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A guardian and student reviewing schoolwork together on a laptop

September 7, 2026

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The AZ Insider

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Shelly Talsma

From Lessons to Goals, a Clearer View of Virtual School

The AZ Insider covers the portal that gives Novatio School families a real-time view of lessons, goals and assessment progress instead of a report card weeks later. Head of School Karissa Ham: "AI can help us spot patterns and suggest a next step, but it does not make decisions about students."

Student learning online at home

August 13, 2026

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The AZ Insider

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Shelly Talsma Everson

These Students Are Building More Than Good Grades

The AZ Insider features Novatio School's 2026-27 clubs, from Makerspace to School Magazine, where every club ends in something students can show. Head of School Karissa Ham: "The final product changes how students approach the work."

AZ Big Media

August 11, 2026

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AZ Big Media

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AZ Business Magazine

Novatio School Expands Its Special Education Support

AZ Big Media covers Novatio School's new Special Education Support Program, which pairs individualized planning with academic intervention and executive functioning instruction, alongside a one-on-one dyslexia program led by master's-level reading specialists.

12News Arizona Midday

August 10, 2026

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12News

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Arizona Midday

Novatio School Expands Special Educational Support for Students and Parents

12News' Arizona Midday sits down with Novatio School to explore its expanded special education support, and how the virtual school makes learning more accessible and creative for students and parents.

Arizona Digital Free Press

July 24, 2026

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Arizona Digital Free Press

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Michelle Talsma Everson

Arizona Virtual Schools Build Model Around AI, Project-Based Learning

Arizona Digital Free Press features Novatio's blend of AI-supported academics and hands-on projects, with students posting 4.5 times expected growth on national assessments. Head of School Karissa Ham: "Students learn best when they're actively building something, not just absorbing information."

Novatio School students learning together

July 17, 2026

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The AZ Insider

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The Staff

Built For How Students Learn

The AZ Insider features Novatio's Special Education Support program, covering how individualized planning, teacher collaboration, and one-on-one dyslexia intervention support students with learning differences in the virtual classroom.

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November 3, 2025

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Novatio

Gabi, Life Skills Guide

Building Confident Leaders, Not Compliant Students: How Empowerment Creates Better Social Skills

Most parents assume that schools teaching children to sit still, follow directions, and respect authority are building better social skills and creating future leaders. And yet, decades of evidence suggests the exact opposite. Our modern education system rewards compliance, quiet obedience, and rule-following, all things that diminish and destroy the exact qualities in our kids that build confidence and social capability.

October 16, 2025

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Hasina Daya, Teacher

Personalized Learning: How We Broke a Fundamental Rule of Modern Education & Revolutionized Teaching

Most parents believe that good schools treat all students equally. Yet, decades of middle-years education research reveals something disturbing. This seemingly reasonable approach of standardization actually increases rates of failure for the majority of students, all because uniformity in education ignores fundamental differences in how our kids’ brains process and retain information.

August 5, 2025

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By: JP Guerra, Lead Teacher

Personalized Learning: How We Broke a Fundamental Rule of Modern Education

Decades of research show that standardized learning increases failure rates by ignoring differences in how children's brains learn.

August 3, 2025

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By: JP Guerra, Lead Teacher

What Your Child Does During the Other 4 Hours

Students excel academically but lack essential skills like problem-solving and communication because education focuses on test scores over practical experience.

August 1, 2025

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By: Hasina Daya, Teacher

Building Confident Leaders, Not Compliant Students

Traditional education's focus on compliance and obedience undermines students' critical thinking, initiative, and problem-solving skills.

May 21, 2026

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The Education Magazine

Education Magazine

Novatio School: Redefining the Learning Experience

The Education Magazine profiles Novatio School as a virtual, mastery-based model where students advance when they understand the material — not when the calendar says so. Early NWEA MAP results show Novatio students growing 4.5x faster than peers in traditional classrooms.

May 8, 2026

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12news.com

12news

Changing Students' Lives

Karissa Ham, Novatio's Head of School, recently did an inteview with 12news.com to share how Novatio is changing students' lives.

April 29, 2026

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The AZ Insider

The Staff

Why Novatio's Students Are Building More Than Just Grades

In a recent AZ Insider story, Novatio's model is profiled for going beyond grades — building confidence, life skills, and self-direction by giving students space to lead their own learning every afternoon.

April 23, 2026

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KTAR News Radio

KTAR

2 AZ Schools Pay Their Students to Learn — Novatio

KTAR News Radio explores how Novatio School rewards students for academic progress, helping them connect effort to real-world outcomes and build money habits along the way.

April 21, 2026

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The Art Scene Podcast

Lynette Ari

School in 2 hours. Creativity the rest of the day. — Novatio

On The Art Scene Podcast, Novatio's approach takes center stage — focused academics in the morning and an afternoon shaped by creativity, curiosity, and student-led exploration.

April 14, 2026

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The AZ Insider

The Staff

Novatio's New Accreditation? Not Your Average A+

The AZ Insider covers Novatio's accreditation milestone — and explains why this isn't a traditional A+ school, but a model built on personalized AI learning and student-led growth.

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