Premier Portal for Professionals Since 1995, Covering Technology-Based Education
Administrators are interested in joining a program called Virtual High School that operates out of Maynard, Mass. and runs on a semester basis. Two site coordinators in Plymouth will track grades and take care of all students; needs.Read the Full Story
The e-mail came from one of my 10th-grade world-literature students, the same week Time magazine published a short piece examining the viability of online education. Read the Full Story
But Nicolas has to wait six months to see the test results — too late to help students who have long since left her class. Read the Full Story
Evidence of “possible†effectiveness may be provided by studies that closely match the groups on relevant factors, such as academic achievement and demographics, but do not make random assignments (“quasi-experimental†studies). According to this side, any other research methods do not provide meaningful evidence of effectiveness.
That’s why seven school districts in Southeast Wisconsin have worked together on a Web development project that helped combine resources and meet state requirements by putting information at the disposal of parents and students. Read the Full Story
He is one of about 400 UNCG students enrolled in WinterSession, five weeks of online classes sandwiched between the traditional fall and spring semesters. Read the Full Story
This is good news for teachers in the state’s 501 school districts who face a June 30 deadline to meet a mandate for professional development credits. Read the Full Story
Two weeks ago, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Georgia will create a virtual high school, which will give students across the state access to advanced placement courses, summer school classes and other resources.Read the Full Story
VHS member schools are accredited by their local accrediting agency, and, therefore, all VHS courses are accredited by the member school offering the online course. Read the Full Story
Since school began in September, Perkins, a senior at Mascenic Regional High School, has helped her school make advances in the online world and expand its curriculum.Read the Full Story
