Cybercrime is on the rise – it’s the fastest growing type of crime in the U.S, taking longer to fix and costing businesses and governments exponentially more. Twelve years ago, the Airforce Association created the National Youth Cyber Defense competition to inspire students toward careers in cybersecurity or other STEM disciplines critical to our nation’s […]
It’s those at-risk students who had recently dropped out or who are seriously behind in credits. It is critically important to keep them engaged and not dropping out. We know that even small interruptions to their momentum can derail their educational progress. Which is why Learn4Life quickly moved to virtual instruction for our 23,000+ […]
(March 4, 2020) PARENT/STUDENT UPDATE: Dear Parent/Guardian/Student, With the continuous news and updates about the Coronavirus, I’m sure you have questions about how it might affect your school. We are closely monitoring the situation and following recommended protocols. The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority. Currently, we are: Following recommendations of […]
For restaurants, there’s Yelp. For real estate, there’s Zillow. For nonprofits, there’s GuideStar – the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. Each year, millions of people use GuideStar information to make decisions about nonprofits and the work they do. Lifelong Learning is a nonprofit organization that provides educational and administrative services to the […]
A mentor is often a long-term relationship focused on supporting the growth and development of the mentee. There are formalized mentorship programs where students get matched with an individual. Then there’s mentoring that occurs naturally by caring adults who develop a trusted relationship with a teen, offering a listening ear and valuable guidance to students […]
Remember the guidance counselor in high school who would advise on which classes to take and how to apply to college? Due to an acute need to address the emotional needs of students, that role has evolved to become “school counselor,” to address the whole student, and their social and emotional needs, along with academic […]
What options do low-income families have if their neighborhood school is subpar? Affluent parents have many choices – they can move to a good school district or opt for a private school. If the school doesn’t have tutors, mentors or after-school activities, they can pay for those services. Less privileged families don’t have that luxury […]
Which social implications have the most immediate and strongest impact on a child’s development and well-being? First are the child’s family circumstances, and second is the ranking of their school. Learn4Life’s National Advisory Board Member and Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation Dr. Lindsey Burke penned a recent commentary about […]
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) public policy think tank took a deep dive into the concept of personalized learning driven by individualized instruction in a recently published report. Resident scholars from AEI visited high schools in the Learn4Life network, which focus on helping at-risk students and re-engaging dropouts. The report points out that “relationships are […]
As the largest global courier delivery service, UPS delivers 20 million packages every day. So, they are constantly looking for great employees to help with everything from package delivery and management to IT and sales/marketing. So they were eager to partner with us and get some of our highly motivated students on their way to […]