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 … [Read more...]
Report: Online Learning Nearly Doubles Among High School Students
July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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 last year, up from … [Read more...]
Pajamas uniform of choice: Virtual schools first to offer K-12 education
July 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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 state’s first virtual K-12 experience – the chance to work and learn from home in their slippers full-time. Friday, they get an … [Read more...]
Financing for virtual schools under study
June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Subsets of the Virginia Board of Education meet today for the first time on two of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s marquee education initiatives — charter schools and college laboratory schools — as members begin delving into implementation. The two committees will meet in Richmond this afternoon, … [Read more...]
Study: Too few schools are teaching cyber safety
March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Students aren’t getting enough instruction in school on how to use technology and the internet in a safe and responsible manner, a new poll suggests. Released by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and supported by Microsoft Corp., the survey found fewer than one-fourth of U.S. teachers … [Read more...]
States boost access to online education
November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A new survey intended to evaluate online-learning policies and practices from coast to coast reveals significant growth in state and district support for this instructional model at the K-12 level. At least 25 states now lead statewide online-learning initiatives, according to the survey, which is a … [Read more...]
The Evidence on Online Education
July 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning, according to a new meta-analysis released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education. The study found that students who took all or part of their instruction online performed better, on … [Read more...]
U.S. Department of Education Study Finds that Good Teaching can be Enhanced with New Technology
July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Providing further evidence of the tremendous opportunity to use technology to improve teaching and learning, the U.S. Department of Education today released an analysis of controlled studies comparing online and face-to-face instruction. A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 … [Read more...]
Study: Students want more online learning
July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a new report from Project Tomorrow and Blackboard Inc. According to the report, more than 40 percent of sixth through 12th … [Read more...]
Study: Virtual schools can help cut costs
June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
New research suggests that more K-12 public school students will take classes online and will have longer school days in the next decade--and academic improvement and cost savings are two big benefits. Online courses are already commonplace in higher education and are growing in popularity at the … [Read more...]
