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About 250,000 students are enrolled in full - time public virtual schools in 30 states, according to Susan Patrick of the International Association for K - 12 Online Learning, a trade association.

In July, K12 agreed to a $ 168.5 million settlement after California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit alleging that its operation of 14 public virtual schools in the state violated false claims, false advertising and unfair competition laws.

Not exact matches

She's enrolled in Florida's virtual school program, taking lessons online, but her brother, who has special needs, goes to a public school.

A student who transfers from the Florida Virtual School full - time program to a traditional public school before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapSchool full - time program to a traditional public school before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapschool before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapschool year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapschool year pursuant to paragraph (a).

Among the most innovative and successful of the public - private hybrids is the Florida Virtual School (FLVS), founded in 1997 and operated by the Florida Department of Education.

Articles in The New York Times questioned not only the academic results for students in virtual schools, but also the propriety of business practices surrounding the use of public dollars for such programs.

I am a principal in Texas of one of the first grade 3 - 6 TEA approved Public school Virtual Academy - I would like some pointers when discussing accountability with potential parents who are opposed to high stakes testing and love our school this year but would rather their child not participate in the STAAR testing required by TEA.

The NEPC report presents data from a variety of public sources on a portion of the schools operated by K12 Inc. (referred to henceforth as «K12»), including 48 full - time virtual schools that served more than 65,000 students in 2010 — 11.

For example, the fact that K12 schools spend $ 715 per student less on support services than public schools in the same states is interpreted as a «cost advantage» for the virtual schools.

The baseline is that virtual schools are also accountable through NLCB in the same way that all public schools are, although when districts wrap a virtual school into an existing school the data may not be disaggregated.

The truth is that virtual schooling is more like a hybrid of public, charter, and home schooling, with ample dashes of tutoring and independent study thrown in, all turbocharged by Internet technology.

«A lot of it has to do with tone — how you ask for things,» says Shawn Morris, administrative coordinator of Wichita eSchool, a virtual public school in Wichita, Kansas, that reviews netiquette dos and don'ts with students.

Companies like K12, Inc. must inform students and parents up front what it's like to learn in a full - time virtual school that requires a significant amount of individual effort, parental support, and persistence before they commit and K12, Inc. receives the associated public funds.

Programs range from Stanford Online High School to specialized dropout prevention high schools run in partnership with community - based nonprofits toRocketship, which plows savings from technology into extended learning opportunities and higher teacher salaries, to the North Carolina Virtual Public School, a signature program of Democratic Governor Bev Purdue (launched when she was the state's Lt. Governor).

Put it all aside because the fact is that full - time virtual charter schools, which are funded by public dollars, are on the defensive in the battle of public perception, which will, at some point, have public policy consequences.

CREDO controlled for the unique characteristics of students enrolled in virtual charter schools by comparing their performance to a «virtual twin,» a student with the same demographic characteristics and similar prior achievement enrolled in a traditional public school.

For elementary and secondary schools, the origin of online learning can be traced back to 1996, when two pioneers, the Concord Consortium, in Concord, Massachusetts, and nearby Hudson Public Schools, in Hudson, partnered and created the Virtual High School (VHS) pschools, the origin of online learning can be traced back to 1996, when two pioneers, the Concord Consortium, in Concord, Massachusetts, and nearby Hudson Public Schools, in Hudson, partnered and created the Virtual High School (VHS) pSchools, in Hudson, partnered and created the Virtual High School (VHS) project.

About 25 percent of K - 12 public schools offer some form of virtual instruction, according to the National Education Technology Plan, released by the U.S. Department of Education in January 2008.

In this view, public schools will struggle to meet the higher standards — and not receive the resources with which to do so — and this will open the door to the expansion of charter schools, private - school voucher programs, and online virtual learning.

We agree that these forces will allow virtual schools to get a foothold in public education, and thus that there is something to learn from private industry.

Unified open - enrollment systems that encompass as many choices as possible from the regular public, charter, private, and virtual school universes are essential to the expansion of choice and competition in K — 12 education.

National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

Many state programs, for instance in Florida where Julie heads up the Florida Virtual School, allow all students — public / private / charter / home school to take coSchool, allow all students — public / private / charter / home school to take coschool to take courses.

In Tennessee, Republican State Representative Harry Brooks didn't even bother changing the name of ALEC's Virtual Public Schools Act before introducing it as his own legislation.

The rush to privatize education will also turn tens of thousands of students into guinea pigs in a national experiment in virtual learning — a relatively new idea that allows for - profit companies to administer public schools completely online, with no brick - and - mortar classrooms or traditional teachers.

