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Virtual classes grow in Wayne

WAYNE — Jim Hale, administrative assistant for Wayne County Schools, dreams of a day when Wayne County schoolchildren can talk face to face with Spanish-speaking students in Arizona without having to leave their classrooms. Read the Full Article

Museums Spend Over A Billion, Commit Over 18 Million Hours To K-12 Education Programs Study Finds

The study also calculates that America’s museums commit more than 18 million instructional hours every year on programs for K-12 schoolchildren. IMLS, an independent federal agency, is a primary source of federal grants for the nation’s museums and libraries. No matter a museum’s size or discipline, whether rural, urban, or suburban, chances are, it offers […]

Tiffin schools to team up for digital academy

The board of education has resolved to sponsor a conversion community school with Tri-Rivers Educational Computer Association. The school would be known as Tiffin Digital Academy. Read the Full Article

School Board rejects AP credit policy

Board members rejected by a 5-4 margin the Policy Committee’s recommendation to support the .04 credit for the online courses. Read the Full Article

Schools offered wireless networking certification program

The program complements the hard-wired networking programs already offered in schools by the likes of Microsoft and Cisco Systems, its creator says. Read the Full Article

Online — and out of school

As 5-year-old Arabella squirmed in a spare bedroom adorned with watercolors, her mother read aloud from a computer screen the tale of two benevolent dragons. Read the Full Article

Virtual classes give a boost to Dearborn kids

DEARBORN — If it hadn’t been for technology, Diana Escamilla likely wouldn’t be graduating from Dearborn’s Fordson High School. Read the Full Article

Virtual high school ‘awesome’

In fact, three students have been doing just that. Read the Full Article

Ed dept. cuts back distance learning request

The state Department of Education had earlier asked the Legislature for $2.6 million to upgrade computer phone lines so information can be transmitted more quickly, in part to enhance distance learning. Read the Full Article

Web tangle

It began a few months ago with name-calling on the bus, bullying in the hallway, and teasing on the train home, said Belmont High School junior Jacqueline Garcia. Read the Full Article