Last week at the Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC)  in Sacramento, I joined a panel titled: The Future is Female: How Women Are Shaping Digital Learning Innovation and Why DLAC is one of the premier national conferences on digital learning and online education. It gathers founders, district leaders, policymakers, virtual school innovators, and EdTech architects who are actively shaping the future of online learning in the United States. This year, the dominant theme was artificial...

Remote work isn’t the future anymore, it’s the present. Whether you’re interviewing for a job, attending a virtual college meeting, collaborating with a team, or participating in an online class, knowing how to show up professionally on Zoom is now a real-world skill. At Colossal, we don’t just prepare students to succeed in school — we prepare them to succeed in life. And that includes knowing how to communicate, collaborate, and carry yourself in digital spaces. Here are the key Zoom...

At Colossal Academy, we believe college can be a powerful pathway—but only if it’s the right fit. For some students, that’s a four-year university. For others, it might be dual enrollment, entrepreneurship, trade programs, gap years, or building something entirely their own. That’s why we don’t rush the decision. We research it. Why College Exploration Needs a Better System Most students are told to: • Pick a few colleges • Apply • Hope for the best But that approach skips the most...