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Academy·5 min read

Kush Open Academy: what we learned from our 2026 cohorts

When we started running structured training programs, we assumed content quality would be the deciding factor in student outcomes. We were wrong — it's accountability structure.

Cohorts with weekly 1-on-1 code reviews complete at nearly twice the rate of those with only group sessions. So this year, every program includes individual mentorship time with a working engineer from our services team, not a dedicated instructor who's stopped shipping.

The second change is portfolio-first curriculum. Instead of exercises that get discarded, every module now contributes to a project a graduate can actually show in an interview. Employers told us clearly: they don't read certificates, they open GitHub links.

Applications for the next cohorts are open — see our Academy page for programs and dates.

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