Campus Tours 1.0
Before heading out on the traditional whirlwind tour of colleges, more and more high schoolers are checking out the ivy-covered halls on the Web
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More Schools Going Virtual
Several state education departments and school districts are signing up for online Advanced Placement courses provided by Apex Learning Inc. as a first step to creating virtual high schools with an array of course offerings.
N.J. Makes Distance-Learning Affordable
New Jersey recently unveiled a statewide interactive distance-learning system that enables students and teachers to take classes or interact with peers without having to pay long-distance telephone rates.
West Virginia Digital K-12 Education Information Technology Ranked Fifth Nationally
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct 16, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — West Virginia’s acumen for utilizing information technologies in K-12 education operations has been ranked fifth nationally in the “Digital State Survey” conducted by The Progress & Freedom Foundation and Center for Digital Government.
Distance Learning Has Come a Long Way But is Far From Easy
DE SOTO, Wis. — Vince Ruetten decided to teach over the Western Wisconsin Linked Education and Resource Network last year to ensure there were enough students to justify his advanced placement statistics class.
Thompsonville High School Using State-Of-The-Art Tools To Spur Learning
THOMPSONVILLE — Bigger isn’t necessarily better, Thompsonville High School Superintendent Steve Webb believes.
‘It’s in the Country’s Best Interest for Poor Folks to be Smart’
The most compelling opportunities for social entrepreneurs are the public schools. Gene Wade has been dreaming about fixing the public schools since he was a kid. Now he’s doing it.
Web Site Celebrates School Spirit
Mina Ajrab opened up an electronic high school scrapbook for everyone to see.
An Interactive Approach to Introductory Economics, by Bo Adams
Bo Adams is careful to point out that he teaches children economics, rather than teaches economics to children. It is a distinction with a big difference, in his view. His students learn how to learn, with economics as the vehicle.
Technology Surfaces Again in Twin Cities School Referendums
It’s a mantra for schools that want more tax money to get wired for the Internet, buy computers, streamline records and speed up communications between teachers and parents. It will come up for many Twin Cities voters next month. Several of the 14 metro-area school districts holding referendums are asking for technology money, along with […]