Virtual School Meanderings

May 20, 2018

EBSCO Alerts

Filed under: cyber school,EBSCO,education,high school,news,virtual school — Michael Barbour @ 8:12 am
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ebscoFirst, I received the alert for virtual school, but there were no relevant items.

Next, the alert for cyber school.

1. TI- Gartner opens cyber school specializing in IT.
JN- PC Week
PD- 2/10/97, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p119
PG- 1/8p
DT- 19970210
PT- Article
AB- Mentions the creation of the Gartner Group Internet Learning Center by  the Gartner Group Inc. for information technology (IT) professionals and end  users.  Examples of topics to be covered; Requisite equipment to utilize the  school; Contact point.
DE- INFORMATION technology education
CO- GARTNER Inc. DUNS Number: 097220180
IC- 611420 Computer Training
IS- 07401604
AN- 9702262169

Finally, I did not receive the alert for K-12 online learning this week.

May 19, 2018

Virtual Schooling In The News

Filed under: cyber school,education,high school,news,virtual school — Michael Barbour @ 7:02 am
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InTheNewsBeginning with the Google News alert for virtual school.

Bradley County Virtual School summer classes begin May 23

Bradley County Virtual School will hold summer classes for high school credit accrual. Successful credit earned will be transferred for students …

Education news

Kevin Treadway of Lakeland, who graduated from Florida Virtual School in 2017, was selected by the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission to study at the …

Florida Virtual School tells teachers to move to Florida or lose their jobs

ORLANDO, Fla. – Thirty-three virtual instructors and support staff, many teaching high school math, science and world history from 18 different states, …

Project Graduation returns to Mount Dora High, one year after thieves tried to ruin party

Lake Virtual School graduates will receive their diplomas Thursday night while East Ridge High grads will don their mortarboards Saturday at CFE …

How to Protect your K–12 District from a Data Breach

Florida Virtual School, Victoria Independent Schools and Irvington School District are just a few of the most recent victims of data breaches where …

Worcestershire County Council’s troubled children’s services shows “progress” but “further work” is …

“Social workers report that the virtual school team has become more effective, with the personal education plan (PEP) coordinators being …

Abused Wigan children not hitting education targets

“Our schools work in close partnership with our Virtual school team who do an excellent job of identifying and supporting our children and young …

Hamilton County Virtual School is accepting applications for 2018-19 school year

Applications have opened for Hamilton County’s Virtual School. Full-time applications for the 2018-2019 school year are available online for the K-12 …

Florida Virtual School: Move To Florida Or Lose Your Job

Florida Virtual School says it’s following policy to give some out-of-state employees the option to either move to Florida or lose their jobs. FLVS gave 33 out-of-state employees notice on March 30th that they either move to Florida by June 30th or lose their jobs. Seventh grade science teacher Lauren …

MAPS continues association with virtual school

Board members also agreed to spend $150,109 for the purchase of technology equipment for the district for the 2018-19 school year. The purchase will include 360 32GB iPads, six 64GB iPad Pros (for teachers), 60 Apple pencils for teachers and 32 Apple 32GB televisions for classrooms.

Bradley County Virtual School summer classes begin May 23

Bradley County Virtual School will hold summer classes for high school credit accrual. Successful credit earned will be transferred for students …

Florida Virtual School: Move To Florida Or Lose Your Job

Florida Virtual School says it’s following policy to give some out-of-state employees the option to either move to Florida or lose their jobs. FLVS gave …

Hamilton County Virtual School accepting applications for next year

The Hamilton County Virtual School is accepting full-time applications for the 2018-2019 academic year. … Students enrolling in the school are seeking credit recovery, acceleration of their school experience, scheduling flexibility, homebound instruction or supplementing homeschool instruction.

