Online charter schools have expanded rapidly in recent years in spite of increasing evidence that far too often these schools have failed to adequately educate children, particularly in comparison to children …
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Salon: Are virtual schools just anoth...
Nearly 200,000 students in the U.S. are educated in full-time virtual schools. Touted as a promising (and cost-effective) way to educate, online schools are coming under tremendous criticism due to …
Illinois: Cost—and Concerns—of Failed...
The cost to battle one virtual charter school in 18 Illinois school districts is exorbitant–more than $320,000. Legislators say they want time to study virtual (aka online) charters. All they …
What Is the Role of Profit in School ...
Profiteers have no place in education. “Once people realize that their own children are being experimented upon and used for profits, the greed grab will end. The testing craze, the …
Online charter schools to get less mo...
According to Sarah Ovaska of NC Policy Watch,
Virtual charter schools will face restrictions if they want to open up in North Carolina.
The N.C. State Board of Education voted today to …
Online Charter School will Not Open i...
RALEIGH (WTVD) — Wake County Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones ruled Friday that a virtual charter school cannot open next year in Cabarrus County.
The decision had nothing to do with …
