Month: August 2022

The Learning Report – August 2022

Inflation isn’t just changing our behavior at the gas pump and grocery store. More teens are working now than before the 2008 financial crisis. Some of them are taking advantage of all the higher-paying entry-level jobs, but others are just trying to help their families make ends meet.

Written by on August 30, 2022

She Promised Her Mom She Would Graduate – And She Did!

  Yvonne R. was proud and excited to walk across the stage to accept her high school diploma, but it was with some sadness, wishing her mother could be there with her. Yvonne lost her mom when she was just 14, and then bounced around living with various relatives while helping take care of her […]

Written by on August 29, 2022

Joel Found a Way to Expresses Himself…Through Poetry

  Despite a rough childhood with bouts of homelessness, bullying, and struggles at his church and previous high schools, Joel B. found a second home here. “When I came to this school, everyone respected me,” he explained. “One teacher was always there for me, like a second mom. Others cared enough to find out about […]

Written by on August 29, 2022

Could Inflation Worsen School Absenteeism Rates?

Inflation isn’t just changing our behavior at the gas pump and grocery store. More teens are working now than before the 2008 financial crisis. Some of them are taking advantage of all the higher-paying entry-level jobs, but others are just trying to help their families make ends meet. As the school year begins, some educators […]

Written by on August 29, 2022

The Learning Report – July 2022

Karen graduated in 2018 but wasn’t ready to start college. She was always a good student and liked writing but, like many high school graduates, she wasn’t sure what type of career she wanted to do for the rest of her life.

Written by on August 24, 2022

High School Student From the Midwest Changed His Story

Like many students during the pandemic, Haviv A. had a lot of struggles both mentally and academically. When Haviv’s grades started falling, he tried online school but found that wasn’t the right fit. He was faced with either returning to his old school that he disliked or finding an alternative. Haviv stumbled upon FLEX High […]

Written by on August 9, 2022