Florida Virtual School tells teachers to move to Florida or lose their jobs

ORLANDO, Fla. – Thirty-three virtual instructors and support staff, many teaching high school math, science and world history from 18 different states, …

Applications open for Hamilton County Virtual School

Online facilitators for Hamilton County Virtual School are teachers in Hamilton County Schools. For more information, you may contact Hamilton …

For-profit partnerships fuel oversight concerns at virtual schools

Idaho has for decades spent millions of dollars to support low-performing virtual schools, which funnel money to for-profit, out-of-state companies for …

Virginia Beach schools launch Virtual Learning Days for 2018-19 school year

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – With weather causing hectic changes to the school schedule this year, Virginia Beach City Public Schools will be going virtual …

Nevada charter school fights back against possible closure

Nevada Virtual Academy is the third virtual school with which the board has had issues recently. Nevada Connections Academy and the authority …

EDUCATION NOTEBOOK: May 15, 2018

St. Johns Virtual School: today, 4:30 p.m., at St. Johns County District administration building. • St. Johns Technical High School: Wednesday, 7 p.m., …

Virtual Schools Market in North America 2017-2021

Portland, OR — (SBWIRE) — 05/15/2018 — A virtual school operates on an online learning platform and offers courses pertaining to various fields …

Education Desk: Why Some Florida Virtual School Employees Must Move To Florida

Florida Virtual School has given some of its out-of-state employees a mandate: move to Florida or lose your job. Jeff Solocheck, education reporter for …

Proof that online high school can work: My daughter

But one widely cited study for Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government found that a well-run virtual schoolcan match outcomes of brick-and-mortar …

Virtual classroom just the ticket for Norman student

She no longer has to feel overwhelmed by her course load and she’s making friends in orchestra and through the virtual school’s interactive forum and …

CLASS OF 2018: Divergent paths lead to common goal for St. Johns Virtual graduates

Though the paths that brought them to choose the flexibility of the St. Johns Virtual School may have been very different, the drive they all exhibited …

Part 1: Preparing global citizens in West Virginia

For Spanish, they rely on the West Virginia Virtual School and teachers from the Embassy of Spain visiting program. “I think it’s so so important, …

Polk Virtual School and Polk Acceleration Academy Commencement

Polk Virtual School Salutatorian Andrea Colon speaks during commencement for the Polk Virtual Schooland Polk Acceleration Academy at Traviss …

Lake Virtual School valedictorian sets sights on career in medicine

EUSTIS — Come May 24 at the Eustis Community Center, the graduating seniors of the Lake County Virtual School will meet – some for the first time …

Virtual School graduation set Friday, 6 pm

Bradley County Virtual School will be holding its annual graduation ceremony Friday evening. The ceremony starts at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of …

Hoosier Academies Closing Virtual School

In a notice to the state, the organization says the Hoosier Academy Virtual School will close at the end of the current academic year, leaving more than …

Virtual school closure to cost 62 workers their jobs

The Hoosier Academy plans to terminate 62 employees in July when it closes its online school, according to a notice filed with the Indiana Department …

Emotional reunion between military mom and ballet-dancing son at Virtual School’s graduation

Life is far from normal for Neal Burks and his mom Makeda Oates. He is a ballet prodigy and took online classes at Hillsborough Virtual School while …

Enrollment Open for Oregon’s Leading Virtual Public School

“We do everything we can to help families understand what to expect from a virtual school and answer questions because we want what’s best for their …

2018 Best & Brightest Winners showcase best of county

The top seniors in Leon County were recognized Wednesday night at the 13th annual Best & Brightest Awards. Winners, runner ups and an honorable …

Here’s The Scoop On Hillsborough County’s High School Graduations

TAMPA, FL — More than 11,000 graduates will walk across the stage over the next 11 days during 34 different graduation ceremonies in Hillsborough …

Culture Matters: Revisiting Stand-Outs – Inside INdiana Business

In a notice to the state, the organization says it is expecting the Hoosier Academy Virtual School to close at the end of the current academic year, …

Finally, the Google News alert for cyber school.

AU graduates implored by Lt. governor to chase success

Nearly 1,200 students including 37 from the new cyber school were to receive degrees at Friday’sceremony. Garcia received his bachelor’s degree in …

Graduates turn a tassel as the first cyber grads at AU

“The new Cyber School, we won’t be able to attend, but I feel as though we’ve helped in some sort of way and it makes me feel great that I’m a part of …

Study: Virtual Schools Growing in MI Despite Poor Outcomes

Online education has found fertile political soil in Michigan. However, new research suggests virtual schoolsrun virtually unchecked, while delivering …

Preliminary school district budget approved by board

Spicka also referenced how state policy dictates how much is paid for cyber charter school and how there is no relation between what the district pays …

AU graduates implored by Lt. governor to chase success

Nearly 1,200 students including 37 from the new cyber school were to receive degrees at Friday’s ceremony. Garcia received his bachelor’s degree in …

Arts in Education students take on prejudice in spring musical, ‘Once on This Island’

The 35 cast members are high schoolers who are home- or cyber-schooled or who attend private schools. They come from Westmoreland, Allegheny, …

School requires smiling in between classes, teen says — or students get sent to office

Her mother, Jean Gundrum, has since pulled her from the school and enrolled her in the district’s cyber school program. “If you don’t (smile) you get …

Northern Lebanon students told to smile in hallways while bullying gets ignored

Julianna Gundrum’s mother, Jean Gundrum, has since pulled her from the school and has enrolled her in the district’s cyber school program.

