Online schooling is exploding in US
September 6, 2012
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A small but rapidly growing number of families are turning to the Internet as an alternative to chronically under-resourced brick and mortar institutions, New Scientistreports.
Proponents say online primary and secondary education, whether full-time or as part of a “blended” program of online and face-to-face education, could usher in a new era of personalizing education that will give each child the best chance of success.
According to the Evergreen Education Group, an educational consultancy based in Durango, Colorado, around 250,000 students attended online-only schools in the 2010–2011 school year./.../
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