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Declaration of COI and question about requesting edits

Hello, I have extensive edits I'd like to request for this page which include adding citations and updating product and history information. I am an employee of Apex Learning. What is the best way to do this: post below what essentially is a rewrite? Or indicate line-by-line requested edits?

Thanks in advance for guidance,

InTheCascades (talk) 17:36, 13 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Good on you to declare your COI. With factual updates and references, just add those. With other changes, I'd make them incrementally as opposed to a whole rewrite. And avoid adspeak and puffery terms, those will get reverted immediately. Good luck! Transmissionelement (talk) 16:54, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Requested edits for lead

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InTheCascades (talk · contribs) This user has declared a connection.

It is requested that an edit be made to the semi-protected article at Apex Learning. (edit · history · last · links · protection log)

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Additional information and citations added. Since Apex's course offerings have expanded beyond what's listed and the company also has a supplemental curriculum (not just courses), it may make sense to remove the phrase starting "offering online courses...".

Revise first line: Apex Learning, Inc. is a privately held provider of digital curriculum for grades 6-12 headquartered in Seattle, WA.

If digital curriculum is deemed a buzzword perhaps online learning products would work? I see that solutions has been flagged as a buzzword.

Revise second line: The company also has an accredited online high school, Apex Learning Virtual School.^[1]

Add third line: Apex Learning is accredited by AdvancED^[2], approved by the College Board^[3] for Advanced Placement courses, and its courses are approved for National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility.^[4]

The NCAA source is the most recent I can find. This is a third-party site that mentions NCAA approval, if that's a better source.

InTheCascades (talk) 21:17, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Apex Learning Virtual School". Apex Learning Virtual School. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "AP Course Audit Authorized Courses". College Board. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "More than 120 Apex Learning Courses Approved by NCAA". Cision PR Newswire. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

Reply 18-JUN-2019

Clarification requested

Online learning products could mean a product, found online, which instructs its users on how to learn to operate a pool pump. Digital curriculum is more concise and accurate.
Please provide the WikiLinks for AdvancED, the College Board, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
When ready to proceed with the requested information, kindly change the {{request edit}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=yes to |ans=no. Thank you!

Regards, Spintendo 08:14, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the guidance. Digital curriculum is in fact how the company refers to its products.

WikiLinks for AdvancED, College Board, and National Collegiate Athletic Association. For future, should these be linked in the original comments if there has been a response? Talk pages guidelines seem to indicate no.

InTheCascades (talk) 17:25, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

They should be linked in the edit request, which is always placed on the talk page.^[1] The requested prose above which contains the properly formatted references does not currently contain these WikiLinks. Please be aware that older text should not be altered. If adding information to an older post, please follow the guidelines at WP:REDACTED or else place a newer version of the request at the bottom of the talk page with a new request template.^[a] Regards, Spintendo 13:34, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Template:Request edit". 19 June 2019. Instructions for Submitters: Describe the requested changes in detail... Include the sources that support the edits that you are suggesting.

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^ An alternative to placing a newer request template would be to alter the older template's answer parameter as I have previously suggested and then to add newer clarifying information/questions/concerns to the bottom of the talk page after any other editor's intervening posts. If this clarifying information is in regards to the text of an edit request proposal, the verbatim text/references/WikiLinks should be included in the newer post placed at the bottom of the talk page.

Thanks for your patience. Let's see if I get it right this time.

InTheCascades (talk) 22:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Requested edits for lead with revisions and WikiLinks added

It is requested that an edit be made to the semi-protected article at Apex Learning. (edit · history · last · links · protection log)

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The edit may be made by any autoconfirmed user. Remember to change the |answered=no parameter to "yes" when the request has been accepted, rejected or on hold awaiting user input. This is so that inactive or completed requests don't needlessly fill up the edit requests category. You may also wish to use the {{ESp}} template in the response. To request that a page be protected or unprotected, make a protection request.

Additional information and citations added. Since Apex's course offerings have expanded beyond what's listed and the company also has a supplemental curriculum (not just courses), it may make sense to remove the phrase starting "offering online courses...".

Revise first line: Apex Learning, Inc. is a privately held provider of digital curriculum for grades 6-12 headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Revise second line: The company also has an accredited online high school, Apex Learning Virtual School.^[1]

Add third line: Apex Learning is accredited by AdvancED^[2], approved by the College Board^[3] for Advanced Placement courses, and its courses are approved for National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility.^[4]

InTheCascades (talk) 22:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Apex Learning Virtual School". Apex Learning Virtual School. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "AP Course Audit Authorized Courses". College Board. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "More than 120 Apex Learning Courses Approved by NCAA". Cision PR Newswire. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[1] "Apex Learning Virtual School". Apex Learning Virtual School. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[2] "Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[3] "AP Course Audit Authorized Courses". College Board. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[4] "More than 120 Apex Learning Courses Approved by NCAA". Cision PR Newswire. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[5] "Template:Request edit". 19 June 2019. Instructions for Submitters: Describe the requested changes in detail... Include the sources that support the edits that you are suggesting.

[6] An alternative to placing a newer request template would be to alter the older template's answer parameter as I have previously suggested and then to add newer clarifying information/questions/concerns to the bottom of the talk page after any other editor's intervening posts. If this clarifying information is in regards to the text of an edit request proposal, the verbatim text/references/WikiLinks should be included in the newer post placed at the bottom of the talk page.

[7] "Apex Learning Virtual School". Apex Learning Virtual School. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[8] "Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[9] "AP Course Audit Authorized Courses". College Board. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[10] "More than 120 Apex Learning Courses Approved by NCAA". Cision PR Newswire. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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+Additional information and citations added. Since Apex's course offerings have expanded beyond what's listed and the company also has a supplemental curriculum (not just courses), it may make sense to remove the phrase starting "offering online courses...".
+* Revise first line: ''Apex Learning, Inc. is a privately held provider of digital curriculum for grades 6-12 headquartered in Seattle, WA.''
+* Revise second line: ''The company also has an accredited online high school, Apex  Learning Virtual School.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Apex Learning Virtual School |url=https://www.apexlearningvs.com/ |website=Apex Learning Virtual School |accessdate=17 June 2019}}</ref>
+* Add third line: ''Apex Learning is accredited by [[AdvancED]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Institution Summary |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=58546 |website=AdvancED |accessdate=17 June 2019}}</ref>, approved by the [[College Board]]<ref>{{cite web |title=AP Course Audit Authorized Courses |url=https://apcourseaudit.inflexion.org/ledger/school.php?a=NA==&b=MA== |website=College Board |accessdate=17 June 2019}}</ref> for [[Advanced Placement]] courses, and its courses are approved for [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] eligibility.''<ref>{{cite web |title=More than 120 Apex Learning Courses Approved by NCAA |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/more-than-120-apex-learning-courses-approved-by-ncaa-283030301.html |website=Cision PR Newswire |accessdate=17 June 2019}}</ref>
+[[User:InTheCascades|InTheCascades]] ([[User talk:InTheCascades|talk]]) 22:11, 19 June 2019 (UTC)