Sentences with phrase «called cyber schools»

Much has been made of the potential of these so - called cyber schools to redefine how we think about teaching and learning in the digital age.

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In Alaska and Pennsylvania, the programs are called «cyber» schools; in Minnesota and Colorado they are «online» schools; and Ohio prefers «e - schools.»

There are designated areas in the high schools and middle schools, called cyber lounges, where students can work comfortably in a cafe setting between their face - to - face classes.

A disciple of e-learning, Droste now runs a nonprofit consulting business called Virtual On - line Training and Teaching that shows teachers and school administrators throughout the world how to run quality cyber classrooms.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner called last week for a moratorium on new charter and cyber charter schools, pending an overhaul of a funding system that he said has resulted in serious inequities in how taxpayers finance those alternatives to regular public schools.

California school districts have not reported any direct cyber attacks on their bank accounts, federal officials warned state school officials of the growing threat in conference calls last week.

A much - discussed series that made the list is EdWeek's investigation of cyber charter schools, called Rewarding Failure.

Increasingly, parents are calling on us for information about school safety in all forms, whether it's physical safety, bullying prevention, cyber safety, or the emotional well being of their child.

The 11 cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania through 2012 have been popular among families seeking alternatives to the traditional public schools, but their quality has been called into question because most of their students have been unable to reach state benchmarks on math and reading tests.

Mike Milliken would not be able to step foot in a school building due to is felony status, but he is running a lucrative cyber school chain, called K - 12.