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More Americans Are Finally Coming Around to Accepting The Science of Evolution
More Americans are coming to accept Charles Darwin’s “dangerous idea” of evolution, according to thirty years’ worth of national surveys. Researchers have found that public acceptance of biological evolution has increased substantially in the last decade alone, following twenty years of relative stagnancy. Between 1985 and 2010, roughly 40 percent of surveyed adults in the US agreed that “human beings, as we know them today, developed from earlier species of animals”. Taking into account the small number of fence-sitters, this suggests much of the nation was evenly divided on the theory. By 2016, that percentage had, at last, become a majority, reaching 54 percent. As it turns out, education…
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New K-8 online school now accepting enrollment applications after many students preferred online learning
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A new, fully online school is now taking enrollment applications after many students preferred online learning even before the pandemic. District 11 in Colorado Springs created Spark Online Academy after hundreds of students reportedly left the in-person classroom environment every year, and preferred online learning instead. D-11 already has one online school, Achieve Online School, but the pandemic really amplified the need for an additional program. “If you have an internet connection, you can access the learning, so it doesn’t really matter where you are,” said Principal Julie Johnson. D11 said online learning allows for that flexibility that some parents and families may need or…
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Trust the Leader in Online School: Utah Virtual Academy Now Accepting Enrollments for 2021-2022 School Year
MURRAY, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–After an academic year like no other, Utah Virtual Academy (UTVA), an accredited online public charter school, is welcoming students to enroll for the 2021-2022 school year. “There’s no doubt that this past year has delivered many changes,” said UTVA Head of School Meghan Merideth. “What hasn’t changed is our commitment to provide families across the state with a dedicated online solution that supports all students achieve growth and success.” UTVA students take a full course load across the core subjects of English/language arts, math, science, history, world languages, art, and music. Advanced Placement® courses and concurrent college enrollment courses are also available to eligible high school students.…
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How Can You “Spot the Difference” in Online School? Go With One That Has Experience! Washington Virtual Academies-Omak Now Accepting Enrollments for 2021-2022
Bloomberg Trader Arrested as WallStreetBets Phenomenon Finds Echo in Japan (Bloomberg) — A retail investor buys shares in a small company, touts his position on social media and inspires a horde of followers to do the same. The stock price goes to the moon — before crashing back to earth.It’s an all-too-familiar tale to anyone watching the market in 2021, but this wasn’t GameStop Corp. It wasn’t even in America. And it happened in 2018.It was in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a day trader who goes by the nickname Tonpin was betting on a tiny maker of precision dies and molds called Nichidai Corp. and broadcasting the fact…
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Wyoming Virtual Academy Now Accepting Enrollments for 2021-2022 School Year
TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Never say that one person makes no difference. This past Thursday, stocks tumbled, bonds surged, and investors started taking inflationary risks seriously – all because one guy said what he thinks. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, held a press conference at which he gave both the good and the bad. He stated, again, his belief that the COVID vaccination program will allow a full reopening of the economy, and that we’ll see a resurgence in the job market. That’s the good news. The bad news, we’ll also likely see consumer prices go up in the short…
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Trust the Leader in Online School: Michigan Virtual Charter Academy Now Accepting Enrollments for 2021-2022 School Year
HAZEL PARK, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–After an academic year like no other, Michigan Virtual Charter Academy (MVCA), a full-time online public-school academy serving K-12 students throughout the state, is welcoming students to enroll for the 2021-2022 school year, starting on March 2. “Students of all ages need consistency in their education and MVCA can provide them with what they need to succeed,” said Randy Rodriquez, head of school. “There’s no doubt this past school year has been challenging for everyone, but our technology and student-focused curriculum will give your children the advantage they need to be a leader at the next level.” MVCA is tuition-free to all students who reside in Michigan,…
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Trust the Leader in Online School: Insight School of Kansas Accepting Enrollments for 2021-2022 School Year
OLATHE, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insight School of Kansas (ISKS), a full-time public school program of the Spring Hill Unified School District, is now accepting enrollment applications for the 2021-2022 school year. Available tuition-free to students in grades 7-12, as well as to adult learners, ISKS provides students statewide with the opportunity to finish their high school education and plan for college and career success. “At Insight School of Kansas, we partner with the student and learning coach and work to meet the individual needs of each student,” said Head of School Cassandra Barton. “Our team of experts supports and encourages students to grow and reach their full potential at every stop along…
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