Glen Taylor, co-founder of WAY Program, WAY American School and Centric Learning, received the Upton Sinclair Award.

The award acknowledges individuals who have made great contributions to education. "This year we are proud to recognize and acknowledge a number of scholars, writers, theoreticians and other researchers who have contributed to the field of education", wrote Michael F Shaughnessy, Senior Columnist of EducationViews. "Every year, we pause at this time to reflect on certain individuals who, like Upton Sinclair, have made an impact on either education or their chosen field of endeavor."

Centric Learning, founder of HERO Learning System, was recognized by CIOReview Magazine as one of the 10 Most Promising K-12 Technology Consulting/Service Companies of 2019.

We have published our December newsletter!

The newsletter has important messages about our school, information about parent meetings, classes and more.

If there is any feedback you would like to give or topics you would like in future newsletters please feel free to reach out to us.

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We have published our November newsletter!

The newsletter has important messages about our school, information about parent meetings, classes and more.

If there is any feedback you would like to give or topics you would like in future newsletters please feel free to reach out to us.

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The Superintendent of the WAY Academies, Madeline Black, made a speech yesterday during a press conference organized to express the unhappiness about Governor Gretchen Whitmer veto of the $240 increase in per-pupil funding for charter schools. "That fact is 50% of these students reside in the cities of Flint and Detroit, and these communities struggle with high levels of poverty", she said.

On October 10th there will be the 3rd Annual infinite Scholarship Fair in Detroit, MI, for free! This is especially interesting for WAY high school seniors, but all students are encouraged to participate. Infinite Scholarship Fairs connect students with scholarship and financial aid opportunities from participating colleges. More information inside!

Beth Baker, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of the WAY Program and Centric Learning Systems, was elected Crain's 2019 Notable Woman in Education Leadership. The nominees were selected by a team of Crain’s Detroit Business editors based on their career accomplishments, track record of success in the field, contributions to their community and mentorship of others.

We have published our September newsletter!

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We have a message from our director, information about parent meetings, and information classes and more.

Last week WAY Academy Southwest had an amazing Open House day, where staff, students, and families had a lot of fun together.

Take a look below at some of the pictures we took during the event.