Trinity Thomas pulls off rare gymnastics pass

A cyber school student who has competed in diving and track and field for West York High School this season, Thomas expects to perform at the U.S. …

Rachael DelTondo: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

They said the email read, in part: ““Attached you will find a police report outlining a incident where a currrent [sic] PA Cyber school teacher was caught …

For hours and hours each week, Wilson teen all about ‘Fortnite’

He’s FaceTiming with Wilson freshmen Luis Vasquez and Brayden Piska, and Edgenuity Cyber School freshman Javien Cobb. In “Fortnite,” your …

Students Not Smiling At School Will Be Punished, Say Teachers

… Gundrum, has removed her 15-year-old daughter from the campus and enrolled her in the district’s cyber school—a system conducted from home.

Police check cellphones, video in ex-teacher’s shooting

DelTondo was suspended in November from a cyber school. Officials there had received an anonymous email containing a police report saying …

Teacher shot dead in Aliquippa: Cellphone could provide clues to killer’s identity

The death of a suspended school teacher who was shot in her mother’s driveway in Aliquippa on Mother’s Day has been ruled a homicide. A motive …

BVA school board looking for ways to balance the 2081-2019 budget

He added that those costs are projected to go up, as well as the cyber school expenses. The cost for a new middle school elevator, middle school …

AG school board approves tentative budget with potential tax increase

Sheetz said that is due to increased costs associated with salaries and benefits, retirement, health insurance, cyber school tuition and special …

Pedestrian identified after being struck, killed by vehicle

… that DelTondo had been found in a car with an underage teen at 2 a.m. in 2016, leading to her suspension from the Pennsylvania Cyber School

Rachael DelTondo: What We Know about the Former Teacher’s Murder

Although no charges were filed, the police report was made public after it was sent to PA Cyber School officials and media in an anonymous email in …

Farrell budget holds line on taxes

When a public school student enrolls in a cyber school or charter school, that student’s share of educational funds follows him or her to the new school.

Students donate to veterans

Students and staff with the cyber school filled the boxes with nonperishable items and clothes. They do a community service project every month as …

‘No weakness’: USA gymnast Trinity Thomas, from York County, trains hard, works hard

Thomas already had a daunting schedule even before she decided last summer to double-up on her cyber school classes to graduate a year ahead of …

 

May 14, 2018

Misleading Headlines – Can Online Education Help Reform Rural Schools?

Filed under: charter school,cyber charter school,cyber school,education,high school,news,virtual school,Wisconsin — Michael Barbour @ 10:03 am
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This past Saturday the first item that was in the Virtual Schooling In The News was:

Can online education help reform rural schools?

Can online education help reform rural schools?
(Pixabay)
Students in rural communities are not performing academically as well as their peers at urban and suburban schools, according to a recent study from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. Distance-learning programs are one way to foster reform in these rural areas, researcher Will Flanders writes.
RealClearEducation (5/8)

 

The report in question is entitled Apples 2 Apples: The Definitive Look at School Test Scores in Milwaukee and Wisconsin for 2018, and it written by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL).  According to the Center for Media and Democracy, WILL is “a conservative, libertarian, public interest law firm backed with millions in grants from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. WILL is a member of the State Policy Network, a web of right-wing ‘think tanks’ and tax-exempt organizations in 49 states, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., Canada, and the United Kingdom” (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Institute_for_Law_and_Liberty).  So as you might imagine, they use a questionable methodology to ensure that the charter schools come out on top.

The reason I bring it up today is because of the news item above.  In the article from Real Clear Education, they write:

Online education also represents an important path for education reform in rural communities. Online programs can allow rural families to access distant schools, with curricula that may better fit their needs of their children.

