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 ...

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.

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) — 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 ...

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 ...

ALAMEDA — Alameda schools plan to cut ties with a remote learning program after parents complained its curriculum included racist material. Superintendent Pasquale Scuder and school board president ...

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 ...

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 ...