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National School Choice Week is an annual showcase designed to show parents the various K-12 educational choices available for their children, including conventional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, homeschooling, private schools, and online academies. For 2019, NSCW will be held from January 20 through January 26. Started in 2011, NSCW has grown […]

La Semana Nacional de Elección Escolar es una presentacion anual diseña para mostrar a los padres las diversas opciones educativas K-12 disponibles para sus hijos, incluyendo las escuelas públicas convencionales, públicas autónomas, públicas magnet, privadas y las academias en línea. NSCW se llevará a cabo del 20 al 26 de enero 2019 . Iniciado en […]

En El Paso Leadership Academy, nos tomamos muy en serio el liderazgo que hasta lo incorporamos a nuestro nombre. Para EPLA, el liderazgo estudiantil tiene carácter. El liderazgo estudiantil tiene varios aspectos: autenticidad, apertura mental, capacidad de delegación, deseo de conocimiento y, quizás lo más importante, voluntad de admitir errores y aprender de ellos. En […]

At El Paso Leadership Academy, we take leadership so seriously, we’ve incorporated it into our name. For EPLA, student leadership involves character. There are several aspects to student leadership: authenticity, open-mindedness, ability to delegate, desire for knowledge and, perhaps most importantly, willingness to admit mistakes and learn from them. At EPLA, we strive to develop […]

Muchas escuelas se jactan de los puntajes altos de sus estudiantes en las pruebas estandarizadas. Si bien EPLA puede jactarse de que hemos tenido el mayor logro de crecimiento académico de prácticamente cualquier escuela pública en el estado de Texas, seamos honestos, ¿no está cansado todo el mundo de las escuelas que “enseñan a la […]

Many schools boast about their students’ high scores on standardized tests. While EPLA can boast that we have had the highest academic growth achievement of just about any public school in the state of Texas, let’s be honest, isn’t everyone tired of schools that “teach to the test?” The truth is that standardized tests do […]

Como padre, usted sabe que los años de la escuela secundaria presentan desafíos únicos. A medida que sus hijos e hijas progresan de la niñez a la adolescencia, se enfrentan a importantes transiciones físicas, mentales y emocionales. La educación secundaria también representa un período crítico en el desarrollo académico. La preparación adecuada de los niños […]

As a parent, you know that the middle school years present unique challenges. As your sons and daughters progress from childhood to adolescence, they deal with important physical, mental, and emotional transitions. Middle school education also represents a critical period in academic development. Properly preparing children for middle school requires academic and leadership training – […]

A 2014 report produced by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research examined 20,000 Chicago Public School students as they progressed from elementary school through middle school and on to high school. According to the report, grades and attendance were the most important indicators of high school and college success – even more […]