The interesting thing is that if you look at the WILL report, the word “online” doesn’t appear at all.  The word “cyber” only appears once – in the name “Central City Cyberschool.”  The word “virtual” appears three times – two of which are names: Rural Virtual Academy and Wisconsin Virtual Academy High.  The third instances is a sentence that reads, “seventeen non-instrumentality charters operate outside of Milwaukee, however many of these are virtual schools or schools devoted to at-risk students” (p. 4).  So there are no statements about the value of online education in the report at all, but this new outlet seems to think otherwise.

Interestingly, the new outlet describes itself as “the [RealClearEducation] team curates the smartest news, opinion and punditry offering its readers a comprehensive, non-partisan summary of the top education news happenings of the day.”  The key word is “non-partisan,” which as you can see in this case means taking a report from a right-wing think tank and then make ideological assertions that aren’t even mentioned in the report.

Anyway, I wanted to add this analysis…

May 13, 2018

EBSCO Alerts

Filed under: cyber school,EBSCO,education,high school,news,virtual school — Michael Barbour @ 8:01 am
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ebscoFirst, the alert for virtual school.

1. TI- Virtual School Startups: Founder Processes in American K-12 Public Virtual Schools
AU- Taylor, Brett D.
AU- McNair, Delores E.
SO- International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, v19 n1 p312-326 Feb 2018
VI- 19
IP- 1
DT- 20180201
YR- 2018
SP- 312
EP- 326
PG- 15
PT- Academic Journal
PT- Report
SU- Elementary Secondary Education; Public Schools; Virtual Classrooms; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; School Districts; Traditional Schools; Case Studies; Documentation; Content Analysis; Interviews; Observation; Educational Administration
GE- California
SU- Elementary Secondary Education
AB- Traditional school districts do not have a lot of experience with virtual schools and have lost students to state and charter virtual schools. To retain students and offer alternative learning opportunities, more public districts are starting their own virtual schools. This study was an examination of foundational processes at three California virtual schools in traditional school districts. An analysis of the findings revealed that sites perceived the establishing founder, preliminary research, district support, teacher and staff selection, financial evaluation, and curriculum decisions as keys to the founding process. The analysis also led to surprising conclusions, including the need for virtual schools to constantly change and adapt and the focus in this study of organizations over technology. The findings have implications for traditional districts starting virtual schools. The study also indicates that changes in policy could reduce the need for organizational adaptation among virtual schools in traditional school districts.
LA- English
IS- 1492-3831
FT- Y
AN- EJ1174075
TY- EJ
LV- Available online
EM- 2018
RV- Y

2. TI- How to give looked-after children the right support.
AU- Martindale, Darren
JN- TES: Times Educational Supplement
PD- 3/23/2018, Issue 5292, p48-49
PG- 2p
DT- 20180323
PT- Article
AB- The article offers suggestions for supporting looked-after chldren (LAC). Topics include the impact of awards on the psychology of LAC, the problems associated with the prioritization of LAC, and the relationship between LAC and virtual school heads (VSH). The information on the contribution of LAC in the development of their Personal Education Plan is also presented.
DE- CHILD psychology
DE- CHILD care services
DE- EDUCATIONAL leadership
DE- ACHIEVEMENT gap
DE- VIRTUAL schools
IC- 624410 Child Day Care Services
IS- 00407887
AN- 129182704

Next, I also received the alert for cyber school and there were no relevant items.

Finally, I did not receive the alert for K-12 online learning this week.

May 12, 2018

Virtual Schooling In The News

Filed under: cyber school,education,high school,news,virtual school — Michael Barbour @ 7:01 am
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InTheNewsBeginning with the SmartBrief for EdTech.

Can online education help reform rural schools?

Can online education help reform rural schools?
(Pixabay)
Students in rural communities are not performing academically as well as their peers at urban and suburban schools, according to a recent study from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. Distance-learning programs are one way to foster reform in these rural areas, researcher Will Flanders writes.
RealClearEducation (5/8)

Virtual school benefits some students with autism

Some students with autism are getting the support they need through online classes. One student in Michigan, who is enrolled in an online public school, attributes reduced stress levels to virtual learning.
WDIV-TV (Detroit) (5/10)

Back to the regular Google news alert for virtual school.

