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Pearson Education is the educational publishing and services subsidiary of Pearson plc, a multinational corporation. It was formed in 1998 by merging several educational publishers, and has since sold or divested many of its divisions, focusing on digital products and testing.
Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.) is a for-profit education company that provides online and blended education programs for public school students and homeschoolers. It offers online curriculum, courses, and platforms for pre-K to 12th grade and career learning programs.
Horry County Schools (HCS) is a public school district serving Horry County, South Carolina, with over 45,000 students and 56 schools. The district offers various programs, such as International Baccalaureate, career and technical academies, charter schools, and adult education.
Stanford Online High School is an independent online school for gifted students worldwide, affiliated with Stanford University. It offers university-level courses, individualized placement, and a Core sequence focusing on critical thinking and argumentation.
Learn how academic grading is done in the U.S. with letter and numerical scales, percentage and GPA conversions, and standards-based assessment. A D is usually the lowest passing grade in primary and secondary schools, but not in college and universities.
Schoology is a cloud-based platform for schools and businesses, founded in 2007 and acquired by PowerSchool in 2019. It offers features such as attendance, grades, exams, and homework, and integrates with other grading systems.
IDEA Public Schools is a charter school operator in Texas and Louisiana, founded in 2000 by former Teach For America corps members. It serves about 19,000 students in 36 schools, mostly from low-income and Hispanic backgrounds, and aims to prepare them for college and citizenship.
Grade skipping is a form of academic acceleration that allows students to skip one or more years of school. Learn about the timing, cost-effectiveness, potential problems, and alternatives of grade skipping for gifted students.