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As a recipient of an AP Academy Grant, a prescribed number of middle school and high school students may sign up to take a variety of courses with classmates across the nation and even the world.Read the Full Story
The Hendersonville High School senior takes that history class online.Read the Full Story
Katarina Williams is an ambitious tenth grader in Haines City, Florida, shouldering the full burden of college-prep coursework: trigonometry, English, Earth-space science, economics, and American government. But trig is the only class that requires her to sit in a traditional classroom. The others she attends via modem, without leaving her house.Read the Full Story
The program, developed by Maynard-based Virtual High School Inc., received support from School Committee members last week, and will likely be implemented on a limited basis for the 2005-2006 school year, said Superintendent of Schools Mary A. Czajkowski.Read the Full Story
Dennis Cannon’s favorite class – pre-veterinary medicine – is also his hardest.Read the Full Story
But under a new program beginning this fall, Park Ridge High School will offer students such as Covello the opportunity to take courses online in subject areas not included in the curriculum.Read the Full Story
The teenager is enrolled in the independent high school’s “Television News 1” course, which gives students an introduction to the world of high-end video production facilities.Read the Full Story
Science Center Outreach Coordinator Tommy Rinkoski brings the world of science to students around the state in his hands-on, energetic presentations through the IPTV K-12 Connections programs over the ICN. Read the Full Story
Administrators say they hope the setup at Brambleton’s Briar Woods High School and South Riding’s Freedom High School, which will open in August, will permit a host of new educational opportunities, including virtual field trips and speeches by guest lecturers from across the country.Read the Full Story
There was little to be heard, except for the click-click of computer keys and murmured questions to adults there to help them.Read the Full Story
