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In Antonia Fox’s chemistry class, her students use their computer mouse instead of picking up a beaker, adding simulated chemicals using the computer. For a recent flame test, they moved an on-screen wire toward a virtual Bunsen burner to see the flame change color.Read the Full Story
“Back then things were different. You couldn’t go to school and have a child,” Rule said. “The opportunity wasn’t available afterwards to go back to school. I was too young and had to work.” Read the Full Story
This report examines the evidence of where these tools are being used, and the potential benefits which are being claimed. It looks across all sectors, and takes an international as well as a UK perspective, before considering the potential implications for the UK schools sector – what can be learnt that is transferable to practice […]
The district expects 1,200 of its 14,400 students to learn at home this year, not in traditional school buildings. Read the Full Story
A new state testing standard that’s supposed to better spotlight students’ academic growth could mean bad — or good — news for schools barely meeting No Child Left Behind standards.Read the Full Story
The initial framework for the cooperative endeavor was developed by the Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA) and the Montana Rural Education Association.Read the Full Story
NewsCenter 5’s Jim Boyd reported that Rebecca Dalgin has been dancing since she was 3 years old. Dance is her passion, and she envisions herself someday leaping across a stage as a professional dancer.
But now that she has taken the plunge, the West Hall High School senior has found that her Internet-based class in Advanced Placement psychology has been rewarding.Read the Full Story
Dalgin, a 17-year-old from Sharon, has passed the MCAS, aced three Advanced Placement exams, and earned the 102 credits she needs to graduate, her parents say. The Dalgin family wants Sharon schools to let Rebecca graduate with her class and receive a Sharon High School diploma, but Superintendent Claire Jackson has rejected the idea, because […]
Extending such “dual credit” classes to the Internet is an effort to encourage more students to attend college, boost their chances of acceptance and save them money at a time of rising tuition. Read the Full Story
