Virtual Classrooms
Stories about the technology associated with learning in a virtual space, as opposed to a physical classroom. Stories involve video conference software and online educational programs that are becoming increasingly common in both K-12 school districts and institutions of higher education.
LaPorte Community School Corporation in northern Indiana hopes to increase enrollment by launching an online school available to students statewide, as well as early entrance for pre-K and kindergarten.
Institutions like the University of Maryland Global Campus, Grayson College and Western Governors University are using a variety of tech tools to maintain student engagement — a key challenge in online learning.
Starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, tuition-free remote instruction will be available in grades K-12 across Pennsylvania, grades K-10 in Southern California, and K-11 at Louisiana R-II School District in Missouri.
Financial data that a cyber charter school submitted to the IRS shows revenue far exceeding expenses, while its graduation rate is 68.4 percent. Some district officials now want lawmakers to reform charter school funding.
President and director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending says the for-profit online university will hurt the reputation of Idaho’s flagship university and bring legal and financial risk to the state.
Launched in 2004 as a video feed, Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS) has evolved into a multi-faceted virtual platform that delivers live lessons on natural phenomena to classrooms statewide.
A report from the enrollment firm EducationDynamics found that demand for online learning has been increasing among students in need of flexibility, as well as those looking for career certification programs.
Ahlan Simsim, the largest-ever humanitarian intervention specifically intended for small children’s development, found that 100 percent remote learning can help young children in crisis situations.
Pivoting to remote learning Tuesday because of an intense snow storm, New York City Public Schools had issues taking attendance and using programs that required an IBM authentication to log in.
The department has proposed changing guidelines and definitions around distance education programs in order to collect more consistent and useful data on how students are faring in remote learning programs.
