Archive for the ‘K-12’ Category

More students log on to learn

Mutti is among a surging number of high school students inhabiting two educational worlds. While sitting at computers in four-walled classrooms in their hometowns, they attend ”virtual” classes connected by fiber optics and Web-based bulletin boards.Read the Full Story

Project SOAR to help DB individualize education

Battelle for Kids, a statewide learning partnership of the Ohio Business Roundtable, announced earlier this week that the Dawson-Bryant School District was one of 36 districts across the state that have been added to Project SOAR (Schools’ Online Achievement Reports), a program designed to help school districts in Ohio analyze student performance data each year.Read […]

Students plug into online high school

Welcome to Virtual High School, a computer-based educational initiative that allows students to go online and take courses that are not offered at the schools they attendRead the Full Story

Beyond the point of no return

NEW YORK – Eighteen-year-old Ivory recently spent nine months working full-time at a clothing store in her New York City neighborhood. Many of the students who had once been her classmates were still in school during those months, but Ivory had stopped attending classes. Read the Full Story

E-learning systems help state schools meet demands, cut costs

Many state colleges and universities are expanding their use of online learning systems to reach more students in rural areas and serve growing student populations while containing costs.Read the Full Story

Charter school hits ODE roadblocks to online highway

The Coquille Oregon Independent Distance Education Academy, or COR-IDEA, was set to open its virtual doors to K-12 home school students a few days from now. Read the Full Story

More Kane County students, parents will be able to use online tutoring program

With the expansion of an online tutoring program administered by the Regional Office of Education, school officials hope to encourage even more parents to get involved in their children’s education. Read the Full Story

Wilhoit proposing tryout of online testing

“We can’t do it as long as we assess the way we’ve been assessing – with paper and pencil testing,” Wilhoit told a legislative subcommittee Wednesday.Read the Full Story

State may test online pupil testing

Good scores? Keep doing what you’re doing. Poor scores? Adjust.Read the Full Story

Some students get back to the books online at charter schools throughout county

She had them introduce themselves, explain why they were there and share any concerns they had for the coming year.Read the Full Story