This August a few hundred students in the Elk Grove Unified School District will have their school year delivered to their doorstep in a giant UPS box. The K-12 students will be part of the district’s first-ever virtual school. The box will contain grade-specific supplies – books, globes, maps – that students will need to...
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Daniel Contreras, a senior at Dekaney High School, started losing his sight at age 15 due to congenital glaucoma. By the time he was 17 he had totally lost his eyesight, fallen behind on his classes and wasn’t given much hope for graduating on time with his classmates. He even considered dropping out of...
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Cyber school officials don’t agree with Southmoreland School District Superintendent John Halfhill’s assessment that the organizations drain local public school district funding and aren’t making the grade in regards to state testing. At a recent school board meeting, Halfhill presented findings from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Web site that showed several cyber schools...
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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....
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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...
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The Humboldt School District Governing Board Tuesday evening approved spending $51,000 to develop an online school that will open Jan. 1 2010. HUSD hopes to recoup the money it is losing when students enroll in out-of-district online programs. According to school officials, the district lost $278,306 in average daily membership (ADM) revenue for...
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It’s a sultry summer day, and Andrea Bryant is holed up in the chill of the public library, clicking her way through an online science course to make up for the one she failed in sixth grade. Offering online summer-school classes instead of face-to-face teaching has been a popular way for school districts facing...
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For as long as he can remember, 13-year-old Quinn Pratt has spent his summers at Camp Kingfisher in Marietta. For him, few things are more important. And so when he discovered he needed to take algebra to be on par with other rising freshmen at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, he knew he had to...
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Middle and high school students in Northern California will have a new educational option starting this August. Delta Charter School is partnering with leading online learning provider Advanced Academics, Inc. to form Delta Pacific Online School, an accredited online public school available free to students in grades 6-12. “Delta Pacific Online School is a...
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In August, students who cannot attend Santa Rosa County schools in a regular classroom have a new option to receive credits. The school district has a new option – the Virtual School – it can offer to receive funding for more students from the state. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Bill Price says the Virtual...
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