More American Children Educated Online

Posted on February 16, 2008. Filed under: Education, Information Technology |

Dillon, Sam. “Online Schooling Grows, Setting Off a Debate.” New York Times. 1 Feb. 2008: A1.

In this article Sam Dillon writes that half a million American children are now taking classes online.

Some of the online schools, such as the Florida Virtual School, offer courses that only supplement regular schooling. Others, like the Wisconsin Virtual Academy, provide full-time education.

Online schools are raising some controversy because they are publicly financed. They are not considered home schooling.

Read the full article at NYTimes.com.

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