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By almost every educational measure, the Agora Cyber Charter School is failing. Nearly 60 percent of its students are behind grade level in math. Nearly 50 percent trail in reading. A third do not graduate on time. And hundreds of children, from kindergartners to seniors, withdraw within months after they enroll. SOURCE: The New York […]
Maryland Representative Seeks Salary Details at 13 Schools Reliant on Federal Student AidSOURCE: The Wall Street JournalRead the Full Article
A generation ago, “distance learning” in Delaware referred to boys from Salesianum School and girls from Ursuline Academy and Padua Academy shuttling across Wilmington for first-period classes that weren’t offered in their own school.Today, the concept is a bit more sophisticated and, in Delaware’s public schools, just getting off the ground.SOURCE: delawarefirst.orgRead the Full Article
This report provides national estimates about distance education courses in public school districts. The estimates presented in this report are based on a district survey about distance education courses offered by the district or by any of the schools in the district during the 2009-10 school year.SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), US Department […]
School leaders unsure who will pay for computers as states prepare to give online examsSOURCE: eSchool NeesRead the Full Article
A Virginia company leading a national movement to replace classrooms with computers — in which children as young as 5 can learn at home at taxpayer expense — is facing a backlash from critics who are questioning its funding, quality and oversight.SOURCE: The Washington PostRead the Full Article
MADISON, Alabama — Take a virtual field trip to Antarctica and talk with scientists working there, or maybe “travel” to Frankfurt, Germany, to interact with the consultant general.SOURCE: Al.comRead the Full Article
On the East Coast, budget cuts force many school districts to eliminate technology facilitators that teachers rely on.SOURCE: Converge MagazineRead the Full Article
Single-district, blended-learning programs among the fastest growing segments of eLearning; enrollment in full-time virtual schools rose 25 percent in 2010-11SOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
Predictive analytics can help schools quickly identify at-risk students—so they can intervene before it’s too lateSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article
