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NCHSAA targets transfers in biggest of rules changes
Chapel Hill :: NC :: USA | 22 days ago
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High School Athletic Association board of directors made a major change in its regulations about transfers and addressed non-traditional schools during an action-filled spring meeting Wednesday. The board passed a rule that would make ineligible for
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Growth of online schools sparks funding debate
Worthington :: OH :: USA | 26 days ago
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Ohio (AP) Ohio Connections Academy doesn't feel like a typical public school. Teachers work from closely spaced cubicles preparing lessons, grading or consulting quietly with colleagues. You'll find no playground, no cafeteria, not even any students
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Charter schools see largest boom since their inception 20 years ago
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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California led the nation in one-year growth, increasing its school count by 81 and its number of students by a whopping 17 percent. Los Angeles County led the state, adding 33 schools. "It's challenging to start a brand-new school even in the best
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Troubling Findings Don't Sway Parental Online Ed Enthusiasm
Washington :: DC :: USA | 6 months ago
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Yet despite these findings, according to the data published by the Buechner Institute for Governance at the University of Colorado [...] Although the popularity of online schools is growing in Colorado, a recent report from the Colorado Department of
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Guilford County Schools seeks input on 2013-14 academic calendar
Greensboro :: NC :: USA | 6 months ago
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Guilford County Schools wants feedback from parents on three calendar options for traditional schools in 2013-14. Parents can fill out an online survey or email the district at gcscomments@gcsnc.com . People also can mail letters to Calendar
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Cleveland's charter school growth a cautionary tale for Chicago
Cleveland :: OH :: USA | 7 months ago
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As school let out one recent afternoon at Citizens Academy in the east side Glenville neighborhood, Vertran Poole arrived to pick up his son and explained why he transferred the second-grader to the privately run charter school. "We just wanted him
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Traditional or charter schools? Actually, they help each other, study says
New York City :: NY :: USA | 8 months ago
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More From Charter schools are not a silver bullet for education reform, a new report says, but applying the best practices from some charter schools to low-performing public schools may increase student achievement. Early data show that the strategy
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Online Teacher Education Programs Growing – And So Do Doubts
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Online Teacher Education Programs Growing And So Do Doubts Although traditional schools still produce the majority of bachelor's degrees in education, online schools are granting the majority of ed graduate degrees. Online teacher education programs
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Star Watch: Cyberschools multiply but scores fall short
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 10 months ago
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Written by Filed Under During the 2008-09 school year, 370 students in Indiana were enrolled in K-12 schools that offered all or at least some of their classes over the Internet. Last school year, it was more than 4,000 -- a number that is expected
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New Litchfield Elementary School District traditional school may expand next year
Goodyear :: AZ :: USA | 12 months ago
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The Republic azcentral.com Litchfield Elementary School District will have a traditional school program for first through fifth grades in the fall and may include more grades next year. The district received 238 applications for the Litchfield
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