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Perrysburg and Lima schools are among more than 40 districts across Ohio operating “digital academies” that teach students at home using computer software and online interaction with instructors. Read the Full Story
The Minnesota Center of Online Learning, Northern Division, Laporte, will offer a wide range of online courses designed to allow students access to educational courses to earn their high school diplomas. Read the Full Story
Baltimore, MD — Two new Connections Academy® virtual schools have been approved to serve southern California K-8 students in the 2004 – 2005 school year. Southern California Connections Academy (SoCCA), a new virtual charter school, has been approved unanimously by the San Diego Unified School District, and Capistrano Connections Academy (CapoCA) has been approved unanimously […]
The building is adorned with sleek, black computers (one for each of its 105 students), digital video projectors and banks of blinking lights and cordoned wire. The fluorescent-lighted hallways, computer labs and the walls of glass give the school a decidedly high-tech, modern and sophisticated feel. Read it Online
Although her schools have no classrooms, desks, cafeterias or gymnasiums, they aren’t much cheaper to operate than a traditional school, says Mickey Revenaugh, vice president for partnerships and outreach for Connections Academy. Read the Full Story
Principal Jon Prinz last month proposed offering Advanced Placement classes through the Michigan Virtual High School, or MIVHS, to the Board of Education. Read the Full Story
This article reports on findings from a survey (n=2504) of respondents working in elementary, middle, and secondary schools (n=159). The survey concerns barriers perceived in distance education and is based on prior research involving content analyses of the case studies along with an extensive review of the literature. Demographic data about the respondents is reported […]
1. To learn about the variety of online school structures and purposes, as represented by the four successful schools/programs of the panelists, 2. To learn about the variety of characteristics of successful online schools/programs in general, and3. To develop some indicators of success for schools/programs to help participants who intend to develop and implement elearning […]
While critics may find Pape’s glowing assessment of online education for the under-18 crowd flawed—isolation and too much spent time in front of a computer are common complaints—schools like Pape’s, which focus on varying aspects of a K-12 education, continue to pop up across the country. Read the Full Story
The program, which now allows students to complete their schooling to HSC level at Emmaville, is a first for the school, which has only been able to teach students to year 10 or school certificate level. In the past this has often forced families to send children into Glen Innes High School or away to […]
