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Tracking E-Learning Growth

July 8, 2010

Online learning is spreading quickly in U.S. schools, with 27 percent of high school students saying they were enrolled in at least one online course in 2009, nearly double the 14 percent enrolled in 2008, according a newly released update to a 2007 study. Further, online learning appears to run in the family, according...
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Report: Online Learning Nearly Doubles Among High School Students

July 7, 2010

The percentage of high school students taking online courses nearly doubled in a single year. According to the latest data available from Project Tomorrow’s annual Speak Up Survey, more than one-quarter (27 percent) of all high school students took at least one class online...
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Arizona State Launching Online Credential for Online Teaching

July 5, 2010

Arizona State University has expanded its online degree and certification programs for PK-12 teachers, including the addition of a new credential for online teaching. Tuition will be the same whether the student is in state or out of state. Beginning with the fall 2010...
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Districts Embracing Online Credit-Recovery Options

July 4, 2010

Interest in online credit-recovery courses continues to surge, prompting some policy experts and educators to consider whether traditional rules requiring students to spend a certain number of hours in...
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Kansas District Expands Virtual Learning Beyond Middle School

July 3, 2010

K12 Inc. and Lawrence Public Schools launched a new virtual high school program serving Kansas students in grades 9 and 10. Building on a partnership formed in 2004 with...
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Pajamas uniform of choice: Virtual schools first to offer K-12 education

July 2, 2010

Not even a ride on a yellow school bus. A group of enterprising Internet educators have been waiting a year to give Georgia public school students and teachers the...
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