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February 18, 2026

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AZFamily

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Derek Staahl

Featured in AZFamily: Inside Arizona’s AI Classrooms

In a recent AZFamily story, our innovative approach to AI‑powered learning, where students master their academics in just two hours a day, was highlighted as a promising new model for education.

January 28, 2026

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The AZ Insider

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The Staff

From Last to First: Arizona Schools Rethink Education

Novatio School and Unbound Academy are rethinking education with flexible, technology-driven models that position Arizona as a proving ground for what’s possible when innovation leads. Graphic provided.

December 25, 2025

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Arizona Digital Free Press: Daily Local Scottsdale News

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Staff Reports

Unbound Academy and Novatio introduce AI-powered learning model in Arizona

Two Arizona-based schools are introducing new approaches to education that combine artificial intelligence with real-world learning experiences.

November 17, 2025

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FOX10

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FOX10

How ESA Helped This Family Find the Right Education

When Debbie Cech’s son, Hunter, was diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis, their world changed overnight. After losing mobility from the neck down, the search for a school that could truly adapt to his needs became an uphill battle.When the family moved to Phoenix for specialized care, traditional public schools still couldn’t support his learning. Core subjects weren’t accessible. Art wasn’t adaptable. P.E. wasn’t meaningful. Nothing was built for a child like Hunter.

November 3, 2025

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Novatio

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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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Novatio

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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.

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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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Novatio

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.

July 25, 2025

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ABC 15 Arizona

By: Kaley O'Kelley

Free AI-powered summer camp helps Arizona kids catch up in class—and have fun doing it

A group of Arizona educators is trying something different to help Arizona students become more confident learners with the use of artificial intelligence and teachers in the classroom.

May 22, 2025

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12 News

By: Troy Lynch

New Arizona school with AI tutors helps teach kids financial literacy

'We no longer have to worry so much about not having qualified teachers': Arizona school debuts AI tutors to help teach practical skills

May 13, 2025

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azbigmedia

By: Holly Morgan

Here’s how Arizona schools are using AI to rethink education

Unbound Academy and Novatio School, are among the first in the state to fully embrace artificial intelligence as part of their core instructional model.

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