Millcreek middle school and high school students needing emotional, behavioral or academic support may be enrolled in a new alternative education program in Millcreek beginning this fall. Millcreek ...

LEOMINSTER – There is a good chance that 17-year-old Gabriel Bristol Peña would have remained a high school dropout if not for the Alternative Education Program at the high school. Like so many other ...

Chagrin Falls resident John Manning had a hard time finding a place for his four-year-old daughter Mia to get the specialized care and education she needs each day. “She’s non-ambulatory, categorized ...

FORT SMITH -- The School District may partner with an outside entity to allow more students to use alternative learning at less of a cost to the district. The School Board heard a proposal from the ...

DECATUR — Learning to spot people who are, as young people say, “fake,” can remind students to be authentic in their own relationships. Sean Lee, who teaches in the alternative education program at ...

When she was in eighth grade, Brayden Wright estimates she had 163 absences — many of them tied to suspensions. The once straight-A elementary student began to see herself as a failure, aided by ...

The administrators emphasized that the alternative education program should not be a "dumping ground" for problem students or for teachers who aren't achieving success in the traditional classroom ...

Hamden’s current alternative education configuration will stay the same next year, now that the Board of Education has decided against a plan to outsource its services. The town has a tentative ...

GETTING OUTSIDE: Field trips were a common occurrence for students in Asheville City Schools' Randolph Learning Center. Photo courtesy of Gordon Grant Ten years ago, Asheville City Schools displaced ...

In recent years, North Carolina has taken bold steps to improve its education system for students in alternative schools. These schools, which serve at-risk and off-track students, often face unique ...