Blog - Best Online High Schools

New School Alert: Open High School of Utah

Tom Nixon — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:41:32 +0000

Open High School of Utah is an online charter high school. And, importantly, that means it is free for Utah residents.

Video: Advantages Online Private School

Tom Nixon — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:24:49 +0000

I encourage you to go and check out the new video offered by Advantages Online Private School in their listing. Excellent work on their part!

Arkansas Online High Schools

Tom Nixon — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:16:12 +0000

While Arkansas only has one online high school of which I am aware, it is worth a look for those folks in that state. See:

Arkansas Virtual High School

Focus School: iQ Academies

Tom Nixon — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:11:30 +0000

A growing chain, iQ Academies are definitely worth a look if you live in a state where they reside. See:

iQ Academy Arizona

iQ Academy Kansas

iQ Academy Minnesota

iQ Academy Nevada

iQ Academy Washington

iQ Academy Wisconsin

Focus: iQ Academy Arizona

Tom Nixon — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:43:34 +0000

Today’s Focus School is iQ Academy Arizona. It is part of the growing iQ Academy chain of schools.

Snippet from listing: At iQ Academy, our priority is to deliver a high-quality, personalized education that prepares students for life beyond high school. We accomplish this by offering a complete learning package which includes standards-based curriculum, an innovative virtual learning environment and an extensive support system involving teachers, counselors, learning coaches and staff who are personally committed to helping students realize their greatest potential.

Real vs. Fake vs. Web Searches

Tom Nixon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:51:14 +0000

One of the greatest challenges for students and parents seeking a legitimate online high school is whether it is a real school with real accreditation. Here’s a little advice:

1. Don’t trust Google to help. Google does little to differentiate between good and bad options in this field.

2. Don’t trust how high a school shows up in listings on Google, Yahoo, Bing, and more. When I do a Google search, on the very first page, I discover schools that I would never recommend because I believe that, at best, they lack any reliable recognition and, at worst, are out-and-out fakes. That’s on the first page.

3. Fake schools are very good at getting good page rankings. They spend much time working to make sure that they are one of the top options available.

How can you fix that? If you ask about a specific school in the forum, I am happy to help.

iQ Academy Arizona

Tom Nixon — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:42:33 +0000

Today’s Focus School is iQ Academy Arizona. It is part of the growing iQ Academy chain of schools.

Earn a High School Diploma Online, Part 5

Tom Nixon — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:14:38 +0000

It seems simple and it seems like the place where you should start, but so many don’t even make the attempt. What is it?

Get referrals.

How do you get referrals? You can:

Ask people you know.
Ask your local school district (but don’t be surprised if they don’t know much; it varies widely).
Ask in our Forum.
Ask on other websites.
Ask current students by finding them using Google.
Ask former students by finding them using Google.

Importantly, don’t just sign up for a school without doing your due diligence. Even when an online school is free, time is not. Best to determine if a school will be a good fit for you right up-front.