...

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• What Does It Mean For A High School To Be Accredited?

    How do you know a high school you’re considering is legitimate? One of the best ways you can judge the quality of the education you will receive is checking...

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• Is Online High School Worth It?

    Whether considering taking a few classes or completing your high school diploma, you may have considered the question, “Is online high school worth it?” The answer may be different...

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• Best Electives to Take in High School

    One of the big questions a high school student asks themselves is, “what electives should I take in high school.” Every student has to take their core classes to...

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• Student Spotlight: Janice H.

    Before her mother passed away in 2002, Janice promised her she would graduate from high school.    Janice withdrew from high school nearly 40 years ago after the birth...

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• How to Go Back to High School After Dropping Out

    Whether you’ve been away from high school for a few months or several years, the option to finish your high school diploma is always available. If you’re asking how...

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• Online High School vs. In-Person School

    When you look at the different types of schooling available today, the options available are greater than ever before. Students today can choose whether they want to complete high...

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• Guide to Transferring High Schools

    Have you been considering transferring high schools? For some students, enrolling in a new school can be the perfect choice to help them achieve their goals in high school...

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• Student Spotlight: Grace S.

      At just 14 years old, Grace is already a junior in high school.  “My family travels around a lot, so I’ve gone through a lot of curriculums,” Grace...

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• How to Earn a High School Diploma if You’re Short On Credits

  Are you a few credits short of completing high school? Whether you are a current high school student who’s preparing for graduation, or you left high school early and want...

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• How to Prepare for Online Tests

  If you ask students about their favorite school activity, you’ll get a range of answers. If you ask them what their least favorite school activity is, they’ll almost all have...

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• 5 Tips for Staying Motivated and Focused in High School

  Do you remember how excited you were about school when you were younger? If you feel less motivated about your studies than you did in elementary or middle school, you’re...

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• How to Graduate High School Early

  There comes a time in everyone’s life when they just know: This is going to be my career, my life’s work. Maybe that realization occurs long after the person has...

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• Does High School Really Matter?

  Does high school really matter? Sometimes it’s hard to understand how four short years of our lives can have an impact on the decades that come afterward. You’ll hear people...

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• Why is a High School Diploma Important?

  Your dreams for your future didn’t die when you dropped out of high school It’s not that you didn’t see the value of a high school diploma before now—it’s just...

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• How to Prepare for College in High School: Tips for Lifelong Success

  If you’re preparing for college in high school, you’re embarking on one of the most important and rewarding periods of your life. You have much work to do, but the...

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• 10 Effective Group Work Strategies for High School Projects

  Have you ever had a negative experience with group work? Maybe one of your classmates didn’t contribute as much as everyone else, a member of the group was too overbearing,...

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• Budgeting Tips for High School Students

  High school students have a wide range of expenses, from school supplies to social activities. On school supplies alone, the average high school student spends hundreds of dollars per year....

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