Beginning with the eSchoolNews Online.
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- Find out why more states are looking to blended learning for students
- See what new programs are preparing educators for online learning
- Learn the keys to creating successful eLearning programs
Blended learning, in which students experience a mix of face-to-face and online instruction, is catching on in K-12 schools–and advocates of this approach say that, when done well, it combines the best features of both types of learning.
The semi-regular SmartBrief for EdTech.
Why distance learning may not reduce education costs
Steven Cohen, executive director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, writes in this blog post about the benefits of distance learning and technology in education. However, he notes that such tools are unlikely to reduce the cost of education. “Advanced technology has not reduced the cost of health care, quite the contrary. It has increased the type of treatments that can be offered to cure illness,” he writes. The Huffington Post/The Blog (10/1)
Virtual public schools face continued scrutiny
The Baltimore Sun/Reuters (10/3)
Why blogging is essential to the success of online courses
Connected Principals blog (10/3)
What teachers of blended learning should know
Blended learning experts Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker, compile in this blog post a list of five skills needed by blended-learning teachers. Among the skills is the ability to adopt a positive classroom culture, learn to respond to student-performance data in real-time, support more individualized lessons, feel comfortable with specializing and be comfortable with a variety of technology. T.H.E. Journal (10/4)
Leadership advice for those who work in virtual schools
SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (10/3)
Back to the regular Google News alert for virtual school.
Enrollment in online schools in Ohio passes 30000
San Francisco Chronicle
CLEVELAND (AP) — Enrollment in online schools in Ohio has passed 30,000, more than 12 times the number in 2000 when the first “virtual” school opened in the state. Only Arizona had more students enrolled full time in online schools in 2010-11 …
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Florida Districts Fight K12′s Plan for Virtual Charter Schools
FCIR
“Our students are offered several opportunities to participate in virtual school or online learning if that is their choice,” she said. “I’m not sure what new things this particular charter school would be bringing to us at this time.” But Pasco County …
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Tennessee Democrats believe that working, middle class families can’t trust …
Clarksville Online
Nashville, TN – As evidence continues to pile up showing that Tennessee’s virtual school experiment is failing students and wasting millions of tax dollars, voters are looking for a solution to fix this harmful mistake. Unfortunately, State Senate …
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School Board Denies Florida Virtual Academy Charter Application
Patch.com
Editor’s Note: The Pasco County School District’s virtual school, Pasco eSchool, is not affiliated with Florida Virtual Academy. Related Topics: Florida Virtual School, Land O ‘Lakes Schools, and pasco county schools. Email me updates about this story.
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FL school districts look to model Lee school
WZVN-TV
The successes of the Lee Virtual School have other school districts around the state looking to model their program like Lee County. In the Lee Virtual School, learning math doesn’t require a chalkboard. Students like Nicholas Baran can communicate to …
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Online schools face backlash as states question results
Reuters
And in Florida, state education officials are investigating a virtual school after it was accused of hiring uncertified teachers; in the past two weeks two local school boards in the state have rejected proposals for virtual schools. Some states …
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Count Day: St. Charles Public Schools see enrollment increase driven by …
The Saginaw News – MLive.com
CHARLES, MI — While enrollment in the physical St. Charles Schools fell by 44 students this year, total enrollment in the district increased by 41 students due to large growth in the virtual school program, district superintendent Michael Wallace said.
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The Viper Vibe: Language program dwindles
my.hsj.org
One thing that I have always loved about virtual school is the second chances you get and how they correct you and let you fix what you did wrong– basically learning from your mistakes.” Other factors affecting cuts, according to Head of Foreign …
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Virtual school opens up to D50 students
Our Colorado News
Online learning is now available to all high school students within District 50. Westminster Virtual Academy opened this fall, and already 80 students have enrolled, choosing a technological route for their education. The academy was approved by the …
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Study finds that virtual schools in Texas show poor performance
LubbockOnline.com
Filed online · Texas · AUDREY WHITE · Alternative education · Austin · Austin, Texas · Contact Details · Distance education · E-Learning · Education · Educational technology · For-profit education · Quotation · Texas · The Texas Tribune · Virtual …
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Finally, the Google News alert for cyber school.
York-based cyber school seeks state approval
Yorkdispatch.com
The first cyber charter school based in York County could open in the fall of 2013. The proposed Urban Cyber Charter School would be designed for students …
Midland still upbeat on economy despite probe of charter schools
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A federal probe touching on PA Cyber, though, has some locals in the Beaver County borough worried that the boom may be threatened. While school was out for …
State lawmaker introduces charter and cyber school funding reform bill
Patriot-News
James Roebuck introduced legislation Tuesday limiting the amount of money public school districts pay to charter and cyber schools.
PA Cyber Charter School launches online school library
PR Newswire
MIDLAND, Pa., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School has created an online school library, possibly the first K-12 …
