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• Nevada Connections Academy is changing the way students get a high-quality education from kindergarten through graduation on My News 4. Hear from the Frankovich family and their experience with online learning.

• From 400 students in 2007 to more than 1,800 anticipated in 2011, Nevada Connections Academy has seen tremendous growth. Check out this clip on KTVN-TV as teacher Alison Osmond explains why students are so successful in the program.

• Nothing can hold back Nevada Connections Academy student Hadrien Saperstein. Watch Hadrien’s inspiring story of determination to get back on the tennis court after being paralyzed from the waist down on My News 3 – NBC.

• Nevada Governor Sandoval visits Nevada Connections Academy and reads to students for Read Across America Day!

• The Family Pulse magazine includes a special cover feature about Nevada Connections Academy, “Virtual Schools Change the Face of Education”

• Nevada Connections Academy student feature, “Local Young Woman Making Mark in Man's World of Drag Racing” in the Boulder City Review

• Connections Academy, Leading Virtual Education Provider,Wins 2010 EDDIE Award, Earth Science Course Named Best High School Science Site

• NBC-TV "Back-to-School" NCA family feature - "the only time the classroom gets crowded is when the dog comes in the room…"

• Nevada Connections Academy Receives State’s Top Virtual School Rating; Kicks Off 2010–11 School Year

• Ten year-old Nevada Connections Academy Student, Abigail Leavitt, is on a mission to thank our Vets, one quilt at a time.

• The Las Vegas Review Journal recently featured virtual school and Nevada Connections Academy.  Read about how “online education makes house calls to Clark County students”  and hear from NCA students including competitive gymnast Alicia Ross. 

• Teachers, parents, and students got together for a day of fun and socialization – watch this video to hear what they are saying about Nevada Connection Academy.

• Flexibility and personalized learning is a real benefit for NCA student and tennis player, Valentina Dunder.  CBS News Channel 8 talked with Valentina and her family about her virtual school experience.