Virtual High School Meanderings

October 11, 2008

Virtual Schooling in the News

Beginning with the Yahoo! News Alert for virtual school.

Virtual high school may ‘open’ next month
San Diego Union-Tribune Sat, 04 Oct 2008 6:14 AM PDT
SAN DIEGO – A virtual high school will open in San Diego this year to serve a growing number of students who want to get their education online and off campus.

Woman Teaches in Virtual Classroom
KOLR – KSFX Ozarks Wed, 08 Oct 2008 3:54 PM PDT
(Rogersville, MO) — Imagine teaching a course like Algebra but never seeing your students and not having a real blackboard. An Ozarks teacher is doing just that through The Potter’s School. Lisa Crosby’s classroom is filled with textbooks, scissors and pens. But this computer is her teaching tool.

Lawrence Virtual School leader defends quality of students’ educations
Lawrence Journal-World Thu, 09 Oct 2008 3:45 PM PDT
The Lawrence Virtual School is a growing reality.

Next the Yahoo! News Alert for cyber school.

Charter school student is Berks County Outstanding Young Woman
Reading Eagle Sat, 04 Oct 2008 9:42 PM PDT
Anna Szimhart, a senior attending the 21st Century Cyber Charter School, was chosen Saturday night as the winner of the Berks County Outstanding Young Woman contest.

Moving on to the Google News Alert for virtual school.

First new local charter school opens its doors
Muncie Star Press – Muncie,IN,USA
This set up, combining a virtual school and a brick and mortar school, officials say, ensures families and teachers are on the same page with everyone …
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SD’s Virtual High School Gets OK
KPBS – San Diego,CA,USA
The San Diego Unified School District is gearing up to open its first virtual high school next month. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has the details. …
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SD Unified to launch virtual high school
San Diego Union Tribune – United States
By Maureen Magee SAN DIEGO – A virtual high school will open in San Diego this year to serve a growing number of students who want to get their education …
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Finally, the Google News Alert for cyber school.

Charter school student is Berks County Outstanding Young Woman
Reading Eagle – Reading,PA,USA
Anna Szimhart, a senior attending the 21st Century Cyber Charter School, was chosen Saturday night as the winner of the Berks County Outstanding Young Woman …
See all stories on this topic

1 Comment »

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    Thanks

    Comment by Dorothy — October 12, 2008 @ 1:57 pm | Reply


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