This news item was posted to the iNACOL forums a few hours ago.
Budget Cuts Could Unplug Virtual School (Missouri)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Budget cuts could force a Missouri school to close midway through the academic year, leaving students with half-earned credits scrambling to complete their education.
Some students, just a few credits shy of graduation, could wind up as high school dropouts. Others, struggling with cancer, could miss their only chance to earn a degree.
The school in question is the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program, which offers Internet-based courses for everyone from kindergartners to high school seniors. The online public school began just three years ago and already has served a couple thousand students.
See entire story: http://www.bnd.com/336/story/990450.html
Thanks for the information. Online tutoring is also a part of virtual education and I have been an online academic coach providing math tutoring for over a year and have noticed that students in general remain honest and I never came across a case when a student tried to present a copied assignment.
Comment by Online Math Tutor — November 3, 2009 @ 1:17 pm |
Thanks again Online Math Tutor. Please note that I have removed the links to your sites as I am somewhat concerned that this may be spam (as you’ve posted several comments in a short period of time).
Comment by mkbnl — November 3, 2009 @ 1:28 pm |