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Originally published by Smart Horizons Career Online Education on March 3, 2022 Smart Horizons Career Online Education will provide Amazon hourly employees access to accredited high school diploma plus career certificate Amazon’s Career Choice program provides full tuition to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere Today, Smart Horizons Career Online Education…
Originally published by WSFA 12 News Staff on Dec. 1, 2021 at 11:17 AM EST | Updated on Dec 1, 2021 at 7:16PM EST Montgomery, Ala. (WSFA) – Montgomery Public Schools has officially been released from state intervention. In June, the Alabama State Board of Education voted unanimously to release the school system. Wednesday marks…
High-quality education takes place all day long. KinderCare’s Champions before- and after-school program earns Cognia Accreditation. Watch the video. Cognia supports educational excellence from children’s earliest years through K-12 grades and beyond, including the wrap-around educational supports provided by high-quality extended learning programs offering before and after school experiences that complement the school day. Cognia…
Professional learning is a continuous journey, says Mark Elgart, the president and CEO of Cognia and member of Learning Forward’s board of trustees. In an interview with The Learning Professional. Dr. Elgart talks about why professional learning has been important to him, experiences that have shaped his work, and the most pressing professional learning priorities…
Originally published in the Phi Delta Kappan, November 27, 2020 In spring 2020, much of what parents, students, and teachers knew about schooling was upended, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to make a sudden shift to remote instruction. Cognia conducted three surveys designed to better understand the effects of this abrupt shift to online…
Dr. Mark Elgart, president and CEO of Cognia, spoke recently to EdWeek Market Brief about shifts in the industry and in states’ and districts’ needs for testing. While some companies have struggled as a result of institutions not administering testing during the pandemic, Cognia has been able to emphasize different aspects of its offerings, such…
Cognia made several appearances in this month’s issue of School Administrator magazine by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Dr. Mark Elgart, President and CEO, penned an article, Beyond Episodic Compliance, on how three school districts are using accreditation to leverage continuous improvement in different ways. Dr. Elgart is also quoted throughout Linda Kenney’s article, An Evolution in…
Originally published in the West Fargo Pioneer, Feb 12, 2020 Every district in the state of North Dakota is required to have an external review every five years by a team consisting of trained educators from across the nation. The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction partners with a group called Cognia to do this…
Once again, our very own CEO, Dr. Mark Elgart, was recognized on Atlanta’s 500 Most Powerful Leaders in the Education & Healthcare sector listing. Atlanta Magazine, publisher of the list, highlighted Dr. Elgart’s leadership in establishing Cognia following our merger, as well as the breadth of Cognia’s work in the global education community. Dr. Elgart…