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Online classes enrollment expected to increase, ed chief says

Enrollment in Mississippi’s Virtual Public School that lets high school students learn via online classes has seen rapid growth. Projections are the 2,500 to 3,000 students taking online classes now will climb to 10,000 students in a couple of years, Mississippi Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds says. The state Board of Education discussed online classes […]

Online classes enrollment expected to increase, ed chief says

Enrollment in Mississippi’s Virtual Public School that lets high school students learn via online classes has seen rapid growth. Projections are the 2,500 to 3,000 students taking online classes now will climb to 10,000 students in a couple of years, Mississippi Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds says. The state Board of Education discussed online classes […]

The new home school

Kayla Fleming of Leavenworth goes to school only when she has to take a test.The rest of the time, like a growing number of students throughout Kansas and the U.S., Fleming takes classes at home over the Internet.Read the Full Article

The new home school

Kayla Fleming of Leavenworth goes to school only when she has to take a test.The rest of the time, like a growing number of students throughout Kansas and the U.S., Fleming takes classes at home over the Internet.Read the Full Article

Students defend online learning

Parents and teachers also speak up in favor of the setup, saying it can be a good alternative.Read the Full Article

Students defend online learning

Parents and teachers also speak up in favor of the setup, saying it can be a good alternative.Read the Full Article

Study: Virtual-school enrollment explodes

Virtual schooling, and its potential to increase student achievement, was the focus in Plano, Texas, as more than 500 educators from across the nation gathered for the annual Virtual School Symposium Nov. 5-7. The three-day event featured the release of a study detailing a dramatic surge in online enrollment among school-age children–up to a 50-percent […]

Study: Virtual-school enrollment explodes

Virtual schooling, and its potential to increase student achievement, was the focus in Plano, Texas, as more than 500 educators from across the nation gathered for the annual Virtual School Symposium Nov. 5-7. The three-day event featured the release of a study detailing a dramatic surge in online enrollment among school-age children–up to a 50-percent […]

Fighting Plagiarism :: Taking the Work Out of Homework

With the rise of the internet, schools are seeing an epidemic of cut-and-paste plagiarism. But the same technology that’s making plagiarism easy is being used by teachers to catch copycats in the act.Read the Full Story

Fighting Plagiarism :: Taking the Work Out of Homework

With the rise of the internet, schools are seeing an epidemic of cut-and-paste plagiarism. But the same technology that’s making plagiarism easy is being used by teachers to catch copycats in the act.Read the Full Story