You enter the Peabody Learning Academy through an entryway between two Macy’s stores in the sprawling Northshore Mall in Boston’s northern suburbs. It’s one of 23 alternative schools located in malls in 13 states and is supported by the Simon Youth Foundation (SYF), the philanthropic arm of the nation’s largest mall owner, which has put its real-estate muscle to work on behalf of students at risk of dropping out of high school.
Inside the school, students catch up on credits in a program that combines Pearson Education, Inc.’s NovaNET online courses with one-on-one teaching by educators determined to turn around their students’ unsuccessful experiences in high school.
via www.hepg.org

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