Register for Lee Virtual School summer courses through May 14

Registration is now open for middle and high school students who wish to take virtual summer courses through Lee Virtual School. Lee Virtual School Principal Al Shilling said they are offering virtual courses for original credit in grades 7 through 12, which are the core academic areas of English, math, …

Ohio auditor subpoenaing data from closed online school ECOT

The virtual school has challenged how the state tallied student participation to determine ECOT should repay tens of millions of dollars, a decision that led to its closure as it ran out of money. Much of the recent attention on ECOT involves a former employee’s claims that the school intentionally inflated …

Missouri Senate approves education reforms

One portion of HB 1606 is particularly exciting because it includes my provision changing the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program (MOVIP) to the Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program. This will allow any eligible student to enroll in program courses of their choice, to be paid by their school …

Florida Virtual teachers want answers before deciding whether to return to the state, as demanded

Thirty-three Florida Virtual School teachers who live outside the state have one week remaining to decide whether they’ll move to Florida or lose their …

Study: Virtual schools are gaining momentum, but performance still lags

Enrollment in virtual schools around the country is increasing, but new models must be created in order to better serve students as performance levels lag behind those of traditional schools, according to a new report from the National Education Policy Center (NEPC), a nonprofit research center located …

Virtual school just one of many options for those looking for alternatives to traditional education

Virtual school executive director Valery Harper said of the 30 students who started 27 are still enrolled. Next school year they’ll be offering the option to high schoolers county wide and launching a pilot program with 30 middle school students. The deadline to apply to participate in the middle school pilot …

Register for Lee Virtual School summer courses through May 14

Registration is now open for middle and high school students who wish to take virtual summer courses through Lee Virtual School. Lee Virtual School Principal Al Shilling said they are offering virtual courses for original credit in grades 7 through 12, which are the core academic areas of English, math, …

Register for Lee Virtual School summer courses through May 14

Registration is now open for middle and high school students who wish to take virtual summer courses through Lee Virtual School. Lee Virtual School …

‘Top Priority:’ State Board Creates New Virtual Charter School Committee

The State Board of Education plans to take a closer look at virtual charter schools. Members approved a new committee at their meeting Wednesday to review and make policy recommendations around virtual schools. Board member Gordon Hendry will lead the committee. He says if taxpayer dollars …

Ohio Auditor Subpoenaing Data From Closed Online School ECOT

Auditor is subpoenaing computer data from Ohio’s largest online charter school to preserve it in case the funding dispute that caused the school’s … The virtual school has challenged how the state tallied student participation to determine ECOT should repay tens of millions of dollars, a decision that led …

Florida Virtual teachers want answers before deciding whether to return to the state, as demanded

Thirty-three Florida Virtual School teachers who live outside the state have one week remaining to decide whether they’ll move to Florida or lose their …

NC lawmakers want to make sure cursive is taught and that virtual charterschools stay open

State lawmakers who oversee North Carolina’s public schools think the two low-performing virtual charter schools should be allowed to remain open for four more years and that elementary schools must prove they’re teaching cursive handwriting and multiplication tables. N.C. Connections Academy …

Virtual and Grassroots: Indiana Agriculture & Technology School Offers Agri-ed Online

When one thinks of online learning, agricultural education may not be the last thing to come to mind. After all, virtual classrooms and fields don’t naturally go together. However, in the 21st century, the agricultural sector is changing. Increasingly, in what is now called the “agribusiness,” workers need to …

Virtual school just one of many options for those looking for alternatives to traditional education

Calloway is one of 30 high school students in Kanawha County, WV participating in the virtual school pilot program. He takes six classes online while …

For-profit partnerships fuel oversight concerns at virtual schools

… that it is working to better understand “to what extent factors such as student mobility and off-cohort enrollment impact virtual school populations.

Decatur to revisit accepting out-of-district students

… 59 of the system’s out-of-district students were children of employees. The system also had fewer than 10 out-of-district students in its virtual school.

Florida Virtual School: Move To Florida Or Lose Your Job

Florida Virtual School says it’s following policy to give some out-of-state employees the option to either move to Florida or lose their jobs. FLVS gave …

Tiverton Names New Schools Superintendent

… and Secondary Education (DESE) and Chair of the Board for TEC Connections Academy (TECCA), Massachusetts’ premier virtual school.

