Sentences with phrase «course access initiative»

After years of not having qualified staff members to teach required courses like world languages, the district launched the Guthrie Virtual School (GVS), part of the Texas Virtual Schools Network Course Access initiative.

Concerns about another kind of anywhere, anytime learning — online courses — were highlighted in a recent Slate expose about the low quality of credit recovery courses offered by some online providers.38 To address such concerns, states might look to centrally managed course access initiatives, such as the Louisiana Supplemental Course Academy, which vets and approves online providers of courses that students may take for credit.39

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This initiative offers women across the globe access to business skills training courses, financial services and connections with peers or mentors — along with the confidence that comes with building a successful business.

Through the Open Education Resources initiative, students have access to everything from classic literature to course textbooks.

We are especially pleased with the decision to expand access to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, particularly in schools that have lower college - going rates and that do not already have access to these classes, and to support the state's landmark Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P - TECH) initiative.»

The algebra initiative is inspired by a recent report by researchers at the New School, which found that students who don't take algebra do not have access to high - level math and science courses in high school, and are less likely to be college ready.

The initiative also stipulates that a school or district can not deny students access to the courses needed for admission to the University of California and California State University systems, including college prep and Advanced Placement courses — a statement of a student's basic educational rights.

The initiative inspires students with free online learning courses from leading universities, giving students access to ideas, debates and resources to help improve critical thinking and learning skills, either to fuel their independent study, enrich their current curriculum or prepare themselves for university.

Murphy created the video podcasts as a part of Maine's AP4All initiative, which brings AP courses via distance learning to students who otherwise wouldn't have access to them.

Digital Learning Strategies for Rural America offers profiles of policies and programs at work in 15 states across the country, including examples of state virtual schools, course access opportunities, blended learning models, district - led online learning initiatives, and regional partnerships.

That mindset is behind Mr. Johnson's initiatives to elevate learning standards and open access to rigorous courses to all students in Rockville Centre, beginning in 1995, when the district began a shift to require all 8th graders to take algebra.

Since 2012, YE has also launched three major new initiatives: an online version of its course, an affiliate program to help rural schools access the class, and an after - school program, YE Academy, which served more than 500 students in its first year.

Because of the small size of many rural districts, launching innovative programs such as early - college initiatives in rural North Carolina or efforts to expand access to Advanced Placement courses in rural Tennessee is «impossible,» he added.

Several states have adopted «course access» initiatives that provide students with opportunities to take many kinds of approved courses for credit — another way to enable students to learn both inside and outside traditional school hours and locations.31 Such policies also might be especially important for smaller high schools, where economies of scale can make it difficult to afford certified on - site teachers for a wide range of specialized courses, such as world languages, physics, and calculus.32