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Weatherford ISD will open a new campus this year — on the Internet.

The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) is pleased to announce the next webinar in its monthly professional development series, An Introduction to Online Surveying Data Collection for Virtual Schools on Wednesday, August 13, 2008; 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Eastern).

Fayette County middle school students can opt to attend a virtual school this year if their schools failed to meet federal No Child Left Behind math and reading goals. The Fayette County Public Schools Virtual Middle School was established last year to give students another transfer option since many district middle schools are crowded. It is housed at Crawford Middle School. NCLB ...

Fayette County middle school students can opt to attend a virtual school this year if their schools failed to meet federal No Child Left Behind math and reading goals. The Fayette County Public Schools Virtual Middle School was established last year to give students another transfer option since many district middle schools are crowded. It is housed at Crawford Middle School. NCLB ...

Freely admitting that he wasnt an online learning expert, Michigan State University head basketball coach Tom Izzo still motivated a roomful of Michigan Virtual School(TM) (MVS(TM)) online teachers, sharing his own history and expertise as an educator, motivator and coach during an event at MSUs Henry Center on Wednesday.

Savannah-Chatham district officials are getting creative with the school choice option. The new solution is an effort to deal with the overcrowding issues the district faced last year at both Jenkins and Johnson High Schools.

This year’s list of schools that did not meet “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) standards toward future No Child Left Behind (NCLB) criteria was released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Education — and results show Fergus Falls didn’t make the cut.

Through the Institute for Personal Robots in Education (IPRE)--a partnership between Georgia Tech College of Computing, Bryn Mawr College and Microsoft Research--28 high schools and universities are being provided the opportunity to enhance their introductory Computer Science curriculum using personal robots as a context for teaching foundational computing skills. Winners will share $250,000 and ...

ATLANTA----Through the Institute for Personal Robots in Education —a partnership between Georgia Tech College of Computing, Bryn Mawr College and Microsoft Research—28 high schools and universities are being provided the opportunity to enhance their introductory Computer Science curriculum using personal robots as a context for teaching foundational computing skills.

Students who attend virtual charter schools will soon have the opportunity to participate in real extra-curricular activities.

Oregon State University has made quite a name for itself in the computer industry. From Google and Mozilla to Firefox and Real Networks, OSU’s Open Source Lab has worked with...

A new state-backed program will offer more than 70 online courses to state middle and high school students.

The Dallas County Board of Education recently received notice that the system will have an additional $50,000 to spend on its distance-learning program.

No matter where you live, you can study the three "internal" Chinese fighting arts of Chen Tai Chi (the original martial art-version of Tai Chi), Hsing-I Chuan, and Baguazhang. Sifu Ken Gullette, highly praised teacher and tournament champion, has launched a virtual kung-fu school with hours of video instruction and downloadable material at www.internalfightingarts.com . (PRWeb Aug 3, 2008) ...

By Nicole Strittmater

One of Florida's fastest growing public schools isn't built with bricks and mortar. It offers lessons in English, math, social studies and chemistry online.

Mike Baker considers the big picture of where schools should be heading in the future.

Mike Baker asks how schools will look in the future

Does Hillsborough have a school choice program? The district offers options for parents if they want to enroll their child in a school other than the assigned school.

With school just around the corner, Northland students have a new option to consider as they finalize plans for the upcoming year. I-Q Academy Minnesota, an online school for students across the state in grades six through 12, will open its virtual doors for the 2008-09 school year this Fall.