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Virtual schools see strong growth, calls for more oversight

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.csmonitor.com (Views: 57, Clicks: 3) View Story

Enrollment in online classes last year reached the 1 million mark, growing 22 times the level seen in 2000, according to the North American Council for Online Learning. That's just the start, says a new paper by the Hoover Institute, a conservative think tank at Stanford University. Its authors predict that by 2019 half of courses in Grades 9 to 12 will be delivered online.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

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We are providing cost savings to the taxpayers because we are running 35 percent cheaper. The school enrolls 2,000 students, employs 75 teachers and staff, and maintains an attractive facility where students can come in for testing or weekly special needs help. Its graduates earn diplomas, just as students in traditional schools do. -- Cody Claver, the head of Idaho Virtual Academy

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