Virtual High School Meanderings

September 6, 2008

Virtual Schooling in the News

Beginning with the Yahoo! News Alert for virtual school.

Mo.’s virtual school is still enrolling students
KOAM-TV Pittsburg Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:39 PM PDT
Associated Press – August 30, 2008 3:34 PM ET ST. LOUIS (AP) – The first school bells of the year have sounded for Missouri’s public school children, but the state’s online school is still…

Virtual school open to Missouri’s students
The Springfield News-Leader Sun, 31 Aug 2008 1:07 AM PDT
St. Louis — The first school bells of the year have sounded for Missouri’s public school children, but the state’s online school is still accepting applicants for kindergarten to 12th grade.

Classrooms are virtual, but diplomas are real
Victorville Daily Press Sun, 31 Aug 2008 2:24 PM PDT
High school classrooms will undergo vast makeovers in the next decade — and you’ll have to visit cyberspace to check out the updated looks.

Missouri’s virtual school is still enrolling students
Jefferson City News Tribune Tue, 02 Sep 2008 0:24 AM PDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The first school bells of the year have sounded for Missouri’s public school children, but the state’s online school is still accepting applicants for kindergarten to 12th grade.

New CPS school offers high-tech education
Chicago Sun-Times Tue, 02 Sep 2008 2:03 AM PDT
Freshmen won’t need book bags filled with textbooks or even pencils and pens when they walk into the new Chicago public high school opening today in the old Austin High building. Instead, they will be entering a mostly textbook-free world at Virtual Opportunities Inside a School Environment, one of 26 new or revitalized CPS schools to open today.

INSPIRE, the Idaho Connections Academy, Meets State and Federal Accountability Standards
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 02 Sep 2008 8:26 AM PDT
INSPIRE, the Idaho Connections Academy school, one of the state’s leading providers of virtual education for grades K-12, has met the federal mandated No Child Left Behind targets in reading, math and overall Adequate Yearly Progress measures for the 2007-08 school year.

Missouri’s virtual school is still enrolling students
Jefferson City News Tribune Wed, 03 Sep 2008 6:07 AM PDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The first school bells of the year have sounded for Missouri’s public school children, but the state’s online school is still accepting applicants for kindergarten to 12th grade.

Next the Yahoo! News Alert for cyber school.

Three school districts enroll in new cyber school initiative
The Citizens’ Voice Sat, 30 Aug 2008 1:22 AM PDT
It’s now possible for students in three Luzerne County school districts to complete grades and earn diplomas from their local public schools without ever going to class. Not in the traditional sense, at least.

Valley Tuesday takes
Valley News Dispatch Mon, 01 Sep 2008 9:10 PM PDT
School districts like Armstrong, Highlands and Riverview, as well as county intermediate units, are smart to provide students with the option to take cyber school classes.

Moving on to the Google News Alert for virtual school.

What’s new at your school?
phillyBurbs.com – Philadelphia,PA,USA
The district also has 20 seats available for “virtual high school,” he added. That allows students a chance to take courses online that the small district …
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Online classes available for state’s students
News-Leader.com – Springfield,MO,USA
“Our numbers are fluid,” said Curt Fuchs, Missouri’s virtual school director. “Everything is still open.” He estimated last week about 750 students in …
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Editorial: Addressing Education Policy
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia,PA,USA
He does want to divert $500 million in current funding to create virtual schools and provide more online courses. He also wants to create new public charter …
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Province introduces new programs
North Shore News – North Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
The first stage, introduced last September, offered tuition-free courses for all students through the Province’s virtual school, LearnNowBC. …
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CB district blocks its students from NB virtual school
Coos Bay World – Coos Bay,OR,USA
Rather than allow one school district to charter a virtual school, he wants the state to provide the software to all school districts so there is a level …
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I want to know: About where North Bend’s virtual school funds go
Coos Bay World – Coos Bay,OR,USA
Discovery Day was one of many information sessions K12 and ORVA have put on to interest families in the virtual school. “We’re doing information sessions …
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Finally, the Google News Alert for cyber school.

North Allegheny may start cyber charter school
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Pittsburgh,PA,USA
… during a technology update Wednesday that he and his team will spend time this school year investigating the possibility of starting a cyber school. …
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Cyberschools open new doors for PO students
Centre Daily Times – Centre,PA,USA
Kopchik, who participates in Philipsburg-Osceola’s cyberschool, enjoys being able to work from home and says she’s more comfortable than she was in a …
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