Sentences with phrase «virtual school bill»

The virtual school bill passed the Senate in a narrow 20 - 18 vote at the end of October.

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An article by Bill Tucker about the school, «Florida's Online Option: Virtual School Offers Template for Reform,» appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Edschool, «Florida's Online Option: Virtual School Offers Template for Reform,» appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of EdSchool Offers Template for Reform,» appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Ed Next.

In the piece, we discuss New Jersey's Assembly Bill 3105, which would block approval of virtual charters for one year while a study of the general effectiveness of full - time online schooling is conducted.

The bill's intent was to force «virtual» charter schools to spend a high proportion of their budgets on certified staff rather than on technology, stifling their capacity to innovate.

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SB 2262, a bill to allow the creation of private virtual charters, vastly expanding the Florida Virtual School program, languished and died in comvirtual charters, vastly expanding the Florida Virtual School program, languished and died in comVirtual School program, languished and died in committee.

Although it is billed as a network of students and parents, School Choice Week is one of the many corporate - funded tactics to press virtual school reSchool Choice Week is one of the many corporate - funded tactics to press virtual school reschool reforms.

An invitation had billed the exclusive gathering as a chance for «philanthropists and venture capitalists» to figure out how to «leverage each other's strengths» — a concise way to describe how for - profit virtual school companies are using philanthropy as a Trojan horse.

The bill supplements charter school facilities funding and adds incentives for virtual (Internet - based) charter schools.

The Governor also vetoed the parent savings account bill, which would allow state funds to go to parents for expenses related to private, religious or homeschool education and legislation calling for creation of a State Virtual School (with state school bSchool (with state school bschool board).

Bill Cobey, chairman of North Carolina's State Board of Education, has heard all about K12 Inc.'s California settlement, a purported $ 168.5 million pact with the state's attorney general amid long - running allegations that the for - profit virtual charter school operator inflated student test scores and attendance to drain more cash from public coffers.

The last time we met, we watched a 4th grade math class at Bill's school estimating and calculating change for a dollar on a virtual shopping trip.

A number of groups are opposing the bill, however, including California Parents for Public Virtual Education, EdVoice and the School for Integrated Academics and Technologies.

In Pennsylvania, Republican State Representative Mike Fleck is pushing a bill that would - for the first time - set minimum standards for how much time online students must spend on coursework; limit public funding for virtual schools; and curb their spending on lobbying and advertising.

The subcommittee recommended six bills for adoption, including the «Virtual Public Schools Act.»

But other members stressed Republican lawmakers hadn't envisioned those types of restrictions when they created a four - year pilot program for two virtual charter schools in last year's budget bill.

The bill did not apply to the virtual charter school.

There were no misunderstandings about this from sponsors or opponents and the official fiscal note from the DOE made clear they were «assuming this bill will have no impact on the Department's memorandum of understanding» with the virtual school.