House and Senate Democrats agreed this afternoon on compromise wording for a timeout on the growth of statewide online schools that makes clear existing schools can keep operating at their current sizes for two more years. Republicans still disagree strongly that any timeout is needed. The full … [Read more...]
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school
June 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Harpeth Hall School is joining with several other exclusive private all-girls’ schools to create the first online secondary school devoted exclusively to same-sex education. The Online School for Girls will begin offering courses this September, including two this fall and four in the spring 2010 … [Read more...]
Cyber schools: they worked well for me
June 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I've been to a lot of different schools, from Christian to public cyber and home schooling in America to uy maktab (home schooling) in Uzbekistan. Most people don't realize the very diverse schooling I have had. Most of all, people don't understand when I talk about a cyber school. My friends and … [Read more...]
Bid to launch online school [in New Zealand]
June 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
New Zealand's first virtual school, offering teaching through an online technology trade academy, is one step away from being based in South Otago. Led by The Catlins Area School at Owaka, a Clutha consortium of secondary schools and polytechnics, with support from training providers, has been … [Read more...]
Mighty mite will throw her weight around in State Games of America
June 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Christina Brown stands 4-foot-6 and weighs 71 pounds. But she can lift more than her weight in both the clean and jerk and snatch. The 14-year-old will be among about 10,000 athletes competing here next month at the State Games of America. "She's a little tiny thing," her mother, Gabrielle Brown, … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Virtual Academy & Elluminate
June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever wondered why certain online high schools choose the technology they choose. In the following video Wisconsin Virtual Academy discusses why it chose to use Elluminate. … [Read more...]
Young female jockey earns place at Presque Isle Downs
June 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Faith Schorr rides at Presque Isle Downs five nights a week, multiple times each night. Which makes sense. She rode her first horse before she was born. "I was on a horse when I was in my Mom's belly,'' said Schorr, 18, the lone apprentice jockey at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in this summer's … [Read more...]
Why some students prefer virtual schooling
June 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What motivates a growing number of virtual-school students to forgo the traditional school structure and take their classes entirely online? At the Virtual School Symposium hosted in mid-October in Phoenix by the North American Council for Online Learning, virtual-school students explained they … [Read more...]