One of the first pre-college level virtual schools, The Virtual High School, was started in 1996 by the Hudson (Massachusetts) Public School System and the Concord Consvirtual schools, The Virtual High School, was started in 1996 by the Hudson (Massachusetts) Public School System and the Concord ConsVirtual High School, was started in 1996 by the Hudson (Massachusetts) Public School System and the Concord Consortium.

An analysis by the Carroll County Public School District in Virginia shows that the 400 students in the virtual program there performed worse than the regular students in 19 of 26 categories on the state assessment test.

Legislation passed in Tennessee this year that adds a variety of restrictions to public virtual schools.

Educational accreditation, school improvement, and professional development company AdvancED certified Connections in the spring of 2005, just a year after the company topped 1,000 students in what were then six virtual public schools.

Schools like Another Choice Virtual Charter, Blackfoot Charter, Compass Public Charter, and Vision Charter all doubled their Hispanic enrollment in the last five years.

Kelly Edington, head of the Idaho Virtual Academy, released a statement sharing that virtual schools serve only about one percent of public school students in the state (1.7 or so), and pointed to the new federal guidelines requiring a four - year cohort graduation calculation as the reason for the overall drop in graduation rates from previousVirtual Academy, released a statement sharing that virtual schools serve only about one percent of public school students in the state (1.7 or so), and pointed to the new federal guidelines requiring a four - year cohort graduation calculation as the reason for the overall drop in graduation rates from previousvirtual schools serve only about one percent of public school students in the state (1.7 or so), and pointed to the new federal guidelines requiring a four - year cohort graduation calculation as the reason for the overall drop in graduation rates from previous years.

These innovations include virtual courses for students (e.g., Virtual High School and Florida Virtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online prvirtual courses for students (e.g., Virtual High School and Florida Virtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online prVirtual High School and Florida Virtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online proSchool and Florida Virtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online prVirtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online proSchool); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online proschool has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online program).

The analysis of charter management organizations is based on a «virtual control record» method, in which students in those schools are compared to «virtual twins» who attend regular public schools the charter students would otherwise have attended.

Q: Public school districts would be required to allow students who are home schooled, attend an independent or virtual charter school or attend private schools to participate in sports or extracurricular activities.

Gem Innovation Schools School Type: Charter Public Network Location: Nampa, Pocatello, Meridian, & Statewide Virtual Grades Served: I - DEA K - 12; Gem K - 4 in 2016 - 2017, K - 12 by 2022 - 23 ’20 in 10 ′ Investment: $ 4,601,500 over five years ’20 in 10 ′ Impact: 478 new seats

They brought with them pro-school choice literature that — while paid for by a little - known, at least in North Carolina, nonprofit called Public School Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operschool choice literature that — while paid for by a little - known, at least in North Carolina, nonprofit called Public School Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operSchool Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operschool run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.

Florida is a nationally - recognized leader in K - 12 virtual education by being the first state to legislate full - time and part - time options for all K - 12 grade public school students.

School choice would allow teachers more opportunities to teach in environments that are not easily unionized — public charter schools, parochial schools, private schools, and virtual schools.

South Carolina Calvert Academy, a virtual public elementary and middle school was founded in 2008 by charter planning committee chair, Randy Wilgis.

Poston is referring to a 2015 Stanford University study that found virtual charter students may trail their peers in traditional public schools by as much as an entire academic year.

The advocacy also purports to offer a closer look at «public school options» available to students nationwide, including in its count 310,000 students in full - time virtual schools and 190,000 receiving «tuition assistance from tax - credit funded scholarship programs.»

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In addition to Michigan Virtual, Andrew also works with clients such as USA TODAY Education, NASA, and New York City Public Schools.

Amy Tepper has served as a teacher, administrator, and program director in various K - 12 settings and startups to include virtual, homeschool, blended, and public schools.

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«Kindergarten kids learning in front of a monitor — that's just wrong,» said Maryelen Calderwood, an elected school committee member in Greenfield, Mass., who unsuccessfully tried to stop K12 from contracting with her community to create New England's first virtual public school last year.

Special Education Teacher (K - 12) Chicago Virtual Charter School Chicago Virtual Charter School Teachers are part of a national pioneering effort in public education.

Gennifer Hirata, 10 — pictured with her mother, Michele — and her brother, Tyler, 8, are enrolled in the Virginia Virtual Academy, a full - time public school through which students take all their classes online.

A recently released report on virtual schooling from the National Center for Education Statistics (Setzer & Lewis, 2005) indicated that about one - third of public school districts in the U.S. had students enrolled in distance education courses during the 2002 - 2003 school year.

SC Whitmore is the only public virtual school that is based in South Carolina.