Schools embraced an online learning program called Acellus because it promised convenience. Now, parents are cleaning up the mess. Those findings, among others, were enough for MC—a pseudonym she is ...

FILE - This file photo provided by Adrienne Robillard shows her daughter, name withheld by parent, doing school work at a computer at home in Kailua, Hawaii, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Hawaii's ...

This photo provided by Charles Timtim shows his daughter, name withheld by parents, doing schoolwork from home in Waipahu, Hawaii, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Timtim's mother doesn't think it's safe for ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A controversial online program used by thousands of public school students will soon be discontinued following a review by the Department of Education into the program named Acellus ...

As millions of students begin the semester online, a number of schools have terminated contracts with an online learning company following reports that some lessons included racist and sexually ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Controversy has erupted over one of Hawaii’s largest mainland providers of public school distance learning. Some parents call the content sexist and racist, while the founder of ...

CHICO — The Chico Unified School District will be dropping the online curriculum Acellus after complaints from parents stated that the content featured offensive material. Oak Bridge Academy, the ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - At least four Hawaii schools have now suspended use of a Department of Education-approved platform for online learning. Aliamanu Elementary School said effectively ...

A recently-removed animated lesson from learning platform Acellus featured a pig named “Sweetie Lips” that was labeled sexual and inappropriate by parents and educators. As a new school year begins, a ...

The Acellus online curriculum has gender, racial and cultural biases and seems to promote religion in the public schools, according to a report released today by the Hawaii Department of Education.

Schools in at least two states have cut ties with online education provider Acellus Learning Accelerator over concerns about offensive curricular material, raising questions about how districts vet ...