Rising Stars visit ‘Life with Gwenn’

Today, on “Life with Gwenn,” we meet a few of these stellar high school seniors, including Will Moser of Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School, …

Hamilton County Virtual School is accepting applications for 2018-19 school year

Applications have opened for Hamilton County’s Virtual School. Full-time applications for the 2018-2019 school year are available online for the K-12 online school. The deadline to apply is June 30. Prospective students must apply by the eleventh grade. Students can enroll in virtual school if they are …

MAPS continues association with virtual school

MANISTEE — The Manistee Area Public Schools will continue to serve as the chartering agent for the Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy following action taken at Wednesday’s board of education meeting at Jefferson Elementary School. Members of the Manistee Area Public Schools Board of …

Florida Virtual School: Move To Florida Or Lose Your Job

Florida Virtual School says it’s following policy to give some out-of-state employees the option to either move to Florida or lose their jobs. FLVS gave 33 out-of-state employees notice on March 30th that they either move to Florida by June 30th or lose their jobs. Seventh grade science teacher Lauren …

Florida ranks 4th in ‘Best High School’ rankings

A state-by-state breakdown of the 2018 Best High Schools by U.S. News finds Florida ranks as #4 best state in the nation. Massachusetts is #1, with 25.7 percent of their eligible schools earning gold and silver medals. California came in second with 25.4 percent. Maryland, the winner for the previous …

Lee County to stream high school graduation ceremonies online

High school graduation weekend is fast approaching, and once again families not able to attend the ceremony can view them online. For the fifth straight year, the School District of Lee County will stream the ceremonies of its 13 high schools, Lee Virtual School and Adult Education online at …

Franklin School For The Performing Arts To Host Open House

Provided Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in partnership with TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School (TECCA), the program builds upon TECCA’s state-approved online curriculum offering Music Theory, math tutoring, field trips and more. In addition to the Academy, …

Feminine Hygiene Products Market by Price, Revenue and Gross Margin Analysis with its …

… K12 Inc., Mosaica Education, White Hat Management, Abbotsford Virtual School, Alaska Virtual School, and Basehor-Linwood Virtual School. Browse Detailed TOC, Tables, Figures, Charts and Companies Mentioned in Feminine Hygiene Products Market at https://www.absolutereports.com/10690353.

Applications open for Hamilton County Virtual School

Hamilton County Virtual School is accepting full-time applications for the 2018-2019 academic year. The school will accept applications through June …

Virtual classrooms helps Michigan students with autism who struggle in traditional schools

“Virtual school is s school where you could do school anywhere. You can do school in the park, you can do school at the library, you can do school at …

After Winning Bond Vote, School District Moving Ahead on Construction Plans

Those who spent the last few months urging voters — successfully — to approve borrowing $123 million for Moore County Schools and Sandhills …

Congratulations to the Class of 2018

Graduations for all 13 of Lee County School’s high schools, the Lee Virtual School and Adult Education then begin next Saturday and continue …

Finally, the Google News alert for cyber school.

He posted a ‘cool’ gun pic. Now his family is ‘living a nightmare’

Frustrated with the district’s required psychological evaluation, and feeling like her family had become pariahs, Santana pulled Smith from the district and enrolled him in cyber school, she said. She understands how scary the photo seemed, but thinks other parents made more of the incident than it was, …

Sayre Schools: Dwindling millions — a look at PSERS and cyber charters expenses

SAYRE — With the Sayre Area School District having dwindled away over $3.5 million of its general fund balance over the last several years, the question of “where did the money go” lingers as district officials cite cyber charter school costs and retirement system payments for much of the loss.

Preliminary school district budget approved by board

“So we spend close to $1.3 million to send 100 kids to cyber school. There is nothing we can do about that at the local level. We just have to pay the …

Arts in Education students take on prejudice in spring musical, ‘Once on This Island’

… May 11-12 spring musical, ‘Once on This Island.’ Cast members are home- and cyber-school and private school students from a five-county area.

Program provides opportunities for young women to explore STEAM careers

Schools participating in the program are: Agora Cyber School, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, Central York Middle School, Christian …

No tax hike for North Star

Studer said last year’s 1.14-mill increase went toward extending cyber school capabilities to all grade levels and toward an autistic student program.

A big thank-you for recruits

Some “300 to 350 kids” later, retired Navy man Sherman “Tank” Morrison is working at tipping that number even higher as he arranges an annual …

 

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