Beginning with the ASCD SmartBrief.
Online delivery may revolutionize U.S. education
By 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught online, predicts Harvard University business professor Clayton M. Christensen and his co-authors, in a new book, “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns.” “It’s going to be very provocative and probably a little controversial, in that it will force people to get out of the box to look at solutions,” said Paul D. Houston, the executive director of the American Association of School Administrators, who hasn’t yet seen the book, but is versed in Christensen’s work. Education Week (premium article access compliments of Edweek.org) (5/5)
Another one not part of the regular cycle, this one from the T.H.E. SmartClassroom ED TECH NEWS.
: Colorado Virtual High School Launches
Colorado’s Julesburg School District has partnered with Insight Schools to launch a new online virtual public high school that’s being offered tuition-free to students throughout the state. The new virtual school, Insight School of Colorado, will launch its first semester in August, with course selection taking place this month.
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Back to the regular Yahoo! News alert for virtual school.
Parents in Baltimore County virtual school decry funding cut
Baltimore Examiner Sat, 03 May 2008 0:10 AM PDT
Parents of students in Baltimore County’s public virtual school said they are furious County Executive Jim Smith chose not to fund the program in next year’s budget after they were personally recruited for a pilot version.
What’s a virtual high school?
The Beaufort Gazette Sat, 03 May 2008 12:46 PM PDT
To put it simply, Christine Shirley, a sophomore, is not a fan of Battery Creek High School. Unimpressed with her teachers and failing a class she believes she deserved to pass, she left the school a month ago in search of something better.
Virtual high school coming to S.C.
The Index-Journal Sun, 04 May 2008 11:35 PM PDT
South Carolina will join 10 other states this fall to offer virtual high school. Representatives from Insight School of South Carolina spoke with more than 40 interested people Saturday at Inn on the Square about the virtual process.
A New Tuition-Free Colorado High School Opens Its Virtual Doors for Enrollment
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 05 May 2008 11:19 AM PDT
Public high school students in Colorado can now get their education tuition-free with the click of a mouse.
Online virtual lives, school shooting link
UPI Wed, 07 May 2008 1:33 PM PDT
PORTLAND, Ore., May 7 (UPI) — Being unable to distinguish the boundaries between virtual lives online and real life may contribute to a rash of school shootings, a U.S. researcher says.
Virtual school holds open house
49 ABC News Topeka Tue, 06 May 2008 8:01 PM PDT
Find out how kids in Kansas can virtually go to school.
School briefs
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 06 May 2008 5:01 PM PDT
Minnesota Virtual High School, a Minneapolis online charter school, has invited the public to a series of information sessions throughout the state through May 31.
Rapid City Schools Brace For Cuts
KELO Sioux Falls Wed, 07 May 2008 2:54 PM PDT
Some of the major cuts include the library program, secondary math coaches and the virtual high school
Next the Yahoo! News alert for cyber school.
VIDEO: Cyber school students change gears for ‘Robo-ball’
The Sentinel Mon, 05 May 2008 8:30 AM PDT
Cyber school students from the Commonwealth Connections Academy worked in teams to create robots good enough to lift, throw and just about anything that would give them a step above their competitors.
Cyber high school
The Fresno Bee Sun, 04 May 2008 10:35 PM PDT
Clovis Unified — which has built a statewide reputation with high-performing schools and strict rules for dress and behavior — may pursue a dramatic departure from tradition: a high school where students take classes entirely online.
VIDEO: Cyber school students change gears for ‘Robo-ball’
The Sentinel Tue, 06 May 2008 3:17 AM PDT
Cyber school students from the Commonwealth Connections Academy worked in teams to create robots good enough to lift, throw and just about anything that would give them a step above their competitors.
VIDEO: Cyber school students change gears for ‘Robo-ball’
The Sentinel Wed, 07 May 2008 5:17 AM PDT
Cyber school students from the Commonwealth Connections Academy worked in teams to create robots good enough to lift, throw and just about anything that would give them a step above their competitors.
VIDEO: Cyber school students change gears for ‘Robo-ball’
The Sentinel Thu, 08 May 2008 5:01 AM PDT
Cyber school students from the Commonwealth Connections Academy worked in teams to create robots good enough to lift, throw and just about anything that would give them a step above their competitors.
Moving on to the Google News alert for virtual school.
Mo. tax revenues drop sharply
Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA
As legislative budget negotiators debated the virtual school, Nodler warned: “We simply can’t sustain all these new program expansions. …
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Seminole County school briefs
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
They include Florida Virtual School, Stetson University HATS, University of Central Florida’s Camp Creole and Science Olympiad, Rollins College, …
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High-school students get head start to college
Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Lancaster,OH,USA
Begiining this fall, students at Amanda-Clearcreek and Liberty Union high schools also will have the option of enrolling in the Virtual High School, …
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Parents in Baltimore County virtual school decry funding cut
Examiner.com - USA
Baltimore County (Map, News) - Parents of students in Baltimore County’s public virtual school said they are furious County Executive Jim Smith chose not to …
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Finally, the Google News alert for cyber school.
What’s a virtual high school?
Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort,SC,USA
Osborne interjected: “Then the cyber-principal would reach through the screen and (grab you).” Insight schools has eight other schools nationwide. …
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Charter schools grow stronger in Pa.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Payments to cyber charter schools have been particularly controversial because some people think they should cost less to operate. Cyber school leaders say …
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