Virtual Schools: An in-depth report
Story by Jana Corrie (Contact)
10:11 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2007
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A new report done by the state of Kansas reveals some virtual school students are falling through the cracks.
49 News’ Jana Corrie got answers from state education leaders about how they plan to fix problems.
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Virtual schools have taken […]
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Virtual charters are incorrectly referred to as homeschooling more than once and twice. Much to read here, but the link will give people a starting point.
Homeschooling: Learning Outside the Lines
Faces of home schooling
May 13, 2007
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According to national statistics, home schooling is a fast-growing trend in American education. Locally, home school parents believe their choice […]
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Apples and Oranges - Rocks and Pears - Schools and Homeschools
by Helen Hegener
Publisher’s Note in Home Education Magazine
May-June 2004 - Articles and Columns
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So to return to the question, what makes homeschooling such a unique approach to living and learning? It’s primarily the freedom, the autonomy, the ability […]
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‘Play’ now four-letter word, say head teachers
By Graeme Paton, Education Correspondent
Last Updated: 6:11am BST 05/05/2007
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Head teachers warned yesterday that “play” had become “a four-letter word” in schools as children are forced to spend hours being drilled for tests.
In an attack on the education system under 10 years of Labour, they warned that pupils as […]
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The University sponsors Indiana Connections Academy and Indiana Virtual Charter School. To read the article in its entirety go to:
State Axes Virtual Charter Funding
By GAIL KOCH
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MUNCIE — Ball State University is reviewing its sponsorship of the state’s first virtual charter schools after the Indiana General Assembly denied it $21 million in funding for […]
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