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This year in first grade, he’ll explore the great religions. He’ll read music in second grade, study astronomy in third and manipulate millions in fourth. By fifth grade, he’ll be analyzing Shakespeare. Read the Full Story
but not the Menominee Area Public Schools. Despite the cut in funding, the Menominee district will actually work to expand its adult and community education programs this coming school year.Read the Full Story
Virginia’s Henrico County Public Schools will offer middle and high school students access to Apex Learning’s online curriculum content for the 2003-2004 school year, as the result of an agreement announced today. A leader in using technology to support teaching and learning, Henrico County Public Schools is entering the third year of its district-wide laptop […]
This is the year the district expects to meet its goal of having one computer for every five students, which could seem ho-hum to those who remember the bad old days when schools were spending huge sums to buy computers, many of which soon wound up languishing in store rooms.Read the Full Story
Last year the virtual school got off the ground slowly as the district and Bauer cautiously made their way through an entirely new concept. Bauer said the support from the school board made the process easier. Read the Full Story
The Essential Principles are intended to assure states, school districts and schools that courses complying with the principles will be high-quality courses that effectively get students to meet academic goals. The principles also are intended to ensure that the characteristics of good teaching and learning are addressed during the development and use of electronically delivered […]
In the fall of 2002, Visions In Education, a charter school for home-schooled and independent-study children, opened Visions High School Academy (http://www.visions%20academy.org/), a virtual project-based high school. Read the Full Story
For the first time this fall, public school students from kindergarten through eighth grade are eligible to take classes online at two virtual public schools, each open to 500 students statewide.Read the Full Story
The partnership allows educators to access Class.com’s extensive library of academic core and elective online classes through the eClassroom SystemSM. “Class.com’s proven online content gives districts and states more options in building and growing their online programs,” said Oakleigh Thorne, chairman and CEO of eCollege. “This partnership represents our commitment to bringing the right solutions […]
The eRate is the $2.25 billion-a-year federal program that provides telecommunications discounts to schools and libraries. Read the Full Story