Public Schools Expand Curriculum Online     3/26/2008

When senior Zack Jackson wanted to take a class in mythology, he wasn't out of luck just because his small high school in rural Virginia didn't offer it. Instead, he headed online...[more info]

Online Summer School A Blessing For Some Students     8/13/2007

When Scott Landry flunked a math class in his Townsend, Massachusetts, high school this year, he was told he would not make it into the tenth grade unless he went to summer school...[more info]

A National Primer on K-12 Education      4/2007

As I travel around the country talking with students, parents, teachers, administrators and public officials about online education, I sense enormous excitement about the promise of online learning to prepare today’s students to succeed in an increasingly technology-driven global economy. After all, the young people of this “Millennial” generation grew up with the Internet and thrive in a multimedia, highly communicative environment. Learning online is natural to them—as much as retrieving and creating information on the Internet, blogging, communicating on cell phones, downloading files to iPods and instant messaging. Online learning and virtual schools are providing 21st century education and more opportunities for today’s students....[more info]

Creating an Effective Virtural School Program      3/2007

Administrators are sold on virtual schools-but get bogged down in execution. Here's what creates successful district programs a statewide virtual school...[more info]

More students across US logging on to online classrooms      2/18/2007

...After Ben Hathaway's father was called to active duty in the Army National Guard, the 15-year-old had to help his family tend the 130 head of cattle on their 345-acre farm in Leoma, Tenn....[more info]

The Case For Michigan's Online Learning Mandate      1/24/2007

In a recent editorial in K-12 Tech Trends by Patricia Deubel, Ph.D, " Should States Mandate Online Learning," the author questions Michigan's new high school graduation requirement, which mandates students take an non-credit online course or learning experience...