Online Learning
NC Virtual School Offers Statewide Access to Streaming Digital Content
North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) has announced it has signed an agreement to offer free access to Discovery Education streaming, the company’s digital video-based learning system, to educators and students throughout the state. The school has also chosen the company to provide professional development services for its educators. With partnerships with several companies and... »
As online classes boom, questions of rigor arise
A fast-growing number of Minnesota K-12 students are migrating from the classroom to a home computer, in what some experts say is the vanguard of an online education revolution that’s altering how and where many students learn. Enrollment in full- and part-time public online programs has nearly doubled in a two-year... »
Statewide online schools should survive but not grow in 2010-11
The House Education committee voted 8-2 today to allow Oregon’s two biggest online public schools to remain open at their current size next school year, but to prohibit them from growing despite parent pleas to let them expand. The architects of House Bill 3660 defend it as a fragile compromise that accomplishes important goals... »
Calvert Announces New K-8 Virtual School in Colorado
Calvert Education Services will open a new virtual public charter school, The Colorado Calvert Academy State Charter School in the fall of 2010. Colorado Calvert Academy is authorized by the Charter School Institute (CSI), an independent charter authorizing agency within the Colorado State Department of Education (CDE). Colorado Calvert Academy is a non-profit organization managed... »
Virtual school works for local family
It’s hard to believe the school year is halfway finished. My fifth-grade daughter has accomplished so much already and looks forward to what lies ahead. I take great pride in being involved in my child’s education. I proofread my daughter’s book reports, help her study for tests and read aloud with her from books. But,... »
Cameco gives $2M to virtual school
When Edward Benoanie first signed up to take math and science courses through Credenda Virtual High School, he wasn’t sure how his studies through the pilot program would go. “I was basically the guinea pig,” he said. “Everything was new to them and it was new to me, too.” It turns out Benoanie’s e-learning program set... »
Virtual school opens new doors
Gilleard is taking the class with the hopes of going on to be a marine biologist. She doesn’t live near the ocean, as she is a senior at St. Ignatius High School. Her teacher actually lives in New Jersey, and the majority of the kids in her class are from the east coast. Yet through... »
Elluminate’s Fire and Ice Project Recognized as First-Ever iNACOL Award Winner for Best and Most Innovative Online Learning Practice
Elluminate, Inc., the leader in web, audio, video and social networking solutions that support 21st century teaching, learning, and collaboration, announced today that its Fire and Ice initiative was awarded iNACOL’s Best and Most Innovative Online Learning Practice award, which was announced at the organization’s annual Virtual School Symposium held November 15-17 in Austin,... »
States boost access to online education
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 dramatic increase from the 15 states driving programs... »
The Pros And Cons Of Studying In An Online School
You’ve probably heard or know someone who attends online school or university. This type of education is great for those who are working and want to go back to school or those who want to attain another degree but don’t have the time to attend classes regularly. There are even high school courses available... »
