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Arizona Digital Free Press

July 24, 2026

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Arizona Virtual Schools Build Model Around AI, Project-Based Learning

Arizona Digital Free Press looks at how Unbound Academy pairs AI-supported academics with project-based learning, with students posting 2.8 times expected midyear growth. Head of School Michael Goto: "When students are learning at their exact level and pace every single day, growth compounds quickly."

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AZ Big Media

July 11, 2026

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How Arizona Educators Are Teaching AI Responsibility

AZ Big Media looks at how Arizona educators are teaching responsible AI use, featuring Unbound Academy head of school Michael Goto: schools that ignore AI are preparing students for a world that no longer exists.

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PinalCentral

July 7, 2026

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Arizona teaching changing focus as AI gains foothold

As Arizona goes all-in on classroom AI, this statewide report names Unbound Academy among the AI-focused schools using artificial intelligence to personalize instruction and track each student's progress.

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Daily Independent

July 3, 2026

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America at 250: What the World's Best Schools Can Teach Arizona

Surveying what the world's best school systems get right, the Daily Independent turns to Unbound Academy founder Michael Goto: "Competition creates an urgency to be innovative and create learning opportunities for students that otherwise might not have existed."

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The Flagstaff Times

June 5, 2026

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Free Summer AI and Storytelling Workshops for Students — Unbound Academy

Unbound Academy offers free summer AI, storytelling, and video game design workshops for students in grades 2-8, extending hands-on learning opportunities beyond the traditional school day.

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FOX10 Phoenix

May 20, 2026

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FOX10 Phoenix LIVE: AI in Education feature

FOX10 Phoenix's live broadcast featured Unbound Academy in a segment on AI in education — how the school's two-hour-a-day AI-personalized academic model is reshaping what Arizona students learn and how they learn it. (Unbound segment at the 1:19 mark.)

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Arizona's Family (3TV/CBS 5)

May 8, 2026

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Find High-Quality Education Designed Specifically for Your Child at Unbound Academy

Arizona's Family features Unbound Academy, the tuition-free virtual public charter school serving Arizona students in grades 4–8, blending AI-powered personalized learning with live teacher support for a flexible education built around each student.

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3TV / Your Life Arizona

April 30, 2026

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Unbound Academy on 3TV: Your Life Arizona

Featured on 3TV's Your Life Arizona, Unbound Academy showcased how its tuition-free, virtual public charter model combines personalized AI-driven academics with afternoons built around life skills, passion projects, and hands-on learning.

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The AZ Insider

April 28, 2026

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School, Rewired: Inside Unbound Academy's Bold New Model

The AZ Insider takes readers inside Unbound Academy's model — two hours of AI-personalized academics followed by an afternoon of life skills, exploration, and real-world experiences — and why Arizona families are choosing it.

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KTAR News Radio

April 23, 2026

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2 AZ Schools Pay Their Students to Learn — Unbound Academy

KTAR News Radio covers how Unbound Academy and Novatio School reward students for academic progress, turning learning into an earnable accomplishment and helping students build real money skills along the way.

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The Art Scene Podcast

April 21, 2026

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School in 2 hours. Creativity the rest of the day. — Unbound Academy

On The Art Scene Podcast, Unbound Academy's approach is explored — two focused hours of academics each morning, then afternoons for creativity, the arts, and real-world skill-building.

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3TV / Your Life Arizona

April 16, 2026

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A Family's Perspective: How Unbound Transformed One Student's Learning Journey

3TV sat down with an Unbound Academy family to hear how the school transformed their student's relationship with learning — from struggling in a traditional classroom to thriving with personalized academics and afternoon enrichment.

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June 7, 2026

Phoenix Fan Fusion

Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, US

The Unbound Academy team spent the weekend at the Phoenix Convention Center with fans of Star Wars, Anime, KPop, and all other aspects of pop culture.

May 20, 2026

8th Grade Promotion

Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona, US

Families gathered at Glendale Community College to celebrate the promotion of our first 8th grade class.

April 27, 2026

Phoenix Symphony Concert

Phoenix Symphony Hall, Phoenix, AZ

Students and families of Unbound Academy got a behind the scenes look and concert at Phoenix Symphony Hall featuring upcoming pieces being performed by the Phoenix Symphony orchestra.

April 25, 2026

Future Stars AZ Hands on STEM Fair

Faye Gray Recreation Center, Phoenix, Arizona, US

Unbound Academy joined students and community members in STEM activities at the Faye Gray Recreation Center in Phoenix.

March 20, 2026

Spring Training Social

Surprise Stadium, Surprise, AZ

Unbound Academy families came together at one of the final Spring Training games of the season at Surprise Stadium with the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers.

January 30, 2026

Unbundled Expo 2026

The Unbundled Expo provided families and innovators a space to embrace educating outside the lines. This year's expo was at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center Phoenix in south Phoenix.

January 20, 2026

Civics Matters Summit

November 29, 2025