Virtual Schools
Empower students to reach their highest potential with full-time, flexible online learning solutions.
Reimagine learning
Academic leaders recognize that full-time online K-12 schools are an important public school option. Online public schools create opportunities for underserved populations, provide personalized instruction, and offer greater flexibility in a safe learning environment. Administrators, charter boards, and authorizers who partner with Pearson can offer a trusted, proven academic program to students in their district, region, or state.
Students are at the center of everything we do. We believe in the power of learning and have seen students transform in our online environment. With more than 20 years of experience in online education, we can help you build a full-time online school that will fuel your students' academic success.
“E-learning can be life-changing or even lifesaving.”
— Full-time online learning student
How it works
As an academic leader faced with the new realities of online learning, your biggest challenge (and opportunity) is building a flexible and engaging K-12 virtual program that fits your school, district, region, or state.
By choosing the solution that works best for you: from full-service schools with teachers provided to pick-and-choose courses and consultative services, you can meet the diverse needs of your students. A Pearson partnership provides the know-how, experience, and time-tested tools to achieve online learning success.
Explore virtual learning partnership options
Full-service Connections Academy schools
Bring Connections Academy to your state or region. Full-time online school gives you a turnkey solution that you can deploy with the expertise of Pearson as your partner. Connections Academy schools include the curriculum, teachers, and powerful learning platform, and all the required services to run a complex K-12 public school. Also included: enrollment services, administration, clubs, field trips, state testing, board support, counseling services, and more.
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Customizable district partnerships
Our the district partnership option lets you deliver full-time or part-time online learning to your academic community using our learning management systems, K-12 courses designed for a virtual environment, optional teaching services, training, and support.
Your teachers can provide student instruction with Pearson’s support and training, or you can choose to use Pearson-provided, credentialed teachers. Whether it's a “virtual school in a box” or a supported courseware program, your Pearson district partnership helps you do virtual learning right. Your students will have the curriculum to meet their learning needs. Your staff will get the support they need. And you'll have a dedicated partner by your side.
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Broaden opportunities
Provide award-winning, engaging curriculum taught by expert teachers, in a student-centered learning platform.
Become a district of choice
Meet students’ and families’ diverse needs and expand choices for learning.
Get A–Z solutions and support
Leverage our 20+ years of experience in online education to turn your digital concepts into reality with full support.
Broaden opportunities
Our program delivers hundreds of courses and electives, including honors and Advanced Placement® (AP®) courses, and the latest instructional tools so you can easily offer personalized learning and prepare your students for the rigors of higher education. Additionally, we provide certified online teachers who are experts in their fields of instruction and online learning.
A new research study provides evidence that Connections Academy students can attain the same level of achievement as that achieved at traditional brick-and-mortar schools when accounting for mobility. Overall findings show that students in Connections Academy schools statistically outperform cohorts in other online schools in terms of the percentage scoring proficient in reading on state assessments.
"Both of my children love Connections Academy. My son has made wonderful improvements, not only academically but also with his confidence. My daughter loves the challenge she gets from Connections Academy."
— Connections Academy Parent
Become a district of choice
Online school is the right choice for many families and students whose needs may be better met outside of a brick-and-mortar setting. An online school program can help extend awareness of your district, encourage homeschool and private school families to return to your district, expand your course catalog, address teacher shortages, and ultimately become a district of choice among families — increasing enrollment, and offering better educational opportunities for students.
Get A–Z solutions and support
“I think our students are performing better by just the fact that we can see how they are doing on any given lesson. [We can] reinforce the right factors and provide immediate feedback on work relating to any concept or standard that might not be heading in the correct direction. The platform allows us to catch any issues very quickly. A lot of our colleagues in the classroom are interested in what we do. They wish we could do that in the classroom!”
— Online Program Coordinator
About us
20+ years of experience in online schools
In 2001, the first Connections Academy online school was established, and in 2011, Connections Academy became part of the Pearson family. Since then, we have:
- partnered with more than 400 districts, boards, or chartering authorities to launch online programs throughout the world
- grown to serve more than 100,000 full-time students each year in Connections Academy partner schools
- established 43 regional or statewide Connections Academy programs in 31 states
- received numerous awards for our innovative technology solutions and outstanding staff and teachers
District embraces online learning for families seeking alternatives
See how Wauwatosa Virtual Academy stopped students from leaving the district by creating just what they were looking for — a non-traditional path for students to graduate and achieve success.
County meets the needs of military and rural students
Robertson County Virtual School successfully serves students from a variety of backgrounds. Discover how this district is able to maintain a 100% graduation rate and meet students’ diverse needs.
Student success stories
We help students develop pathways to success by building on their individual strengths and interests in an online setting that’s both safe and connected to a larger community. Our full-time online schools create lifelong learners who are prepared for future school and careers by offering:
- outstanding curriculum
- exceptional K–12 teachers
- individual attention
- parent-supported online learning
- easy-to-use technology
- socialization, community, and friendships
Read about some of the amazing students enrolled in different Pearson partner schools and programs