The movement toward improving education today in the US includes a strong focus on digital learning, an approach that involves a myriad of delivery mechanisms via online tools for students, no matter where they live or attend school. Online learning is opening up classrooms to the world. While not for all children, online public schools are providing NEW options for students and NEW choices for parents in public education.
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Grassroots effort to bridge the digital divide ahead of the new school year gains steam
August 3, 2020When COVID-19 shuttered schools in the spring, the Flores family received a district- ...
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Cyber schools prepare for crush of students
July 30, 2020In Pennsylvania, there are 14 independent cyber charter schools. However, local distr ...
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More than 4,600 students registered for new Onslow Virtual School
July 30, 2020More than 4,600 students were registered for the new Onslow Virtual School and effort ...
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Dispute between LAUSD and teachers over online learning keeps parents in limbo
July 30, 2020With the Aug. 18 start of the school year fast approaching, parents and students face ...
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Can Online Learning Be Better This Fall? These Educators Think So
July 29, 2020Now, with many of the nation's largest school districts beginning the fall semes ...
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Less stress, better grades: With schools closed, some kids thrive
July 29, 2020Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. Austin Beutner agreed that some students, e ...
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Editorial: California still unprepared for online learning
July 28, 2020Yet a new report from the Sacramento Bee found that school officials aren’t nea ...
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As schools turn to offering virtual options, will it fuel an online education model in the future?
July 27, 2020As districts scramble to implement online learning platforms before school returns ne ...
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Online learning is a perfect fit for some students, says online school principal
July 24, 2020As the summer debate boils about whether schools should be open for in-person learnin ...
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Virtual Contractors And Charter Schools Are Bracing For Higher Demand, But Limited Internet Remains
July 24, 2020Wisconsin Virtual Academy, a charter school under the MacFarland School District that ...
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‘We don’t have any options’: Fort Worth families with no internet, other needs worried about upcomin
July 23, 2020Dallas and Fort Worth rank among the worst in the country for WiFi connectivity and m ...
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Demand for Wake Virtual Academy exceeds expectations. Over 40% of students sign up.
July 21, 2020More than 40% of Wake County’s students have signed up for the school district& ...
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Letter: Online school gave me better opportunity
July 9, 2020While many were thrown into online learning due to the pandemic, I was ahead of the c ...
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If Wake families pick virtual school option, they must stick with it for a semester
July 9, 2020The Wake County school system is providing families with more information about a new ...
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CMS family considers virtual learning options to minimize risk of exposure for child with disability
July 8, 2020With just over a month away until North Carolina schools are set to reopen on August ...
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Why a St. Johns County parent chose full-time virtual school over alternatives
July 7, 2020A poll released by the district last month found that 72% of parents felt comfortable ...
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Statewide virtual school provider selected, broadband access ‘inequities’ remain
July 6, 2020The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has selected a company called Schoo ...
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Northwest Arkansas parents weighing virtual school option for kids
July 6, 2020A stay-at-home mom, Killebrew worries about sending her daughter to school amid a pan ...
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A third of CCSD families might choose online-only schooling this fall. Here’s why
July 6, 2020The Clark County School District reopening proposal calls for in-person learning two ...
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Zoom isn’t perfect, but educators are learning how to make it work
July 2, 2020Ask educators if Zoom can completely recreate the classroom experience and many likel ...
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Virtual Academy provides learning options
July 1, 2020What started as a way to simply offer more educational choices to Northampton County ...
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Arkansas schools plan for complete virtual learning options this fall
July 1, 2020School officials are planning for the upcoming school year using guidance from the Ar ...
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A Third of K-12 Students Aren’t Adequately Connected for Remote Learning, Report Says
June 30, 2020Prior to the pandemic, between 15 and 16 million U.S. students out of 50 million tota ...
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iEARN provides online international education platform
June 30, 2020While schools are closed and both teachers and students are sequestered in their home ...
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LCPS survey shows that 33% of parents will likely opt for 100% distance learning
June 30, 2020More than 200 Loudoun County residents signed up to share their thoughts with the Lou ...
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Bibb Schools launches first virtual school program, ‘VIP Academy’
June 30, 2020Bibb Schools has launched a new, free virtual school in the hopes of attracting priva ...
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‘This is hell’: Parents and kids hate online classes. Going back to school likely will include more
June 29, 2020As millions of teachers and families discovered this fall, learning virtually is hard ...
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Some students will stay home in the fall. School districts have to figure out how to teach them.
June 29, 2020But many school districts are also beginning to plan for a whole other world of teach ...
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How To Hybrid Homeschool This Fall
June 25, 2020As someone who has written a lot about hybrid homeschooling, the plans that school di ...
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Digital Academy and Leon County Virtual School: What’s the difference?
June 25, 2020Digital Academy, Leon County Virtual School, Florida Virtual School — parents i ...