The Best Diploma Mill Your Hard Earned Dollars Can Buy - Teacher/Mentor Fusion Academy Employee Review

1.0
Aug 13, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

If you're a parent that only cares about pushing your child through school to achieve that HS diploma without retaining anything, then this is the place for you.

Cons

Fusion Academy is an unscrupulous and unethical company. If you are in the legal profession, I would highly encourage you to examine their hiring and workplace practices. I was ecstatic to be offered a full-time position teaching what I love in an environment for "gifted children." However, this couldn't be further removed from the reality: about 80 percent of the students have serious special learning needs that aren't being addressed by qualified professionals with the proper tools to help them. Teachers are seen as warm bodies who are required to teach any subject, even if that subject wasn't a part of their job description, to any student at a whim's notice. Additionally, my contract clearly stated I was employed full-time, defined as 30 hours. Still, there were many weeks when my hours were cut to 15-20 while I was expected to keep my availability open. Fusion Academy has placed me between a rock and a hard place, limiting my ability to provide for my family, and has stolen thousands of dollars by eliminating my time potential for exploring other alternative revenue sources. If you are a young, bright-eyed teacher passionate about education and your subject area, avoid this school at all costs.

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Fusion Academy Response
2y
Thank you for your comments and I certainly respect your right to voice your opinions and concerns. I am hopeful that you would be willing to reach out and directly discuss your concerns. It is simply hard to respond to some of these concerns without any specific information. Fusion's parent satisfaction survey results are best-in-class and our employee surveys suggest that the vast majority of our employees do not share your experience. Of course, we will always strive to improve, and it is for this reason that I welcome the opportunity to learn more.

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Work culture, amazing parents and students, opportunities for growth, location. Close to I95 and the Tri-rail station

Cons

The pay could be better considering the cost of living, tuition cost, and location. I also would love to see more funds invested into the Homework Cafe.

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Fusion Academy Response
4w
Thank you for sharing your experience and for the commitment you've shown over the past several years. It’s wonderful to hear that the culture, relationships with students and families, and opportunities for growth have made your time at Fusion meaningful. Team members like you help create the supportive, student-centered environment that is so important to our mission. I also appreciate your thoughtful feedback regarding compensation and resources for the Homework Cafe. We understand that cost-of-living considerations and the resources available to support students are important factors in the employee and student experience. Your perspective helps us better understand where investments can have the greatest impact, both for our educators and the students who rely on these programs. Thank you again for your honesty and for all that you do to support our students each day. We’re grateful for your contributions and for the care you bring to the Fusion community.
2.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun culture, lots of lunches and/or snacks provided. Staff works with you to help you get more hours, for example, since your bills won't stop during the summer...

Cons

There are a lot, honestly. In a nutshell, you are expected to work as a full-time teacher, except you are paid as part-time or three-quarter-time. Not given enough planning time, which means that if you want to present a decent lesson and cohesive curriculum to your students, you will work for free: darned if you do, and darned if you don't. It seems like a good concept on paper, but apparently, it's hard to make their model work. Quality teachers want reliable income, but since Fusion (for whatever reason) can't pay decently, the good ones run as soon as they get something better.

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