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September 28, 2026

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SA Live, KSAT 12

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SA Live

SA Live: Sorting Through Texas School Choices Under TEFA

San Antonio's SA Live asks Head of School Karissa Ham how Texas families should sort through a suddenly crowded field of school choices under TEFA. Her three questions for any school: how much teacher access students get, what supports exist for exceptional learners, and how much visibility parents have into the school day.

September 25, 2026

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Houston Life, KPRC 2

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Lauren Kelly

Inside the AI-Powered Novatio School, Rethinking What a School Day Can Look Like

Houston Life on KPRC 2 welcomes Head of School Karissa Ham to explain what an AI-powered school actually looks like: live teachers with students all day, a fully personalized plan built from each student's assessments, and TEFA covering tuition for Texas families. "We are not a chatbot school."

A guardian and student reviewing schoolwork together on a laptop

September 7, 2026

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The AZ Insider

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Shelly Talsma

From Lessons to Goals, a Clearer View of Virtual School

The AZ Insider covers the portal that gives Novatio School families a real-time view of lessons, goals and assessment progress instead of a report card weeks later. Head of School Karissa Ham: "AI can help us spot patterns and suggest a next step, but it does not make decisions about students."

Student learning online at home

August 13, 2026

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The AZ Insider

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Shelly Talsma Everson

These Students Are Building More Than Good Grades

The AZ Insider features Novatio School's 2026-27 clubs, from Makerspace to School Magazine, where every club ends in something students can show. Head of School Karissa Ham: "The final product changes how students approach the work."

AZ Big Media

August 11, 2026

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AZ Big Media

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AZ Business Magazine

Novatio School Expands Its Special Education Support

AZ Big Media covers Novatio School's new Special Education Support Program, which pairs individualized planning with academic intervention and executive functioning instruction, alongside a one-on-one dyslexia program led by master's-level reading specialists.

12News Arizona Midday

August 10, 2026

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12News

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Arizona Midday

Novatio School Expands Special Educational Support for Students and Parents

12News' Arizona Midday sits down with Novatio School to explore its expanded special education support, and how the virtual school makes learning more accessible and creative for students and parents.

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November 3, 2025

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Novatio

Gabi, Life Skills Guide

Building Confident Leaders, Not Compliant Students: How Empowerment Creates Better Social Skills

Most parents assume that schools teaching children to sit still, follow directions, and respect authority are building better social skills and creating future leaders. And yet, decades of evidence suggests the exact opposite. Our modern education system rewards compliance, quiet obedience, and rule-following, all things that diminish and destroy the exact qualities in our kids that build confidence and social capability.

October 16, 2025

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Novatio

Hasina Daya, Teacher

Personalized Learning: How We Broke a Fundamental Rule of Modern Education & Revolutionized Teaching

Most parents believe that good schools treat all students equally. Yet, decades of middle-years education research reveals something disturbing. This seemingly reasonable approach of standardization actually increases rates of failure for the majority of students, all because uniformity in education ignores fundamental differences in how our kids’ brains process and retain information.

August 5, 2025

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By: JP Guerra, Lead Teacher

Personalized Learning: How We Broke a Fundamental Rule of Modern Education

Decades of research show that standardized learning increases failure rates by ignoring differences in how children's brains learn.

August 3, 2025

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By: JP Guerra, Lead Teacher

What Your Child Does During the Other 4 Hours

Students excel academically but lack essential skills like problem-solving and communication because education focuses on test scores over practical experience.

August 1, 2025

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By: Hasina Daya, Teacher

Building Confident Leaders, Not Compliant Students

Traditional education's focus on compliance and obedience undermines students' critical thinking, initiative, and problem-solving skills.

September 28, 2026

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SA Live, KSAT 12

SA Live

SA Live: Sorting Through Texas School Choices Under TEFA

San Antonio's SA Live asks Head of School Karissa Ham how Texas families should sort through a suddenly crowded field of school choices under TEFA. Her three questions for any school: how much teacher access students get, what supports exist for exceptional learners, and how much visibility parents have into the school day.

September 25, 2026

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Houston Life, KPRC 2

Lauren Kelly

Inside the AI-Powered Novatio School, Rethinking What a School Day Can Look Like

Houston Life on KPRC 2 welcomes Head of School Karissa Ham to explain what an AI-powered school actually looks like: live teachers with students all day, a fully personalized plan built from each student's assessments, and TEFA covering tuition for Texas families. "We are not a chatbot school."

A guardian and student reviewing schoolwork together on a laptop

September 7, 2026

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The AZ Insider

Shelly Talsma

From Lessons to Goals, a Clearer View of Virtual School

The AZ Insider covers the portal that gives Novatio School families a real-time view of lessons, goals and assessment progress instead of a report card weeks later. Head of School Karissa Ham: "AI can help us spot patterns and suggest a next step, but it does not make decisions about students."

Student learning online at home

August 13, 2026

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The AZ Insider

Shelly Talsma Everson

These Students Are Building More Than Good Grades

The AZ Insider features Novatio School's 2026-27 clubs, from Makerspace to School Magazine, where every club ends in something students can show. Head of School Karissa Ham: "The final product changes how students approach the work."

AZ Big Media

August 11, 2026

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AZ Big Media

AZ Business Magazine

Novatio School Expands Its Special Education Support

AZ Big Media covers Novatio School's new Special Education Support Program, which pairs individualized planning with academic intervention and executive functioning instruction, alongside a one-on-one dyslexia program led by master's-level reading specialists.

12News Arizona Midday

August 10, 2026

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12News

Arizona Midday

Novatio School Expands Special Educational Support for Students and Parents

12News' Arizona Midday sits down with Novatio School to explore its expanded special education support, and how the virtual school makes learning more accessible and creative for students and parents.

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